Warren's 'Bubble' May Be About to Burst

T.J. Warren's mastery of the NBA's "bubble" in Orlando may be running out after he was held to 14 points in the Indiana Pacers' loss to the Miami Heat that put his team into a 2-0 hole in the best-of-seven first round playoff series

T.J. Warren's bubble may finally have burst and as a result, the Indiana Pacers' stay in it may be coming to an end.

The former NC State star was held to 14 points, his second-lowest total in eight games since the NBA's "bubble" restart in Orlando, as the Pacers suffered a 109-100 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their best-of-seven opening round playoff series.

The Heat now leads the series 2-0.

.@TonyWarrenJr floater game ☔️#IndianaStyle x #BeatTheHeat pic.twitter.com/OiLlYrVkKp

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) August 20, 2020

Warren, a first-team All-Seeding Round selection, averaged 31 points per game over the completion of the league's regular season while shooting nearly 58% from the field and 52% from three-point range.

Included in that performance was a career-high 52-point performance.

After missing the final two seeding games with a case of plantar facitis, Warren scored 22 points on Tuesday in the first postseason appearance of his six-year professional career.

Thursday, however, he missed all five of his three-point attempts while going just 7 of 15 from the floor, He also had six rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes of action. The 2014 ACC Player of the Year's previous "bubble" low was a 12-point effort, also against the Heat, during his final seeding game on Aug. 10

Game 3 of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. with live television coverage on TNT.

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