Bam Adebayo

A motivated Bam Adebayo and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat issued a loud and bold proclamation to the Western Conference’s top seed that they would not go away quietly. After the Denver Nuggets secured an 11-point win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Adebayo and company responded in a big way a few nights later in Game 2. The Heat’s two-time All-Star center ran a picture-perfect pick-and-roll with Kyle Lowry, who hit Adebayo with a bounce pass in stride before finishing with a gravity-defying slam through contact. Adebayo shot 8 of 14 from the field for 21 points while adding nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks in Miami’s 111-108 series-tying triumph on June 4, 2023.