Erik Spoelstra, a two-time champion coaching in his sixth NBA Finals, pressed the right buttons once again after his team was overpowered in the series opener.
Knicks fans learned quickly last month not to ever underestimate or count out this plucky Heat squad, or their Hall of Fame-bound head coach.
“We came to play, I thought that was the main difference,” said Gabe Vincent, who scored a team-high 23 points. Max Strus — 0-for-9 from deep in a scoreless opener — nailed four first-half treys, helping the Heat open an 11-point lead in the first quarter. After a collective 13-for-39 showing from beyond the arc in Game 1, the Heat nailed nearly 50 percent , with six players connecting multiple times.
Jokic committed a clear-path foul on Adebayo as the Heat center attempted to haul in one of those trademark outlet passes that Love killed the Knicks with time and again in the second round, enabling Miami to pull even.
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