Bam Adebayo sends a message to doubters after career game against Thunder

ByNBAUSA


MIAMI – S Bam Adebayo leads Miami Heat to victory over Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, 122-120, it was a career game in some respects that showcases the team captain’s versatility. Like Adebayo and Hot looks to bring that same energy to the Golden State Warriors on Monday, Adebayo would send a message to his doubters.

There’s no denying that Adebayo’s offensive prowess is always the talk of the fan base and the basketball world, especially during the few weeks the star has been in a slump. Prior to last Tuesday’s win over the Phoenix Suns, the big man was averaging 11.4 points per game, shooting 37.1% and 3-1% from the field on 37.1% range. before.

In the win over the Thunder, Adebayo scored 30 points, making a career-high six 3-pointers on 10 attempts, along with 12 rebounds and four assists. To the question of Fr “couch trainers”, term Adebayo used for critics online, his response was sharp.

“I don’t care what anyone says offensively about me,” Adebao said. “They’re going to move the goalposts every night. I’m not shooting enough, I’m not aggressive, I’m shooting too much, it’s the wrong shooting diet. So my teammates, my coaching staff, they know what I’m capable of. Obviously, every shot I take, I work all the time, and Spoes (Spoelstra) knows that.”

“So it’s not shocking that I’m taking certain shots, or people are looking at my shot charts, and I’m shooting too many threes…” Adebayo continued. “I’m not going to say I’m going to shoot 10 every night, but you play the right way, and then you’re open … So I’ve got enough confidence to kill that fucking dick.”

Bam Adebayo adds ‘another element’ to Heat, per Norman Powell

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) shields the basketball from Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) during the third quarter at Kaseya Center.
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Doc Adebayo appears to have broken out of his slump with the HeatSaturday’s outing was a taste of what the 28-year-old has to offer every night, and the three-point shot has been a relatively new wrinkle in his game over the past few seasons. As he is currently hitting more efficiently in the past three games, it is added “another element” in Miami, as star Norman Powell said.

“That’s another element, he was aggressive and assertive, and he doesn’t hesitate to make threes,” Powell said after scoring 19 points in the win over the Thunder. “We want him to be aggressive, we want him to attack, we want him to take what the defense gives him, you know. And I thought these last couple of games, you know, he plays with a clear mind, a clear head, and just reads, takes what the defense gives them, and attacks and lives with the results. But when he knocks down and knocks down shots on goal for us, it’s for us… us.”

Heat’s Bam Adebayo on his shot against the Thunder

With The Heat are looking to turn around their inconsistent season after the win over the defending champions, it will no doubt be off the back of Adebayo, who has been a cornerstone of Miami since being drafted with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.

Adebayo continues to make team history, such as climbing the rankings in major categories such as second-most rebounds and second-most points in Heat history, the latter coming last Tuesday.

In addition to his offensive talent, Adebayo was known for his playmaking, rebounding and especially his defense, all of which were on display against the Thunder as he pointed out head coach Erik Spoelstra.

“Bam (Adebayo) was sensational. When you have one of those games where you just have to do it any way you can, you want someone like Bam to lead the way, lead the offense,” Spoelstra told ClutchPoints. “It was his competitive will. He’s so determined in attack now, and you get the whole package. You get the goals, you get the game, you get the facilitation, you get everything.”

“You get an offensive rebound and then defensively, you know, even he was all over the place, you know, tonight,” Spoelstra continued. “But even that last play, you know, we’re tracking, trying to keep the ball from going to (Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander), and then he just threw it back to Caruso. It was Bam who rotated to make them take a little different trajectory.”

Either way, Adebayo and the Heat look to build off the win over Oklahoma City with the team set to begin a five-game road trip against Jimmy Butler and the Warriors on Monday night.





2026-01-19 01:45:00

Similar Posts