Five Stars: Knicks 116, Heat 107

Tyler Herro highlights our five stars from the Heat’s loss to the New York Knicks Wednesday. (Photo via Miami HEAT)

Good evening. I might be new around here, but I’m actually really really old around here. I’ll be constructing the Five Stars articles after each Miami Heat game.

After each Miami Heat contest, we’re going to review the participants in each game. Using the GameScore metric, the players will be ordered from best to worst. For the season “standings,” the first star in a win will be awarded 10 points, the first star in a loss, nine points, the second star in a win, eight points, and so on.

The Heat looked pretty good for most of the game before fading in the fourth quarter and losing by nine at home. Who stood out?

First Star

Karl-Anthony Towns (35.8)

KAT went off for 44 points on 17-of-25 shooting in just under 39 minutes, including four-of-five from beyond the arc. He was also perfect in six tries from the line, grabbing 13 rebounds in total, 10 of them off the defensive board. Karl added two assists and turned the ball over twice, committing five fouls along the way.

Second Star

Tyler Herro (30.4)

In most games, a GameScore of 30.4 would be good enough for top billing, but KAT was the hero in this one, while Herro was just pretty good. Herro played 35 minutes and scored 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting, along with eight-of-13 from deep. He made both of his free throw attempts and tied for the team lead (with Terry Rozier) with seven assists. He grabbed five defensive rebounds and made one steal, along with two fouls and one turnover.

Third Star

Jalen Brunson (17.3)

Brunson played 36 minutes for New York, and scored 22 points. Although half of teammate Towns, the scoring output ranked second on the club. Jalen hit just six-of-18 from the floor, making three-of-seven from distance. He made seven-of-eight from the stripe, with a game-best nine dimes. He grabbed two defensive rebounds and turned the ball over once.

Fourth Star

Josh Hart (15.3)

Hart pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds, 13 off them off the defensive glass. In a game-high 42 minutes, he was four-of-seven overall and two-of-five from outside, along with six assists, one steal, and three personal fouls.

Fifth Star

Mikal Bridges (14.9)

Bridges scored 17 points on six-of-16 shooting, also making four-of-11 from deep. He drained one-of-two from the line, with three rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks. He turned the ball over once and committed two fouls.

The Rest

Terry Rozier (13.5)
Jimmy Butler (12.3)
Bam Adebayo (9.8)
Miles McBride (8.6)
Nikola Jović (8.4)
OG Anunoby (7.1)
Thomas Bryant (5.2)
Cameron Payne (4.4)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (3.6)
Dru Smith (2.9)
Jericho Sims (2.2)
Duncan Robinson (0.5)

Season Standings

Sure, Miami is 2-2 now, but the Five Stars standings are also getting underway.

Jimmy Butler 20
Tyler Herro 14
Terry Rozier 7
Bam Adebayo 6

Miami’s next action isn’t until Saturday, when they’ll face the Washington Wizards in Mexico City at 9:30 PM ET.