Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo delivered a stellar performance in the team’s victory over the Washington Wizards and shared the driving factor behind his success. The Miami Heat cruised to a 118-98 win over the Washington Wizards in a special NBA matchup in Mexico City,

Bam Adebayo scored 20 of his 32 points in the first half and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 118-98 on Saturday night in the 14th NBA regular-season game in Mexico.

Jaquez capped off a memorable and eventful few days in Mexico City with eight points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field, 10 rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes off the bench during the Heat’s win over the Wizards. A large group of Jaquez’s family attended Saturday’s game.

Most significant was the performance of center Bam Adebayo who closed with 32 points and 14 rebounds, after failing to score more than 12 in any of the Heat’s previous four games this season. “My teammates got me going early,” Adebayo said ...

The Miami Heat (3-2) took advantage of the short-handed Washington Wizards (2-3) in a 118-98 victory. Here’s a look at four major takeaways from the matchup: 1.

Adebayo went on to total 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field, 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range and 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line and six rebounds in Saturday’s first half. It went down as Adebayo’s highest-scoring first half since scoring 20 points in the first half of a Feb. 8, 2023 win over the Indiana Pacers.