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Watch Miami Heat's Tyler Herro Throw Down A Nasty Dunk As Part Of His Season-High 34 Points Against Kings

Herro has his best game of the season in losing effort to Sacramento Kings
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Watch Miami Heat's Tyler Herro Throw Down A Nasty Dunk As Part Of His Season-High 34 Points Against Kings
Watch Miami Heat's Tyler Herro Throw Down A Nasty Dunk As Part Of His Season-High 34 Points Against Kings

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Miami Heat had spent the past few days being on the receiving end of a highlight-reel play. 

Finally, it was his turn to be on the other side. 

Herro finished his scoring night with a thunderous dunk in the Heat's loss to the Sacramento. It capped a season-high 34 points. 

Although the Heat lost to a previously winless team and fell to a disappointing 2-5, the dunk at least allowed Herro to save face after what happened Thursday. He was the victim of a Steph Curry crossover that buckled Herro's knees. Curry then hit a 3-pointer, making the play go viral on the Internet. 

With the Heat struggling, Herro has been among the bright spots. Despite a two-game slump during the road trip, he is still averaging 19.9 points and a career-high 6.6 rebounds. 

Last year he was the league's Sixth Man of the Year but now is dealing with the pressures of being in the starting lineup. It doesn't help the four-year, $130-million contract he signed in the offseason also makes him a bigger target for critics. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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