mixed bag of a debut for Jakucionis<\/a>, the No. 20 pick out of Illinois in last week\u2019s draft.<\/p>\nJakucionis missed all four of his 3-point attempts, closing with one rebound and one assist in his 22 minutes.<\/p>\n
He did show some deft passing, but it went unrewarded, with the Heat off with their shooting, in a game they went 26 of 71 from the field, including 6 of 29 on 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Kas was very steady,\u201d Glass said. \u201cThat\u2019s the one thing I\u2019ve noticed about him. Even through the training camp we had, there were never really any high moments, any low moments, he was just super steady, super solid. And I thought that\u2019s what he brought us today.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously his shots didn\u2019t fall today, but nobody\u2019s did. So we\u2019re not holding that against him. I thought he competed. I thought he ran the offense when we had him in those positions. I thought he made pretty good pick-and-roll decisions. So we were pretty happy for him, it being his first game.\u201d<\/p>\n
3. Larsson time:<\/strong> Larsson picked up in summer league where he left off last July, when he converted the winning basket in the Heat\u2019s championship at the Las Vegas Summer League.<\/p>\nLarsson played in attack mode, closing 10 of 11 from the line to help offset his 4 of 12 from the field that included 0 for 3 on 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s just the ultimate competitor,\u201d Glass said. \u201cWe got to keep him on his feet. He hit the floor probably more times than we made field goals tonight. But we love him. He and Keshad are the emotional and spiritual leaders of this team, and they just inspire and drive everybody to want to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n
4. The big thing:<\/strong> Ware and Johnson both played with aggression.<\/p>\nWare had six points and five rebounds in the first half, with Johnson with five points and six rebounds in the first half.<\/p>\n
Ware closed 5 of 14 from the field, Johnson 3 of 7.<\/p>\n
Of Ware, Glass said, \u201cHe had his moments that he can do better, but he was active. He was running up and down the floor. He was using his voice. Those are the things that are going to help him next season with us\u201d<\/p>\n
Playing off the Heat bench, undrafted Vlad Goldin, the former FAU center, got off to a slow start but came around to close with seven points on 3-of-6 shooting and three rebounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like him,\u201d Glass said of Goldin. \u201cHe\u2019s super physical. He runs the floor. He has a really loud voice out there, so the guys feel also really confident. He made some nice plays at the rim. He got us extra possessions. So we\u2019re learning him just like he\u2019s learning us.\u201d<\/p>\n
5. Up next:<\/strong> The Heat are back it Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern for their second game of the California Classic against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers\u2019 summer roster features Bronny James, Dalton Knecht and former Heat 3-point specialist Cole Swider.<\/p>\nThe Heat will conclude play at the California Classic on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eastern against the Golden State Warriors\u2019 summer roster, before moving on to Friday\u2019s opener at the larger Las Vegas NBA Summer League.<\/p>\n
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