NBA: Bam Adebayo scores 38 points, Heat top Wizards
Bam Adebayo scored a season-high 38 points and added 12 rebounds, leading the host Miami Heat to a 110-107 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
With the Heat trailing by one point, Adebayo made two free throws to give Miami a 106-105 lead with 1:37 left. Then, with 21 seconds remaining, Adebayo made a drive over 7-foot-3 Kristaps Porzingis for a 108-105 lead.
Bam Adebayo stepped up in Q4, dropping 12 of his 38 PTS in the final period to seal the win for the @MiamiHEAT!
? @Bam1of1: 38 PTS, 12 REB pic.twitter.com/99P92cuNHP
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2022
Washington had a chance to send the game to overtime, but Bradley Beal’s off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer missed badly.
Beal, who returned from a one-game injury absence (right-thigh contusion), posted 28 points, five …
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