The last few days have been tough for the Heat. Despite qualifying for the playoffs, it was not time for celebration since they lost Jimmy Butler. Affected in the right knee, the latter could miss the entire series since the staff spoke of an unavailability of “several weeks”.
Other absent: Terry Rozier. The former Hornets point guard is suffering from a neck injury, and it is also unclear when he will be available again. Enough to weigh down the team during Game 1 against Boston. The Heat were never really in the match and therefore clearly bowed 114-94.
Everything overwhelms Miami, last qualified for the playoffs in the East, but Bam Adebayo does not give up. “They're going to look at us and say we can't win because we don't have Jimmy. But in the end we have to play the match. We have to go out there and fight. No one can say that someone will gain the advantage over the other. We haven’t played the match yet,” recalls the Heat captain.
The group has no doubt
The captain believes it and he is not the only one. Despite the injuries, the Heat in any case intend to give everything against the best team of the regular season. “We know that we are going into the match with people who doubt us, who don’t believe in us. The guys in the locker room believe it. As long as the guys in the locker room and the staff believe in it, we always have a chance. »
Bam Adebayo will have a lot to do to allow himself to believe it. Particularly in the duel between him and Kristaps Porzingis. In the absence of two scorers, he will have more shots than usual. This is also the case for Tyler Herro. But the Heat leader/guard was put in difficulty on Sunday evening with only 11 points scored.
“They put pressure on me and made things difficult without allowing me to feel comfortable from the start,” admits Tyler Herro. “They did a great job with that. It's just one match. We will put this behind us and move forward. »
“Advancing” in the playoffs without Jimmy Butler remains an almost impossible mission in Miami.
