Bam Adebayo Takes Over: Heat Star’s Monster Game vs. Lakers Earns Him…
The Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers in what ended up being the third-largest margin of victory in franchise history by 41 points Wednesday night, 134-93. While Heat star Tyler Herro lit it up from deep, it was also a productive performance from Bam Adebayo, who has had a cold start to the season shooting the ball.
Going into the game, Adebayo had the second-lowest true shooting percentage, which also factors the value of three-point field attempts and free throws out of 91 players who had at least thrown up 200 shots. Looking at his general shooting percentage, it was at 41.9 percent from the field, which would be his lowest in his entire career, along with averaging a relatively low 15.6 points per game.
Against the Lakers, he would score 14 points on an efficient six-for-eight shooting from the field while also collecting 10 rebounds and recording seven assists. Adebayo had obtained his ninth career triple-double against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 29 and had several other games recently where he was close to the rare mark.
