Tyler Herro is back.
The Miami Heat guard, who has not played since suffering a broken hand in Game 1 of the first round, is available to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. The Heat trail the Denver Nuggets 3-1 and will look to force a Game 6 in Miami on Thursday and keep their championship hopes alive.
"He's ready to go, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told NBA TV. "He'll be available. And we all really appreciate everything he has done behind the scenes to put him in this position. And then we'll just see. It's all hands on deck. We'll go with our normal rotation and see what happens from there."
Herro will be a welcome addition to a team that has struggled offensively in the series, failing to reach 100 points in three of the first four games while shooting 42.4 percent from the field overall.
In 67 games during the regular season, Herro averaged 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists this season while shooting 37.8 percent from three. He was initially listed as out for Game 5 before being upgraded to questionable on Monday morning.
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