Ryan Conwell couldn’t make a shot.

And kept shooting anyway.

In that regard, mission accomplished by the Miami Heat second-round pick in his  summer-league debut.

From the start, the Heat made clear that among the reasons the 6-foot-3 guard was the choice as the team’s only pick in this year’s draft, taken No. 37 out of Louisville, was his unabashed confidence that if he missed a shot the next one assuredly was going in.

So, yes, 4 of 12 from the field on Friday night as the Heat opened the California Classic with an 88-87 victory in San Franchise over a similar roster of draft picks, free agents and young players from the San Antonio Spurs. But also the willingness to persevere.

“I try to just tell myself that every shot is a different shot of its own, and not be emotionally attached to each shot and also, like I was saying previously, just impacting the game in different ways,” he said.

In the end, Conwell closed with 21 points, shooting 3 of 7 on 3-pointers and 4 of 4 from the line. He also had three rebounds and three assists in his 29:09 in the 40-minute game.

Wayne Ellington, the assistant coach who is guiding the Heat summer roster, saw a bit of himself in Conwell’s pro debut, namely the willingness of a 3-point specialist to keep shooting through adversity, in Conwell’s case a 1-of-7 start from the field.

“I mean, that says a lot about him, right?” Ellington said. “He’s a very confident player. And to his credit, he’s gotten better every single day.

“I’m sure things are moving fast for him. I’ve been in his shoes. You get drafted, next thing you know, you’re at summer league, you’re meeting all these new people. Next thing you know, you got a game, you’re trying to learn all these new concepts, right?

“So for him to come out and be as poised as he was, he didn’t make as many shots as he would have liked to in the first half, but he kept shooting. He found his rhythm. He found himself. That just speaks volumes on him.”

All while making consistent effort to also find teammates, a fact not lost on returning center Vlad Goldin, who closed Friday night’s summer opener with 14 points and seven rebounds.

“I really enjoyed playing with him,” Goldin, the former FAU Final Four center, said. “He’s obviously a very aggressive scorer, but at the same time he doesn’t overdo aggressive scoring. So I loved it, and I think he has high potential of being a shooting playmaker.”

The appreciation, Conwell said, is appreciated, as he navigates summer league amid the focus of being the Heat’s only pick from this year’s draft class.

“I spent so many hours in the gym and I have teammates and coaches that believe in me, so it’s no need to drop my head on one missed shot, and especially in the first half,” he said of Friday night’s effort, with the Heat returning to the court at Chase Center on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. against the Los Angeles Lakers’ summer roster. “I feel like I got some really good looks and they just didn’t go in. But I just control what I control and continue just  to bring a joy to the team.

“So, yeah, that’s who I am and that’s who I’m going to try to be to the best of my ability.”

Muted opener

Tre Donaldson, the undrafted University of Miami point guard who has been signed to a two-way contract, closed with two points on 1-of-3 shooting, two assists and three turnovers in his summer debut, playing 17:59 off the bench against the Spurs.

In addition to Conwell’s 21 points, the Heat got 21 from Jahmir Young, 18 from Trevor Keels and 14 from Goldin in the victory over San Antonio.