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As the Miami Heat got a 128-120 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, it was a collective effort that saw many contributions, but it can’t be denied that Tyler Herro led the way. With the Hornets backing the Heat star into Herro after the tournament, the guard is finally showing his All-Star form of last year in the most important time of the season.

This season has been full of injuries for Herro, as he missed 45 games due to a myriad of injuries, he demonstrated on Friday night why he was an All-Star last season. Herro, who recently returned from a 15-game absence due to a rib injury, had been getting more comfortable over the past eight games, but the three-point shot came back on Friday as he was eight of 10 from that range.

Overall, Herro scored a season-high 33 points on 11 of 20 shooting from the field with nine assists and nine rebounds in 37 minutes, earning a “sensational” take from head coach Erik Spoelstra.

“You can see he’s finding more rhythm each game. And tonight finally the three ball started going his way. And then he can see how it opens up a lot for his game… He was sensational tonight,” Spoelstra said of Axe, formerly of Heat Central, on Twitter.

“I mean, it would have been great to see him have a triple-double, because he had that kind of impact, turning the ball over when he needed to, scoring when he needed to,” Spoelstra continued. “He was manipulating the defense when he needed to.”

Coach Spo on Tyler Herro:

“You can see he’s finding rhythm each game… He was sensational tonight. Being in a spot where he can create something for us offensively, but on the other side, it would have been great to see him have a triple-double, because he had that kind of… https://t.co/BEbCUyLNRr pic.twitter.com/EcJqjDWnwU

– Heat Central (@HeatCulture13) 7 March 2026

Tyler Herro on the Heat’s “collective win” over the Hornets

After the Heat’s dominant win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, the team needed a win against the Hornets on Friday, especially since entering the contest, Miami was eighth in the East and Charlotte was ninth, separated by two games. The team is looking to take advantage of big games and Friday was a great step in the right direction, especially to stop the Hornets’ surging momentum.

Herro said in his TV interview after the game, “We woke up this morning, we came in late last night. And, I mean, our mentality was to come here and try to steal a shot on the road.” “We know how much it means to us in the standings. And it was a collective win from top to bottom. ‘Just for the competitors,’ Spo said this morning. We came and competed; That was a win right there.”

Tyler Herro on winning:

“Our mentality was to come out on the road and steal. We know how much it meant to us in the standings… ‘Only for competitors’ https://t.co/2uzfSy0G4l pic.twitter.com/zGSFwoYpbN

– Heat Central (@HeatCulture13) 7 March 2026

At any rate, the Heat (35-29) look to continue their current four-game winning streak in Sunday’s tough matchup against the Detroit Pistons, who have the NBA’s best record at 45-16.

Miami Heat star Tyler Herro made an explosive return from a rib injury, scoring his game-leading 24 points to help the team defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 128-97, on Friday night. The guard will be coming off the bench in his first game. As the Heat guard Herro looks to excel over the remainder of the season, head coach Erik Spoelstra talks about Herro’s role with 25 games remaining.

Herro was impressive in his debut as he had missed the previous 15 games due to a “right costochondral; rib injury”, which began when the guard fractured three ribs on January 10. Although he played in three games after taking Torodol shots to suppress pain, he missed time, which led to Spoelstra coming off the bench on Friday, saying he was managing his minutes and trying to “maximize” the rest of the season.

“Right now we’re trying to get him out of there,” Spoelstra said, according to The Miami Herald. “We’re going to manage the minutes. I’m not thinking too much about it, I’m not putting anything into it, I don’t have a timeline for anything.”

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra fit in with Tyler Herro and Norman Powell

After Herro returned to Heat practice on Thursday, it cannot be denied that the team is relatively cautious as the guard has missed 45 of 57 games this season due to numerous injuries.

Herro also had to come off the bench in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 6 after returning from a 13-game absence due to a toe injury. But Herro returned to the starting lineup in the next game, which could indicate a similar outcome for the current situation.

He and Powell had an interesting pairing early in the season, but on Friday they had to run in different lineups, with the two playing less than three minutes together. But, Spoelstra says those two will need to spend more minutes together, as Powell also emphasized the “versatility” of the two fitting together.

“It’ll work,” Spoelstra said about playing Herro and Powell together. “I’m not thinking too much about it at all.”

It remains to be seen how Herro’s role develops, especially with Norman Powell, as Miami next faces the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.