Whenever Tyler Herro faces the Detroit Pistons, he looks like more like a superhero.
The Miami Heat guard has grown from savvy scorer to elite bench scorer into one of the best backcourt scorers, period, in the NBA. His production is always amplified when Heat star Jimmy Butler is out, as he was Tuesday against Detroit.
And boy does Herro love playing the Pistons.
After averaging 29 points per game against Detroit last season, Herro kept it up in his first crack at them this season, scoring 21 of his 34 points in the first half — hitting all seven of his shots in the opening half — but couldn’t save the Heat, who fell 116-96 to the Pistons.