In the NBA regular season on February 3, Beijing time, the Miami Heat, who were playing away, defeated the Washington Wizards 110-102. Adebayo had 20 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist, and Poole had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.
The full-time score (Wizards are -28 in the back.
Heat: Butler 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Bam Adebayo 20 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist, Herro 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Rozier 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Love 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, Harkes 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Richardson 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Highsmith 4 points and 2 rebounds, Martin 4 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Wizards: Kispert 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Poole 16 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists, Avdija 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Kuzma 13 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Gafford 11 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists, Jones 6 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists, Koulibaly 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Shamet 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Wright 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Davis 2 points and 1 rebound.
In this game between the Wizards and the Heat, the score difference in the first three quarters was very small, and the two sides played very closely. In the first quarter, Butler of the Heat had a great performance, contributing 10 points. However, in this quarter, the Wizards took a 33-31 lead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Wizards' hand dropped significantly, and the difference between the two sides narrowed to 1 point. But the Wizards gradually got into the groove, and a wave of offense put up an 11-point lead. Although the Heat were on tight trail late in the quarter, the Wizards ended the quarter with a 59-56 lead.
In the third quarter, the Wizards started the game again, playing a wave of offense to lead 68-64. But then the Heat began to fight back, not only erasing the score, but also leading the Wizards by 13 points. Although the Wizards gradually closed the gap later in the quarter, the Heat still led 87-74.
Heading into the fourth quarter, the Wizards' performance started poorly, trailing by as many as 16 points. Although there was a point in the middle of the quarter to stretch the difference to 4 points, the Heat's offensive inspiration was still there, and they still maintained a clear lead at the end of the quarter. In the end, the Heat won the game 110-102.
Heat starters: Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith.
Wizards starters: Jordan Poole, Denis Avdija, Kyle Kuzma, Daniel Gafford and Tyus Jones.