after heat Connecting the NBA Finals series in Game 2 vs NuggetsAnd Jimmy Butler And the company is where they want to be with Games 3 and 4 in Miami. The Heat, ranked No. 8, is in the midst of one of the most unbelievable games by an NBA team in history, Center Butler explained. Bam Adebayo He will be key to his team winning it all.
“Bam has been playing very well this whole playoffs, definitely this series, and this game where he had the hardest game yet on the defensive side of the ball,” Butler told reporters Tuesday. “And at the attacking end, he does everything for us. We want him to continue like this. It has been for us all year and as I said, it will be the reason we win the championship.”
Jimmy Butler says Bam Adebayo “will be the reason we win the championship”. pic.twitter.com/tzXvPGybu7
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The game Butler is referring to is Denver superstar Nikola Jokic, who lost 41 points in game two. But it wasn’t enough and the Heat cruised to victory 111-108 on the road with Adebayo scoring 21 points and nine boards.
Adebayo is one of the most versatile defenders in the NBA and was named Second Team All-Defensive for the fourth straight year last season. But Butler is right that the 25-year-old has been big for them on the attacking side of the ball too during this run.
The two-time All-Star averages 17.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and four assists per game during the playoffs, but puts up 23.5 points per contest during the Finals. He’s on his way to having the best playoff series yet.