In the Miami Heat’s first-round sweep of the Indiana Pacers, Jae Crowder played just 25.6 minutes per game. Crowder had regressed on his 3-point shooting — he only connected on 33.3 percent of his long-range attempts. Crowder also spent much of the series defending Victor Oladipo, who had a quickness advantage on the forward.
Erik Spoelstra also didn’t include Crowder in his preferred crunch-time five. Only when the Indiana Pacers hunted Tyler Herro on defense in Game 3 did Spoelstra substitute Crowder in for the 20-year-old rookie.