From the beginning, you could tell something was different.
In his entire postseason career, Bam Adebayo had never taken a shot in the first two minutes of the game after four or more dribbles. That may sound far too specific, but it’s an easy way to filter out all the randomness and get right down to what we’re really looking for which are shots that Adebayo had to create entirely on his own. Him vs. The Other Guy shots. Go and get it shots.
Adebayo had taken one of those early shots in a postseason game before, and it was in Game 2 against Boston.