Heat's Bam Adebayo: Records double-double
Adebayo (knee) closed Friday's 120-111 overtime victory over Toronto with 19 points (8-13 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 12 rebounds and one assist across 37 minutes.
Adebayo was held out of the Heat's final game before the All-Star break Feb. 13 in Dallas due to a bruised left knee, but he was likely just getting some maintenance for the second leg of a back-to-back seat. He was back in action Friday and came away with his third straight double-double and his fourth in his last five appearances. Adebayo has embraced a bigger role on both ends of the court since Jimmy Butler got suspended and subsequently traded, and his numbers back that up. He's averaging 22.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 0.9 blocks per game in seven games since the beginning of February.
