Bam Adebayo scores 23 points as the Heat cruise to a 118-100 win over the Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) Bam Adebayo scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat blew out the Chicago Bulls 118-100 on Monday night, two nights after blowing a 21-point lead in the same building.
“We set the tone our last game too, we just let up a little bit, so I’m glad that we did not do that,” said Jimmy Butler, who rested on the bench for the entire fourth quarter. “I love that. Let my teammates be great. They can have all the minutes and I’ll sit back and relax and enjoy the show.”
Butler scored 16 points against his former team.
The Heat have now won eight of their last nine games after a 1-4 start to the season. Miami nailed a season-high 17 of 35 3-point attempts from the field despite sharpshooter Tyler Herro missing his sixth-straight game with a right ankle sprain.
“Sometimes you do have the opportunities to get better from tough losses,” Heat coach Erik Spolestra said. “We were all very disappointed with how the fourth quarter went the other night. We felt that we were in control for a large part of the game and wound up losing the game. That can humble you.”
For a fourth consecutive game, the Bulls faced a large deficit in front of their home fans, falling behind 12-2 less than three minutes in after Duncan Robinson made two early 3-pointers. Robinson scored 11 of his 22 points in the first quarter and has hit at least one 3-pointer in every game so far this season.
“Duncan, when he does cut, he’s cutting and he’s finishing well at the rim,” Butler said. “He’s throwing lobs, he’s getting layups. He’s making the right passes, he’s handling the pick-and-roll. He’s so comfortable, he’s so confident, just like everyone else around here.”
Coby White led the Bulls with a season-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers. Nikola Vucevic scored 18 points, and DeMar DeRozan added 15.
Zach LaVine was limited to 13 points on a season-low nine shot attempts. Alex Caruso also finished with 13 points along with a block and a steal. For the defensive-minded Caruso, six straight games with double-digit scoring is the longest streak of his career.
“We weren’t down 20-1 this game,” LaVine said, referencing the Bulls early deficit Saturday night. “So that’s a positive.”
Rookie forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 19 points, while Kevin Love added 11 points with eight rebounds for a Heat bench unit that combined for 42 points, compared to just 21 for the Bulls’ reserves.
“It’s great to see how well the rook is playing,” Love said of Jaquez, a fellow UCLA product. “He was the one guy I watched more than anybody in his years at UCLA. I was tuning in watching him, love his game. I’m just happy I get to be on the right side of those dunks. He’s working extremely hard.”
UP NEXT
Heat: Visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
Bulls: Begin a four-game road trip against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Nikola Vucevic (Jimmy Butler gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-2 |
| 11:14 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point layup (Kyle Lowry assists) | 4-2 |
| 11:04 | | Coby White turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:53 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 7-2 |
| 10:28 | | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 9-2 |
| 9:55 | | Coby White turnover (lost ball) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot | 12-2 |
| 9:31 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:19 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 12-5 |
| 8:51 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point floating jump shot | 12-7 |
| 8:23 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 12-10 |
| 7:52 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 15-10 |
| 7:35 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point layup (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 17-10 |
| 7:21 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:12 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 17-12 |
| 6:34 | | Nikola Vucevic personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-15 |
| 6:08 | | Alex Caruso shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-15 |
| 6:08 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-15 |
| 5:54 | | Alex Caruso misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Kyle Lowry makes two point running layup | 21-15 |
| 5:34 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:34 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-16 |
| 5:34 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-17 |
| 5:11 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point turnaround hook shot | 23-17 |
| 4:52 | | Kevin Love personal foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Coby White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Kyle Lowry personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point stepback jump shot | 23-19 |
| 4:01 | | Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-19 |
| 4:01 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-19 |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 25-21 |
| 3:30 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Jevon Carter clear path foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes clear path free throw 1 of 2 | 26-21 |
| 3:09 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes clear path free throw 2 of 2 | 27-21 |
| 2:49 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving hook shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 29-21 |
| 2:27 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Bulls technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:09 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:09 | | Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:09 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 31-21 |
| 1:28 | | Torrey Craig misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Jevon Carter misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Josh Richardson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:52 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Andre Drummond misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-22 |
| 0:45 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-23 |
| 0:30 | | Josh Richardson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 31-25 |
| 0:11 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup | 33-25 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 33-27 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Jevon Carter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:36 | | Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:36 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-27 |
| 11:33 | | Jevon Carter turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 11:36 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:33 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Josh Richardson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point jump shot | 34-29 |
| 10:46 | | Andre Drummond blocks Duncan Robinson's two point layup | ||
| 10:46 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point layup | 34-31 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 36-31 |
| 10:05 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 36-34 |
| 9:54 | | Patrick Williams blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Andre Drummond personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 38-34 |
| 9:28 | | +3 | DeMar DeRozan makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 38-37 |
| 9:19 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:16 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point cutting dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 40-37 |
| 9:07 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:42 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Andre Drummond assists) | 40-40 |
| 8:18 | | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 43-40 |
| 7:57 | | Patrick Williams misses two point dunk | ||
| 7:52 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup | 45-40 |
| 7:12 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 45-43 |
| 6:54 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point pullup jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 47-43 |
| 6:01 | | Heat technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 6:01 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 47-44 |
| 5:53 | | Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Caleb Martin misses two point layup | ||
| 5:42 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Coby White misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 49-44 |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point driving layup | 49-46 |
| 4:43 | | Torrey Craig shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-46 |
| 4:43 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-46 |
| 4:27 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 54-46 |
| 3:48 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 57-46 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point reverse layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 57-48 |
| 2:40 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:38 | | Zach LaVine personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Josh Richardson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point putback dunk | 59-48 |
| 2:07 | | Jimmy Butler shooting foul (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 | | Alex Caruso misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:07 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +1 | Alex Caruso makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-49 |
| 1:57 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point stepback jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 62-49 |
| 1:37 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Alex Caruso misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:37 | | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Jimmy Butler personal foul (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving dunk | 62-51 |
| 1:14 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 65-51 |
| 0:57 | | Josh Richardson personal foul (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 0:57 | | +1 | Alex Caruso makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-52 |
| 0:57 | | +1 | Alex Caruso makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-53 |
| 0:41 | | Josh Richardson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:32 | | Josh Richardson blocks Nikola Vucevic's two point layup | ||
| 0:32 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:18 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |