This month has been anything but a November to Remember for Daequan Cook. The three year shooting guard out of Dunbar aggravated his shoulder during the season opener against the New York Knicks, a game in which Cook scored 14 points. He tried to give it a go for the next game at Indiana, but was not effective. After two weeks off, Cook made his return on Nov 12th vs the Cavaliers, head coach Eric Spoelstra decided to ease #14 back into the lineup by giving him only 7 minutes of spot duty.He would receive more playing time in the form of 27 minutes in the next contest versus New Jersey, but Cook, still adjusting to playing big minutes again, only went 1-6 from the field for two points. However, that adjustment turned into full fledged comfort against the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 17th. Daequan Cook scored a season high 17 points. He hit 4 of 9 trey balls, most of his damage occurred during a failed Heat comeback attempt. 14 of his 17 points were in the 4th quarter.
Cook's offense is always a welcome addition to the Heat, who can use a spark off the bench to spell Dwayne Wade. The defensive emergence of Dorrell Wright allows Spoelstra the flexibility to sometimes slide Cook to the sf position, allowing Wright to play along side either Wade or Chalmers at the two guard.
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