MIAMI – Bam Adebayo had 19 factors and 15 rebounds to interrupt Miami’s franchise file for double-doubles, and the Heat cruised to a 106-90 victory over the NBA-worst Washington Wizards on Monday night time.
Adebayo, in his eighth season with Miami, reached the milestone with a rebound late in the second quarter. He has 222 double-doubles, yet one more than Rony Seikaly had in six seasons from 1988-94.
Wizards rookie Kyshawn George left with a jaw harm in the fourth quarter after taking an inadvertent elbow from Adebayo.
Duncan Robinson scored 17 factors, and Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson had 16 apiece for the Heat, who’ve gained three of 4. Miami is seventh in the Eastern Conference and is in search of to make a push for a assured playoff spot.
Khris Middleton led Washington with 16 factors and Bub Carrington scored 14.
Takeaways
The Heat are 8-14 over their final 22 video games.
Key second
Herro’s 3-pointer with 2:21 left in the second quarter capped a 14-3 run that put Miami forward 50-31, and the Heat had been hardly ever challenged from there.
Key stat
The Heat shot a pedestrian 47.6% from the sphere however held the Wizards to 36.9%.
Up subsequent
Wizards: Host Utah on Wednesday.
Heat: At Cleveland on Wednesday.
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