As insistent as the Miami Heat were that they would come into Game 3 of the NBA Finals squarely in the series, a pall descended over the team as it fell behind 2-0 in unimpressive form. They lost two key starters in Game 1 -- defensive ace and offensive facilitator Bam Adebayo and point guard Goran Dragic, a catalyst in the Heat's playoff run.
This postseason in the bubble has produced some improbable results -- the Heat's Finals berth chief among them -- but the NBA rarely produces much madness in its bracket.