Adebayo scores 38, Heat hold off sliding Pacers 116-111
MIAMI (AP) Bam Adebayo entered this season wanting more shots. The Miami Heat gave him those opportunities, and are thrilled at how it's working out.
Miami's All-Star center tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game slide.
Adebayo was 12 of 16 from the field, 14 of 14 from the foul line.
''Bam, obviously, was really good on both ends of the court,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Gabe Vincent had 17, Tyler Herro scored 15 and Caleb Martin finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who snapped a two-game slide.
Buddy Hield scored 29 points for Indiana, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games. Myles Turner had 23 points and 11 rebounds, while T.J. McConnell scored 18.
Tyrese Haliburton had 10 assists for the Pacers, but a Heat defense led by Butler held him to 11 points - 32 fewer than he scored in a win at Miami on Dec. 23. His 3-pointer with 10.5 seconds left got Indiana within three, but Adebayo sealed it with a pair of free throws.
''Miami has a deserved, an earned reputation as a hard-playing team, a team that always responds to previous losses,'' Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.
The Heat and Pacers split the four-game regular-season series. And just like the first three, this one went right down to the end. The combined score of the season series entering Wednesday was Pacers 294, Heat 294; now, it's Heat 410, Pacers 405, none of the games this season decided by more than five points.
It was Adebayo's 10th 30-point game of the season, matching the total of all other Heat players combined - Butler has five, Herro four and Max Strus has one.
''He's found a great balance,'' Butler said. ''If you've got the hot hand, you've got to keep feeding that individual. And a lot of nights, it's Bam. You've got to ride that wave sometimes.''
He's the sixth player in Heat history to have at least 10 games of 30 or more in the same season, and nobody had done it since LeBron James - now the NBA's career scoring leader - had 31 such games for Miami in 2013-14.
''The work speaks for itself,'' Adebayo said.
TIP-INS
Pacers: Including playoffs, it was the 1,996th NBA game for Carlisle - 1,796 as a coach, and 200 more he got into as a player. No. 2,000 would be next Wednesday against Chicago, Indiana's final game before the All-Star break. ... Andrew Nembhard scored 10 for Indiana.
Heat: Miami had a season-low nine bench points. ... PG Kyle Lowry missed his second consecutive game with left knee soreness, and the Heat expect him to miss at least two more. ... Jazz Chisholm of the Miami Marlins was among those in the crowd, getting a Heat jersey as a gift during a third-quarter timeout - followed by a hug and handshake from Hield, a fellow Bahamian.
BIG HALF
McConnell had 16 points in the first half, the second-most points he's ever had by halftime in his career. He had 25 by halftime against Milwaukee on Jan. 16, finishing that game with a career-high 29 - one of only four 20-point games for him in the NBA. Including playoffs, McConnell averaged 5.5 points in 33 games against Miami entering Wednesday.
MUST-SEE TV
As would be expected, Spoelstra was tuned in Tuesday night to watch James pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the leading scorer in NBA history. ''I rarely stay up for those late games - but that was must-see TV,'' Spoelstra said. ''It's so historic for him to be able to do that. And for Kareem to be in the building, that's one of those amazing NBA moments.''
UP NEXT
Pacers: Host Phoenix on Friday.
Heat: Host Houston on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Bam Adebayo (Tyler Herro gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:07 |  | Aaron Nesmith misses two point layup | ||
| 10:58 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:35 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:26 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:26 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 10:26 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 10:12 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 6-7 |
| 9:47 | | Tyrese Haliburton blocks Caleb Martin's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Tyler Herro offensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 |
| 9:46 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-9 |
| 9:34 | | Buddy Hield misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Loose ball) (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point pullup jump shot | 9-9 |
| 8:59 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point layup | ||
| 8:40 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Gabe Vincent draws the foul) | ||
| 8:27 | | +1 | Gabe Vincent makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 9-10 |
| 8:27 | | +1 | Gabe Vincent makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 9-11 |
| 8:27 | | +1 | Gabe Vincent makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 9-12 |
| 8:13 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 9-15 |
| 7:42 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 9-18 |
| 7:22 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:07 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 9-21 |
| 6:43 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point cutting dunk (Jimmy Butler assists) | 9-23 |
| 6:12 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 11-23 |
| 5:53 | | Gabe Vincent offensive foul (Off the ball) (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:53 | | Gabe Vincent turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Martin steals) | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point running finger roll layup | 11-25 |
| 5:34 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup | 13-25 |
| 5:14 | | Max Strus shooting foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | T.J. McConnell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:10 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:35 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 13-27 |
| 4:09 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Martin steals) | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running alley-oop layup (Caleb Martin assists) | 13-29 |
| 3:41 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 15-29 |
| 3:28 | | Caleb Martin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +3 | T.J. McConnell makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 18-29 |
| 2:57 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point cutting dunk (Jimmy Butler assists) | 18-31 |
| 2:51 | | Jimmy Butler shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:51 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-31 |
| 2:51 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:46 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point turnaround jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 19-33 |
| 2:24 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point cutting layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 21-33 |
| 2:09 | | T.J. McConnell shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-34 |
| 2:09 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-35 |
| 1:53 | | Tyler Herro personal foul (Chris Duarte draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 23-35 |
| 1:22 | | Tyler Herro misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point stepback jump shot | 25-35 |
| 0:55 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point pullup jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 27-35 |
| 0:26 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 27-37 |
| 0:05 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 30-37 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-39 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:47 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 30-41 |
| 10:32 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Gabe Vincent turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 32-41 |
| 9:43 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:41 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:36 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-41 |
| 9:36 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-41 |
| 9:22 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-41 |
| 9:12 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-41 |
| 8:54 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +3 | T.J. McConnell makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 39-41 |
| 8:44 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot | 39-43 |
| 8:11 | | Max Strus personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Chris Duarte misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-44 |
| 7:52 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-45 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 41-45 |
| 7:09 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-46 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-47 |
| 6:53 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Chris Duarte assists) | 44-47 |
| 6:38 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 44-49 |
| 6:10 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 46-49 |
| 5:56 | | Caleb Martin turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:47 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:44 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:26 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Chris Duarte makes two point running layup | 48-49 |
| 5:04 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point tip layup | 48-51 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point driving finger roll layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 50-51 |
| 4:30 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Chris Duarte defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Chris Duarte makes two point driving reverse layup | 52-51 |
| 4:22 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Chris Duarte draws the foul) | ||
| 4:22 | | Chris Duarte misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:18 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Nesmith steals) | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point running finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 54-51 |
| 3:54 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:34 | | Andrew Nembhard blocks Jimmy Butler's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:32 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 56-51 |
| 3:07 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving floating jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 56-53 |
| 3:07 | | Chris Duarte shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-54 |
| 2:43 | | Daniel Theis misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 2:43 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 56-56 |
| 2:31 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:14 | | Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-56 |
| 2:14 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-56 |
| 2:02 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 58-58 |
| 1:49 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 60-58 |
| 1:33 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 60-60 |
| 1:23 | | Haywood Highsmith blocks Myles Turner's two point layup | ||
| 1:23 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-60 |
| 1:14 | | Andrew Nembhard misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:11 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving layup | 63-60 |
| 0:26 | | Myles Turner blocks Tyler Herro's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:22 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | Caleb Martin misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:18 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |