With 45 points, 16 assists and 15 rebounds between them, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro were dominant and decisive in Game 2 won by the Heat in Boston. The duo knows that, with Jimmy Butler absent for the entirety of this series, the pressure and responsibility is on their shoulders.
“This is our chance. We had small sequences of this before and this is our opportunity now”confided the inside last week, he who was very good in the last quarter (8 points) in the second round. “He has big responsibilities defensively”, recalls Erik Spoelstra. “He was excellent when we needed him and his points did us good. »
The future Team USA player took over from the excellent Tyler Herro, author of 24 points, with 6 award-winning baskets, and 14 assists. “We need his aggression, his points, his shots, his way of playing the game”listed his coach. “Depending on possessions, he can do one of these things. »
Complementary, both play the same score
Above all, the two players do not play one after the other, but with each other. The two-player game is visible and effective. “They are, just like Butler, our leaders. Everything goes through them. As soon as we put these players in a position to make the right decisions, we believe in them. Most of the time, they make the right choices,” explains Caleb Martin. “I find that we complement each other”adds Bam Adebayo.
The Heat's salvation will obviously come through the performance of the duo (in addition to the defense). “It's no surprise: they're going to be heavily involved in attack. Boston knows it, so do we.” insists Erik Spoelstra. “There will be several levels because we cannot systematically do the same thing. They have collaborated together for several years and it is these moments experienced together that make it possible to do all of this. »
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Tyler Herro | 42 | 33.5 | 44.1 | 39.6 | 85.6 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 20.8 |
| Jimmy Butler | 60 | 34.0 | 49.9 | 41.4 | 85.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 20.8 |
| Bam Adebayo | 71 | 34.0 | 52.1 | 35.7 | 75.5 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| Terry Rozier | 31 | 31.5 | 42.3 | 37.1 | 91.3 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| Duncan Robinson | 68 | 28.0 | 45.0 | 39.5 | 88.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 12.9 |
| Jaime Jaquez, Jr. | 75 | 28.2 | 48.9 | 32.2 | 81.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
| Caleb Martin | 64 | 27.4 | 43.1 | 34.9 | 77.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Josh Richardson | 43 | 25.6 | 44.4 | 34.7 | 94.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| Kevin Love | 55 | 16.8 | 44.0 | 34.4 | 78.7 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| Kyle Lowry | 37 | 28.0 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
| Nikola Jovic | 46 | 19.5 | 45.2 | 39.9 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 66 | 20.7 | 46.5 | 39.6 | 63.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.1 |
| Patty Mills | 13 | 16.4 | 33.8 | 20.8 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| Thomas Bryant | 38 | 11.6 | 57.7 | 18.2 | 87.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Delon Wright | 14 | 20.4 | 39.4 | 36.7 | 81.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| Dru Smith | 9 | 14.5 | 45.5 | 41.2 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Jamal Cain | 26 | 10.0 | 43.0 | 35.5 | 78.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Orlando Robinson | 36 | 8.4 | 50.0 | 53.3 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Cole Swider | 18 | 4.8 | 39.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Rj Hampton | 8 | 9.5 | 28.6 | 12.5 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Alondes Williams | 7 | 2.2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
