Heat try to climb out of 0-2 Finals hole Sunday night on Local 10

Game 3 of the NBA Finals is Sunday on Local 10.

The NBA Finals continue Sunday night, with the banged-up Miami Heat trying to mount a comeback after dropping the first two games to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bam Adebayo (neck/shoulder), and Goran Dragic (plantar fascia) have been ruled out by the Heat after exiting Game 1 with injuries and also missing Game 2.

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Game info

NBA FINALS: Lakers lead series 2-0

GAME 3: Sunday, 7:30 p.m., AdventHealth Arena, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

LINE: Lakers -10; over/under is 218.5

NBA FINALS: Lakers lead series 2-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Lakers won the previous meeting 124-114. LeBron James scored 33 points to lead Los Angeles to the victory and Jimmy Butler totaled 25 points in the loss for Miami.

The Heat are 14-16 in non-conference play. Miami is eighth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 44.4 rebounds. Bam Adebayo leads the Heat with 10.2 boards.

The Lakers are 16-9 in non-conference action. Los Angeles ranks ninth in the league with 45.7 rebounds per game led by Anthony Davis averaging 9.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Butler is shooting 45.5% and averaging 19.9 points. Tyler Herro is averaging 17.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists over the last 10 games for Miami.

Kyle Kuzma is third on the Lakers averaging 12.8 points and has added 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

DURING THE PLAYOFFS: Heat: Averaging 111.5 points, 42.1 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.7 points on 45.6% shooting.

Lakers: Averaging 114.6 points, 44.4 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.5 points on 45.1% shooting.

Pregame reading

Heat rule Dragic, Adebayo out of Game 3 of NBA Finals

Short-handed Heat fought hard, but it wasn’t enough in Game 2