Tyler Johnson took a new approach to this year’s All-Star break.
Instead of immersing himself in what has become his basketball routine, the 25-year-old combo guard took the advice of the Miami Heat’s two elder statesmen – Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem – and switched things up.
“I didn't touch a ball all break,” Johnson said Saturday after he scored 23 points to lead the Heat (31-29) to a blowout of the Grizzlies that ended Miami’s losing streak at three games and put them ahead of the Detroit Pistons by two games for the eight and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 22 games to go.