The 46-point third was bad, but the clamps came back on and the Heat only scored 20 in the 4th. This game was still very winnable with 4:50 to go, when Tatum had just made two free throws to get it to five, at 114-109. After that:
Jaylen missed three
Horford missed three, offensive rebound, Horford turnover
Tatum turnover
Brogdon makes 1 of 2 free throws
But the Heat still haven't scored! They're within 4. 114-110.
Caleb Martin 3 - pretty much the dagger, 117-110. But, hey, still 2:10 left. Let's see what happens.
Tatum turnover
Brogdon miss
Tatum turnover
Then Butler makes the three where the ball bounces up in the air. Game over.
Down by 10 with a minute to go. See ya.
So, in 3:50 of game play, they let up six points. Not bad!
Unfortunately, they scored only 1. Pretty shitty.
That stretch for Tatum was among the worst I've ever seen from him. Hesitant to shoot, no idea what to do with the ball, looked like he was intimidated by Caleb Martin. Looked like everyone on the team was trying to "share the ball" and "run the offense," but no one wanted to, like, SHOOT.