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SPORTS Friday 25 September 2020
He's a Herro: Heat top Celtics, move a game from NBA Finals

By TIM REYNOLDS record was 27 by Dwyane
AP Basketball Writer Wade in 2004; it now be-
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) longs to Herro, who scored
— Tyler Herro should still be 17 points in the fourth alone.
in college. He's not, but is Daniel Theis scored with
still a student. 8:44 left to put Boston up
He carries a red spiral- 85-84, the Celtics' first lead
bound notebook with him since 25-24 with 11:19 left in
at all times, jotting down the second quarter. It was
notes when things pop into Boston's only lead in the
his head. What worked, second half and it lasted
what didn't, where he thinks just 16 seconds. Adebayo
he can get better and how scored to give Miami the
he's feeling after a game. lead, and Herro basically
"It helps me get locked in, carried the load from there.
helps me focus," Herro said. "Herro's shot-making to-
Whatever he read Wednes- night was ... the difference
day night helped him put in the game," Celtics coach
together the game of his Brad Stevens said. "Jimmy
life — and carry the Miami was great late. Adebayo
Heat a win away from the was his typical self. Dragic
NBA Finals. The 20-year-old made some big plays. But
Herro scored a Heat rookie- Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) takes a shot as Boston Celtics' Marcus Smart, right, defends dur- Herro was ridiculously good
record 37 points and the ing the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference final, Wednesday, Sept. 23, tonight. That rim must have
Heat beat the Boston Celt- 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. looked like the ocean to
ics 112-109 on Wednesday Associated Press him."
night in Game 4 of the East- The Celtics shot exactly
ern Conference finals. 20 points and 12 rebounds Tatum said. "I know I have do. We can do it. It's about 8-for-20 in each of the first
"He has a great competi- to help the Heat take a 3-1 to play better. That's what I pride. It's about wanting to two quarters and that,
tive humility about him," lead in the best-of-seven tried to do." do it. Next game we got to combined with 11 turn-
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra series. They can close it out Brown's 3-pointer with 16 come out and show that." overs, helped the Heat go
said. "He has a confidence. Friday night in Game 5. seconds left cut Miami's Herro made 14 of 21 shots into the break with a 50-44
He has a fearlessness that is Jayson Tatum scored all 28 lead to 107-104. Herro went from the floor, 5 for 10 from lead.
uncommon. But he's hum- of his points in the second to the line 2.1 seconds later 3-point range and became But Tatum's first basket af-
ble enough to work, to be half for the Celtics. They and coolly swished a pair, just the second 20-year-old ter an 0-for-7 start sparked
coachable, to take the erased a double-digit defi- stretching the lead back to in NBA playoff history to what became a 6-for-7 fin-
mentorship from the veter- cit to take a one-point lead five. The Celtics got within score at least 37 points in ish to the third quarter for
an players that we have on in the fourth — then saw the two points twice, Butler a game. The other: Magic him, he had 16 of Boston's
our team, and he just con- Heat run away again. Jay- made a free throw with 1.1 Johnson, who had 42 in 32 points in that period and
tinues to gain more confi- len Brown scored 21 points, seconds remaining, and Game 6 of the 1980 NBA the Celtics were within 77-
dence as we go." Kemba Walker added 20, Boston — out of timeouts Finals for the Los Angeles 76 going into the fourth.
Jimmy Butler scored 24 Gordon Hayward had 14 — never got a desperation Lakers. The Heat, behind their
points, Goran Dragic add- and Marcus Smart finished shot off. "I feel good about it," Herro youngest player, wouldn't
ed 22 and Bam Adebayo with 10 points and 11 assists. "At the end of the day, we said. "There's a lot of work to fold.
— dealing with a bit of "I didn't score in the first got to find a way," Walker be done still. We're up 3-1." "Nothing Tyler does surprises
shoulder soreness — had half. That's unacceptable," said. "That's really all we can And the Heat rookie playoff me," Adebayo said.q

Van der Breggen wins time trial at worlds after Dygert crash

IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Anna years, I would say that I re- side of the road before
van der Breggen won the ally can't believe it yet," being transferred into an
women's time trial at the Van der Breggen said. "I ambulance. USA Cycling
road cycling world cham- had no idea, I just said to tweeted Dygert was con-
pionships on Thursday af- Danny Stam, my director in scious and talking, but did
ter defending champion the car, 'don't give me any not give details on the ex-
Chloé Dygert crashed. time splits. It doesn't matter, tent of her injuries.
Van der Breggen was run- I just want to go as fast as It added that it would give
ner-up in the time trial at possible to the finish line.' a further update once "we
four of the previous five "I only heard on the finish have absolute clear confir-
championships, and the line that I won." mation as to her condition."
Dutchwoman was in tears Dygert was one of the fa- Van der Breggen also
after finishing in Imola. vorites and had a lead claimed gold in the time
Marlen Reusser of Switzer- of nearly half a minute at trial at the European road Anna van der Breggen, of The Netherlands, competes during
land was second, 15.58 the intermediate check- cycling championships last the women's Individual Time Trial event, at the road cycling
seconds behind, and El- point but the American ap- month. She won gold in World Championships, in Imola, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
len van Dijk third over the peared to lose control on a the road race and silver in
32-kilometer (20-mile) route small descent and crashed the time trial at the Olym- announced that she plans Aigle-Martigny backed out
which started and ended into a roadside barrier, hur- pic Games in 2016 as well to retire at the end of next because of a government
on the city's auto racing tling over it. as world road race gold in season. ruling limiting mass gather-
circuit. The 23-year-old was treat- 2018. The 30-year-old Van The worlds were moved ings amid the coronavirus
"Getting second for many ed by medical staff at the der Breggen has already to Imola after Swiss host pandemic.q