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It’s possible that this period in Miami Heat basketball history will always be remembered as Playoff Jimmy’s.

However, the Heat have a huge hole in their lineup going into the postseason because Jimmy Butler missed the first round of this year’s playoffs due to a damaged MCL in his right knee. Let’s introduce Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro of the Heat.

Adebayo declared, “This is our chance,” a few days after Butler suffered a knee injury.

This has always happened in brief bursts for us. However, this is our current opportunity.

Adebayo and Herro are carrying even more of the offensive load in Playoff Jimmy’s absence, but the Heat can’t replace him. The goal is to stretch the season long enough for Butler to possibly return from injury.

 

The best-of-7 series moves to Miami for Games 3 and 4, tied 1-1, after the Heat stole home-court advantage and the momentum with an unexpected 111-101 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday at TD Garden. Adebayo, Herro, and the Heat face an uphill battle as the eighth seed against the top-seeded Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.

That triumph was fueled by the combination of Herro and Adebayo. Ahead of Saturday’s Game 3 at Kaseya Center (6 p.m., Bally Sports Sun and TNT), Heat forward Caleb Martin remarked, “Just like Jimmy, those are two other heads of the snake.” All things pass via those two people.

As a result, we trust and believe in those players’ ability to make the correct judgments, and coaches also believe in that ability. As you can see, they make winning moves and judgments most of the time.

We thus follow their lead. Adebayo, 26, played a significant portion of the game as the primary defender on Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum, finishing with 21 points on 9 of 13 field goals, 3 of 6 foul shots, 10 rebounds, and two assists in the Heat’s victory in Game 2.

When Adebayo and Herro were in a pick-and-roll, the Celtics would frequently send extra defenders to break up Adebayo’s rolls to the basket and Herro’s drives off of Adebayo’s screens.

Due to the additional focus, the Heat were able to produce a significant number of high-quality three-point attempts, which culminated in their record three-point shooting performance in Game 2.

To keep this series competitive and even pull off the major first-round shock, the Heat need Adebayo and Herro to continue making the right choices while playing their two-man game. Adebayo and Herro are aware that in order to succeed, they must be together. Adebayo remarked, “I think we complement each other.”