The Miami Heat suffered a 19-point loss to the Boston Celtics on the second night of a back-to-back Monday evening inside of TD Garden, their worst loss since losing 116-97 on opening night to the Orlando Magic. Miami shot just 35.6 percent from the floor and 22.9 percent from 3-point range. A lid was on […]
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Bam Adebayo’s shooting woes — especially near the rim — have been one of, if not the most disappointing developments through the first 19 games of the Miami Heat’s 2024-25 season. Most recently, against the reigning champion Boston Celtics, Adebayo scored 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting, with four of his six made field goals coming
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Behind Bam Adebayo’s best performance of the 2024-25 season to date, the Miami Heat secured a 118-98 win over the Washington Wizards in Mexico City Saturday night. After struggling to find his offensive rhythm through the first four games, Adebayo posted a game-high 32 points on 12-of-24 shooting, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range in the
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They may have started with a flesh slate Wednesday night, but the Miami Heat’s 116-97 loss to the Orlando Magic reflected many of the same issues we have seen over the last two seasons–both offensively and defensively. It’s just one game over a long 82-game season, sure. It was an uninspiring effort from the Heat,
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Miami Heat star big man Bam Adebayo has teased the Heat about expanding his shooting range beyond the 3-point each of the last few seasons. While he always possessed good shooting form, it’s never a featured part of his game, entering the NBA as a rim-runner and vertical spacer before slowly expanding his range. Though
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Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo is a gold medalist once again! Team USA capped off their unbeaten trek with their fifth consecutive gold medal Saturday–Adebayo’s second and Erik Spoelstra’s first, serving as an assistant under Steve Kerr–with a 98-87 win over France. It marked USA’s 17th-ever men’s basketball gold, including their seventh of the
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In a team sport, not everyone is always going to play, especially in a 40-minute Olympic basketball game as opposed to a 48-minute NBA contest. Reigning NBA champion Jayson Tatum (and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton) were subject to that in Team USA’s 26-point win over Team Serbia Sunday. Head coach Steve Kerr benched Tatum in favor
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After his first-ever Gold Medal with Team USA in 2021, Bam Adebayo will embark on his second career Olympic games with USA Basketball this summer. This time, the team will be featuring a lot more star power, including LeBron James–who’s playing in his first Olympics since 2012–Stephen Curry (first career Olympics) and Kevin Durant, who’s
It’s not a secret that Miami Heat Bam Adebayo is one of the best defenders in the NBA. After locking down Stephen Curry (coming off an MVP season) as a rookie, all of us knew the potential was there–even before that moment. Since becoming a starter in 2019-20, he’s solidified it. He’s finished top-5 in
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Bam Adebayo embarked on his first Olympic Journey with Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The squad was led by Kevin Durant, one of the greatest players in Team USA History, and Damian Lillard, among others. Adebayo started in all six games, averaging
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