Guys Lose Momentum, Stumble In Detroit
The Miami Heat closed their four-game road trip on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons. Winning their last two games, Miami looked to continue their momentum and finish their road trip strong against a Pistons team that sits at the basement of the Eastern Conference.
Incidentally, the Miami Heat shot 37.8% from the field and 63.6% from the free-throw line in an ugly loss to the bottom-dwelling Pistons. On a night where shots were not falling for the Heat, there were still some positives to take from a fantasy basketball perspective.
Kyle Lowry continued his amazing run of 35+ fantasy point performances. Scoring 39 fantasy points tonight, Lowry has reached the 35-point mark in six of his last seven games.
His categorical value, however, was another story. Lowry finished with four turnovers and a shooting split of 25/22/69, which is an anchor to three categories in a weekly matchup.
Max Strus filled in for a missing Tyler Herro, yet again, in a bench role that consists of bombing three after three.
The Miami Heat closed their road trip on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons. Losing their momentum along the way, they fell to the Pistons, 100-90.
Strus canned four of his 11 attempts on the night and finished with the next highest fantasy point total (33.3) for the Heat.
Duncan Robinson continued his anemic shooting slump. With only 14.6 fantasy points, Robinson connected on two of his 10 three-point attempts and missed his only two-point attempt.
Despite providing excellent value during the week, the fire-hot Gabe Vincent could not keep his momentum going in Detroit. Vincent contributed a measly eight points, three rebounds, and five assists in his 31 minutes of game time.
Not to be outdone by Robinson’s poor shooting night, Vincent miraculously saw a shooting split of 27/33/17, which is a far cry from where he had been in the Heat’s previous three games.
Although it was a disappointing loss to close the road stand, the Heat return home on Tuesday to face an Indiana Pacers team in a highly-anticipated, nationally televised contest.
Many of the Heat’s players should expect a better fantasy night against a Pacers team that is not known for its defense. However, the reality of it all is that they still have to go out there and actually do it.
