Defiant Butler says Heat capable of rallying against Lakers in NBA Finals

Miami forward Jimmy Butler vowed the Heat won't roll over against the Los Angeles Lakers despite a second-straight double-digit defeat in the 2020 NBA Finals on Friday .

But the Heat were swimming against a fierce tide on Friday after Goran Dragic and Bam Adebayo -- both injured in Wednesday's game one blowout loss -- were ruled out of Game 2 and possibly beyond in the best-of-7 championship series. "We've got to play damn-near perfect in order to beat those guys over there," Butler said. "We have yet to do it, and if we don't do it soon it's not going to be pretty."

Haslem's exhortations seemed to spark the Heat, but Miami could do little to stop Anthony Davis and LeBron James, who combined to score 65 points.

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