Garland certainly has done his part, averaging 21.3 points, 6.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds, while shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 42.8 percent on threes. While Herro averages more points, Garland is the only All Star caliber guard in the conference with higher overall and three-point shooting percentages than Herro.

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Much needed bounce back for Heat in Brooklyn as they beat the Nets 106-97. Tyler Herro continues all-star season with 25 points. Much more Bam-like game with 17 points and 16 rebounds.

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Damian Lillard came up one rebound short of a triple-double, scoring 29 points and dishing 11 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-96 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Thursday night.Milw

“That is really tough to evaluate,” Spoelstra said when asked how the offense did without Herro. “Without Tyler [Herro], just our overall intentionality was not at its highest level ...

Milwaukee Bucks Top Performers Damian Lillard – 29 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 5 3PM Giannis Antetokounmpo – 25 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks Gary Trent Jr. – 21 PTS, 7 3PM (season-high) Miami Heat Top Performers Kel’el Ware – 22 points,

Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame travel issues to beat the Miami Heat 125-96 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory. Lillard had appeared to get his fourth career triple-double before leaving with 3:57 remaining,