Bam Adebayo out against Clippers

After the Miami Heat lost by 36 points to the Utah Jazz back on Jan. 4, they redeemed themselves four days later by going onto their home floor and beating them, 97-92, on Thursday night. Despite the constant drama between the Heat and Jimmy Butler, the team got their second straight win which was highlighted by a closing-out performance from Bam Adebayo as Erik Spoelstra speaks of his strengths. There is no doubt that it has been a relatively underwhelming season for Adebayo in the shooting department as he’s at 45.6 percent from the field compared to his career 54 percent. Even with the shooting struggles, Spoelstra would downplay any worry about that and called Adebayo the “rock for our team” according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. “I’m not stressed about that,” Spoelstra said. “He’s been such a rock for our team while we’ve been doing a bunch of different things. He [has] the same approach every day. Not many players can do that if you’re missing shots. He checks all the other boxes, coaching guys, and being there when we really needed him. You have great confidence you can get stops when you know he’s back there. We have quite a few coverages and he does them all at an elite level.” -via Clutch Points / January 10, 2025