Have Gabe Vincent and Caleb Martin Reached Their Peaks?

Gabe Vincent and Caleb Martin were each hailed as the third best player on the Miami Heat this postseason. Their playmaking and scoring helped the team in the absence of Tyler Herro.

Fast forward to the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, their production has dropped. Unfortunately, with Jimmy Butler still hobbled, they have been called upon to perform with higher expectations than originally anticipated.

Vincent is averaging 12.8 points in the Finals but only has nine in the last two games. Meanwhile, Martin is averaging 6.8 points on 35.5 percent shooting from the field. After a conference finals worthy of the Larry Bird Trophy, he has regressed in every statistical category.

The miraculous performances throughout the postseason are slowly fading. The two had a combined eight 20-point performances in the Eastern playoffs. Against Denver, only one.

Jimmy Butler, however, still has faith in them.

“I got too much faith in my guys,” Butler said. “Their shots will fall. They’ve been the reason behind us winning so many games, and I'm not letting that faith in them waver. I'm gonna continue playing basketball the right way, pump confidence in those guys, and we are going to always live with the result.”

Heat veteran Kyle Lowry also chimed in, speaking about his support for Vincent this postseason.

“Gabe's been unbelievable this whole playoff run,” Lowry said. “He’s a tremendous basketball player. Our league is a make-or-miss league, and you have a guy in Jimmy Butler who is going to continue to pump confidence into him. I'm going to pump confidence into him. He's going to come out and have a great game in Game 5.”

We’ll see if they have more in the tank Monday night.

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.