Perhaps if the series had been tied 2-2, it would have been different. But with the Miami Heat facing elimination, guard Tyler Herro was made available for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night in Denver.
Herro (broken right hand) was upgraded to questionable on the Heat’s injury report the morning of Game 5. He hadn’t played since the first game of the playoffs in Milwaukee.
“It’s all hands on deck,” Spoelstra said before the game Monday.
Herro upgraded ahead of tonight. https://t.co/2EBdJEtySc
— Mike Singer (@msinger) June 12, 2023
Ninety minutes before Game 4 in Miami, the coach had struck a different tone that indicated Herro’s chances to return during this series were more of an unlikelihood.