Despite the fact that the Miami Heat is in the midst of a turnaround after the seven-game losing skid earlier as they have now won nine of their last 12 games, their 15-13 home record leaves a lot to be desired. Heat star Tyler Herro said the initial goal was to be “.500 on the road and then dominating at home” when it’s been pretty much the opposite according to Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel.
“Going into the season, the goal was to be.500 on the road and then dominate at home. I believe that early in the season, we dropped a few games that we were winning at home and then lost in the fourth quarter, which hurt the record to the point where we had to adopt a road warrior mentality, thinking that since we weren’t winning at home, we should try to win as many games as possible on the road.’ As a result, we had to make up some of those wins on the road.”
But why we’re losing at home, Herro said, “I really have no idea.” “since we’ve historically held a dominant position at home.”
Herro’s reference to a “mindset of becoming road warriors” may prove beneficial in the event that Miami is denied home-court advantage throughout the postseason. Even if it has been a strength in past years, star Bam Adebayo is unsure of the reason for the inconsistency at home, so the question remains unanswered.
“Dude, I have no idea.” There have been highs and lows, positives and negatives for us. Men coming in and going out of the lineup, said Adebayo. “At this point, we should aim to be more impressive at home rather than mediocre. We should capitalize on the momentum we’ve gained from a few of our away games when we return home.
