"This is the standard now," Spoelstra said following Sunday's win when asked about Jovic's effort against the Timberwolves. "I don't want to retreat, I don't want to have to do things to get something out of players. He was very good tonight from the detail standpoint, the effort standpoint, rebounding, size, defending multiple efforts."
Just a few days removed from Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra pointing to 'energy and effort' and challenging Jovic to 'impact the win, impact the game, impact the scoreboard,' Jovic was pulled from the Heat's starting lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves after starting the first eight games of the season.
Not only did Jovic contribute 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 shooting on threes, seven rebounds, one assist and one steal in 23 productive minutes off the Heat's bench, but he also scored the game-winning points to lift the Jimmy Butler-less Heat to a much-needed 95-94 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night at Target Center.
The Heat (4-5) outscored the Timberwolves by 10 points with Jovic on the court on its way to snapping a three-game skid and improving to 1-2 on its long six-game trip, as Butler (sprained right ankle) missed his first game of the season.
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