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Tyler Herro cementing ‘steal of draft’ status, but Nickeil Alexander-Walker can become a consistent performer too

Following the Miami Heat’s impressive 112-109 victory over the Boston Celtics last night, Tyler Herro was rightfully the story everyone wanted to talk about.

The 20-year-old exploded for a whopping 37 points, setting a professional career-high and a new Heat-rookie record. The last time someone from the same age bracket topped that scoring total in a conference finals game was some guy by the name of Magic Johnson, a long 40 years ago.

The Heat are a wonderful blend of tenacity and experience, seemingly the perfect build of talent for the Orlando Bubble — where creating energy and momentum are entirely dependent on teams.