Heat's Herro raises eyebrows by going for late 3 rather than open layup in loss to Bulls

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Heat's Herro raises eyebrows by going for late 3 rather than open layup in loss to Bulls

2025-04-10 12:20 Last Updated At：12:41

CHICAGO (AP) — The Miami Heat were just about down to their last gasp trailing the Chicago Bulls by five in the closing minute.

Tyler Herro opted to pull up for a 3 rather than drive for a wide open layup. He missed, and the Heat lost to the Bulls 119-111 in a game with major seeding implications.

“I was feeling that shot,” Herro said. “It's as simple as that. It's the shot I was feeling. Looking back on it now, obviously, after missing the shot, I should have laid the ball up.”

Herro came into the game leading the team in scoring at a career-high 23.8 points per game average. The sixth-year pro out of Kentucky made his first All-Star team this year, and he came through with another big performance on Wednesday.

Herro led the Heat with 30 points. But the decision he made near the end of the game overshadowed all the shots he hit.

Miami trailed 114-106 when Herro nailed a 3 with just under a minute remaining. Chicago's Coby White then had the ball near midcourt with Davion Mitchell guarding him.

Herro rotated and poked the ball away from White. Rather than go all the way to the basket with no one in his way and a chance to make it a one-possession game, he opted to pull up along the left wing. His shot hit the back of the rim.

Kevin Huerter got the rebound and dribbled up court. He passed to Matas Buzelis for a 3 from the right corner that bumped the Bulls' lead to 117-109.

“That kid has made a lot of tough buckets in his career,” the Heat's Bam Adebayo said about Herro. “You tip your hat off when he shoots something like that. That's a killer mentality. To me, that's one of the best looks he got all night so you live with that. A hundred percent y'all wouldn't be talking about that if he made it.”

The Heat just about locked themselves into the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. They trail the Bulls by a game with two to play and will likely return to Chicago for a play-in game. Miami had won seven of nine after losing 10 in a row.

The Heat visit New Orleans on Friday before wrapping up the regular season at home against Washington on Sunday.

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Dozens presumed dead and about 100 injured in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year's celebration

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year’s celebration, police said Thursday.

“Several tens of people” were killed at the bar, Le Constellation, Valais Canton police commander Frédéric Gisler said.

Work is underway to identify the victims and inform their families but “that will take time and for the time being it is premature to give you a more precise figure," Gisler said.

Beatrice Pilloud, attorney general of the Valais Canton, said it was too early to determine the cause of the fire. Experts have not yet been able to go inside the wreckage.

“At no moment is there a question of any kind of attack,” Pilloud said.

Officials called the blaze an “embrasement généralisé,” a firefighting term describing how a blaze can trigger the release of combustible gases that can then ignite violently and cause what English-speaking firefighters would call a flashover or a backdraft.

“This evening should have been a moment of celebration and coming together, but it turned into a nightmare,” said Mathias Rénard, head of the regional government.

The injured were so numerous that the intensive care unit and operating theater at the regional hospital quickly hit full capacity, Rénard said.

Helicopters and ambulances rushed to the scene to assist victims, including some from different countries, officials said.

“We are devastated,” Frédéric Gisler, commander of the Valais Cantonal police, said during a news conference.

The injured were so numerous that the intensive care unit and operating theater at the regional hospital quickly hit full capacity, according to regional councilor Mathias Rénard.

The municipality had banned New Year’s Eve fireworks due to lack of rainfall in the past month, according to its website.

In a region busy with tourists skiing on the slopes, the authorities have called on the local population to show caution in the coming days to avoid any accidents that could require medical resources that are already overwhelmed.

The community is in the heart of the Swiss Alps, just 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the Matterhorn, one of the most famous Alpine peaks, and 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Zurich.

The highest point of Crans-Montana, with a population of 10,000 residents, sits at an elevation of nearly 3,000 meters (1.86 miles), according to the municipality’s website, which says officials are seeking to move away from a tourist culture and attract high-tech research and development.

The municipality was formed only nine years ago, on Jan. 1, 2017, when multiple towns merged. It extends over 590 hectares (2.3 square miles) from the Rhône Valley to the Plaine Morte glacier.

Crans-Montana is one of the top race venues on the World Cup circuit in Alpine skiing and will host the next world championships over two weeks in February 2027.

In four weeks’ time, the resort will host the best men’s and women’s downhill racers for their last events before going to the Milan Cortina Olympics, which open Feb. 6.

Crans-Montana also is a premium venue in international golf. The Crans-sur-Sierre club stages the European Masters each August on a picturesque course with stunning mountains views.