“They’re a historically good offense,” Herro said via video from his press conference posted by Naveen Ganglani. “Obviously, they’re No. 1 in the East for a reason. I think we lacked a lot of communication, just mental errors that we can cover up. I think, obviously, the two days in between will give us time to watch film, have a practice and then clean up the things we need to clean up.”

“That was an emphasis coming into tonight — the 50-50s, all the offensive rebounds, just making sure we’re limiting them to one possession,” Herro continued. “Tonight, obviously, we didn’t do that from the very beginning. They were a lot more physical than us and I think that obviously set the tone.”

Heat’s Tyler Herro on how the Cavs played him on defense

With the Heat led by Herro’s scoring and playmaking ability, the Cavs had a game plan to frustrate the 25-year-old and force him into tough shots by playing more physical. Herro would speak about Cleveland’s defense against him and how it’s something he’s seen “all year.”

“I just got to continue to be aggressive in finding my shots,” Herro said. “Obviously, they’re denying me and picking me up full court and just trying to make things tough. But we’ve faced that literally all year. I just got to be better.”

Looking at the team as a whole, Miami was overwhelmed by the Cavs’ efficiency on offense and defense as they played like a team who was well-rested. As for the Heat, they would play like a group who is off of back-to-back grueling play-in tournament outings.

The most surprising aspect to Miami’s loss was their shot chart, which included only five shots at the rim as despite them having a frontcourt in Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, that has to be increased. At any rate, the team looks to tie the series at one win apiece in Game 2 on Wednesday night.