Adebayo scores 26 points as depleted Heat show off depth in 117-109 win over Hawks
ATLANTA (AP) Bam Adebayo scored 26 points with 17 rebounds and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added a career-high 20 points as the short-handed Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-109 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.
Miami was playing its first game since leading scorer Tyler Herro sprained his right ankle in Wednesday night's 108-102 win at Memphis. Herro is expected to miss at least two weeks. Another top scorer, Jimmy Butler, missed the game against Atlanta for personal reasons.
Coach Erik Spoelstra said he was given a strong indication in a pregame meeting that players were eager to fill the void left by Herro and Butler when he informed the team “we were going to have to have some guys step up.”
Added Spoelstra: “Everyone was leaning forward with the body language saying ‘It’s me.'”
The Heat showed off their depth to find scoring from different sources.
Kyle Lowry scored 17 points and Josh Richardson had 16, also a season high. Duncan Robinson scored 11 points in his first start of the season. Kevin Love had seven points.
Jaquez, making his third start, almost doubled his previous high of 11 points against Memphis.
“I wouldn't say necessarily to score,” Jaquez said when asked how he saw his role in the new lineup. “I would say to just make plays.”
The emergence of different scorers was not a surprise to Spoelstra, who said before the game he had “a lot of guys who have been chomping at the bit to get more minutes. ... Guys are prepared.”
Trae Young led Atlanta with 27 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and 11 assists. Dejounte Murray had 23 points. Each guard attempted nine 3-pointers, but coach Quin Snyder wasn't satisfied with his team's 18 of 46 shooting on long-range shots.
“We had some good looks that we didn't take,” Snyder said.
Added Young: “We've just got to shoot the ball. When we catch the ball, just shoot it. Don't hesitate.”
Young said Miami's defense “will make you think you've got a driving lane and other guys are over there helping. If you're not ready to shoot 3s against this team, you're going to have a tough night.”
Jaquez, the first-round pick from UCLA, hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to close the first half, giving Miami a 63-52 lead.
Miami led by 21 late in the first half. Atlanta's last lead was 5-4.
The Hawks were averaging 121.8 points per game, third in the league. It was the best average through eight games for the franchise since the St. Louis Hawks averaged 117.5 in the start of the 1960-61 season.
Hawks guard Wesley Matthews (right calf) sank two 3-pointers in the third quarter and scored seven points in his first game of the season. Matthews' father, Wesley Matthews Sr., played a combined 152 games with Atlanta (1980-83, 84 and 1990). They become the first father-son duo to play for the Hawks.
The Hawks debuted their fly city edition uniform which included the blue accent used in their 1968 first Atlanta uniform.
UP NEXT
Miami: Continues its four-game road swing at San Antonio on Sunday night.
Atlanta: Visits Detroit on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Clint Capela (Kyle Lowry gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Kyle Lowry misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:08 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Trae Young misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:58 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point tip layup | 0-2 |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:31 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:57 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 6-5 |
| 9:17 | | Trae Young misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point running layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 8-5 |
| 8:37 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point running layup (Kyle Lowry assists) | 10-5 |
| 8:30 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10-7 |
| 7:45 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 12-7 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 12-9 |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 14-9 |
| 7:00 | | Clint Capela misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Jalen Johnson shooting foul (Haywood Highsmith draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Haywood Highsmith makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 15-9 |
| 6:39 | | Haywood Highsmith misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 6:39 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Haywood Highsmith makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 16-9 |
| 6:26 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Dejounte Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 18-9 |
| 5:54 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:51 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point running dunk | 20-9 |
| 5:25 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:06 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point floating jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 22-9 |
| 4:49 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-10 |
| 4:49 | | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-11 |
| 4:31 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +3 | Kyle Lowry makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 25-11 |
| 4:08 | | Saddiq Bey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:06 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Kyle Lowry makes three point pullup jump shot | 28-11 |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-13 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point driving layup (Kevin Love assists) | 30-13 |
| 3:16 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 30-15 |
| 3:09 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 33-15 |
| 2:48 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 33-18 |
| 2:47 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:27 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 36-18 |
| 2:10 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point pullup jump shot | 36-21 |
| 2:02 | | Wesley Matthews shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | +1 | Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-21 |
| 2:02 | | +1 | Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-21 |
| 1:47 | | Wesley Matthews offensive foul (Charge) (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Wesley Matthews turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Quin Snyder technical foul | ||
| 1:47 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 39-21 |
| 1:35 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:33 | | Wesley Matthews defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +3 | Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 39-24 |
| 0:45 | | Dru Smith turnover (bad pass) (Trae Young steals) | ||
| 0:39 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-24 |
| 0:24 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-24 |
| 0:02 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses two point hook shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | +3 | Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 41-27 |
| 11:21 | | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 44-27 |
| 11:02 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point layup (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 44-29 |
| 10:49 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Saddiq Bey turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:32 | | Onyeka Okongwu blocks Dru Smith's two point running layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Dru Smith shooting foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-30 |
| 10:27 | | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-31 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 46-31 |
| 10:00 | | Dru Smith blocks Trae Young's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 48-31 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 48-33 |
| 9:06 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Saddiq Bey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:38 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Jalen Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:24 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +2 | Dru Smith makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 50-33 |
| 8:03 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Dru Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Jalen Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Robinson steals) | ||
| 7:27 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:26 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Trae Young turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:57 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 52-33 |
| 6:39 | | Saddiq Bey turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 6:35 | | Haywood Highsmith misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:33 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point tip dunk | 54-33 |
| 6:33 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:33 | | Hawks turnover (5-second violation) | ||
| 6:19 | | Kevin Love turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:00 | | Clint Capela misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (lost ball) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 5:39 | | Kyle Lowry turnover (lost ball) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 5:35 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point tip layup | 54-35 |
| 5:07 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Clint Capela personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Dru Smith makes two point layup (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 56-35 |
| 4:26 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point tip layup | 56-37 |
| 4:11 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Haywood Highsmith blocks Trae Young's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:01 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Dru Smith steals) | ||
| 3:51 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point putback layup | 56-39 |
| 3:15 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Dru Smith shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-40 |
| 3:10 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-41 |
| 2:52 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:44 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-42 |
| 2:44 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-43 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 58-43 |
| 2:11 | | De'Andre Hunter offensive foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point driving floating jump shot | 60-43 |
| 1:42 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:24 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 60-46 |
| 0:48 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 60-49 |
| 0:31 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | |