The Miami Heat came out with a fire against the Los Angeles Lakers that burnt out almost instantly once Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic exited the court with potentially season-ending injuries in Game 1. But veteran forward Jimmy Butler lit it back up in Game 3 in one of the greatest Finals performances to date.
While the odds still aren’t great for the Heat to pull off a ring with Adebayo and Dragic out—the two averaged roughly 38 points combined during the playoffs—the Lakers cannot take away Butler’s Game 3 performance.