Bam Adebayo realizes what went wrong in the loss to the 76ers
The Miami Heat put in a valiant effort in the second half but ultimately failed to finish the job, fell to the Philadelphia 76ers, 124-117at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday.
The Heat rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to steal an 81-80 lead midway through the third quarter. The 76ers took control of the game before the Heat regained the driving seat, 117-116, with just 2:44 left in the final frame.
But that was the last time they scored, as Philadelphia escaped with a hard-fought victory.
For Bam Adebayoit was clear that they condemned themselves with his poor performance in the first half.
“We didn’t play hard enough,” Adebayo said, as quoted by Miami Herald’s Anthony Chang.
“We didn’t play hard enough, bro. I mean, I don’t know how to explain the effort.”
It wasn’t clear whether the 28-year-old Adebayo was annoyed or desperate, but it felt like he wanted to sound the alarm. He was always vocal and responsible after a loss, knowing that he was the leader of the team.
The Heat, who fell to 31-29, lost Norman Powell in the first half to a groin injury.
They allowed the 76ers to score 73 points in the first half as Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr. had their way on the offensive end.
Overall, Philadelphia shot 48% from the field and scored 50 points.
Adebayo scored 29 points on 10-of-20 shooting, 14 rebounds and three assists. Tyler Hero added 25 points, four rebounds and seven assists off the bench.
2026-02-27 04:11:00
