After the Los Angeles Lakers went through a gauntlet of Western Conference teams, their opponents in the 2020 NBA Finals are once again hampered by injury heading into a crucial Game 3. The Miami Heat announced on Sunday afternoon, about two hours before Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals, that they will be without All-Star center Bam Adebayo and starting guard Goran Dragic as they look to get on the board in the NBA Finals with the Lakers holding a 2-0 lead. No team has ever come back to win a playoff series when down 3-0 in NBA History, so the importance of tonight’s game is paramount for both sides.
#LALvsMIA INJURY UPDATE: Bam Adebayo (neck) & Goran Dragic (foot) have both been ruled out of tonight's #NBAFinals Game 3 vs the Lakers.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 4, 2020
The Heat played a much tougher game in Game 2 against the Lakers. The Heat were only outrebounded by 7 after being outrebounded by 18 in Game 1. Without Adebayo, their work is going to be cut out for them. If the Heat are going to avoid a dooming 3-0 deficit, they will need an even stronger effort in Game 3 without two key players.
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