DENVER — After a heartbreaking last-second loss in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals — the fourth straight outing in which he'd scored fewer than 20 points, a night that saw him go just 4-of-16 from the floor — Bam Adebayo fielded a question about what he could do to help the Heat survive a Game 7 back in Boston. His reply was rather matter-of-fact.
and how much it would behoove the Heat to make his life as difficult as possible on defense with an eye toward sapping his legs on the other end.
between Adebayo and Butler, the emergence of Haywood Highsmith as a potential contributor in this matchup, Gabe Vincent and Kyle Lowry finding good looks against Denver's drop — a glass-half-full type can envision a more forceful effort from Butler, combined with some regression to the mean from Miami's shooters and a leveling of the playing field when it comes to the, and see the pathway to the Heat evening the series in Sunday's Game 2.
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