Bam Adebayo had 38 points (30 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 110-107.
Adebayo’s 2 free throws put the Heat ahead for good with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter.
The Wizards got within 108-107 on Bradley Beal’s driving dunk with 19 seconds to play, but Caleb Martin answered with 2 free throws, and the Wizards got no closer.
Adebayo’s cutting layup with 21.4 seconds left made it 108-105. The Wizards had the ball down 3, but Beal missed a step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Wizards 16-9. Adebayo scored 6 of the Heat’s 16 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Martin scored 20 points on 7 for 11 shooting.
For the Wizards, Beal had 28 points and 3 blocks, and Corey Kispert went 1 for 7 from 3. Kyle Kuzma scored 28 points.
The Heat shot 47.2% from the field to the Wizards’ 43.0%. The Heat outscored the Wizards 34-23 in 12 minutes with Lowry, Adebayo, Martin, Highsmith and Herro on the floor together.