DENVER — For the first time in these playoffs, the Miami Heat find themselves trailing in a series following Thursday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. But ahead of Sunday’s Game 2, the Heat are projecting calmness and confidence.
“You’ve got to get to four,” Jimmy Butler said. “So down 0-1, we know we are going to get to four. We are in there laughing, in there smiling, knowing that we could play better. We will play better.”
Despite this relatively new circumstance, the Heat aren’t strangers to adversity. The eighth seed in the East, the Heat finished the regular season just six games over .