LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The image that captures the Miami Heat’s return to the NBA Finals was not a dunk or a blocked shot or a three-pointer. It was Bam Adebayo walking the ball up the court in the fourth quarter of a clinching playoff game. Adebayo, whose offensive game appeared so limited at Kentucky that when he went 14th in the draft, it felt too high... Adebayo, who took fewer than five shots a game as a rookie… yes, that Adebayo. The Heat wanted the ball in his hands as much as possible, because that is what he wanted, and everybody in the organization knew that at 23 years old, he had earned it.
Bam Adebayo Pushes Heat to Game 6 Victory Over Celtics: 'That’s what stars do'
