Erik Spoelstra admits that the Heat must improve in their clutch-time performances

The Miami Heat have a talented roster that is headlined by the likes of Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, and Bam Adebayo. With that amount of talent on the roster, many expect Erik Spoelstra's team to stand out in crunch-time situations.

Unfortunately, that was not the case during their Thursday game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Heat were doing well, but it was not enough to knock off the 76ers, who had standout nights from their star duo of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid.

Spoelstra wants the Heat to be better in the clutch

Throughout the years, the Heat have always been competitive when it comes to clutch situations. They usually had Jimmy Butler in recent years step up and take over.

He is not there anymore, so everybody else must step up. Herro is often the player given the responsibility because he is the best shot-maker on the roster. Powell can also do that, but Herro is probably the best option for Spoelstra.

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Unfortunately, that has not been the case this season because the Heat have been losing many clutch games. That is not what Spoelstra wants to see because he has a high standard for crunch-time success.

"I'll have to look at the one Tyler tried to scoop with his left hand, we might've been able to get something better out of that, but he was terrific in that 2nd half," Spoelstra said after the game against Philly.

"We're gonna improve in that area, there will be a lot more clutch games in these last 20 plus, and we'll continue to get better at them and win these games."

If the Heat want to get more wins this season, they have to brush up on their crunch-time performances. They have let results slip away this season, and they could have been in a much better state if they won those games.

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