MIAMI (AP) \u2014 Bam Adebayo’s encore performance: 21 points.<\/p>\n
Adebayo \u2014 in the game after his 83-point outburst<\/a> \u2014 settled for 62 fewer points Thursday night, when he and the Miami Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 112-105<\/a> for their seventh consecutive win.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Adebayo’s stat line: 6 for 20 from the field, 9 for 13 from the foul line and 0 for 5 from 3-point range in 35 minutes.<\/p>\n It was nothing like the 20-for-43 shooting from the field,<\/a> 36-for-43 from the foul line, 7-for-22 from 3-point range effort that he turned in Tuesday in a win over the Washington Wizards for the No. 2 single-game scoring effort \u2014 behind only Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point night \u2014 in NBA history.<\/p>\n But he came up big when Miami needed it the most, getting 12 of his points in the fourth quarter against the Bucks.<\/p>\n The Heat had a slew of celebrations in Adebayo\u2019s honor, some of which started Wednesday when the team unveiled $83 jerseys, $13 tickets (in honor of his actual jersey number) and even started assembling Adebayo No. 83 jerseys.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n On the concourses Thursday \u2014 from the time the doors opened until, of course, 8:30 p.m. \u2014 the team was selling 83-cent popcorn, chips or can of soda at some kiosks, and an $8.30 meal deal that included a hot dog, popcorn and fountain drink.<\/p>\n \u201cYou feel awesome for Bam,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “You feel so great for his story, how he\u2019s gotten to this point. And you feel great for his family, his mom, A’ja (Wilson, his four-time WNBA MVP girlfriend),<\/a> his whole circle. Just quality human beings. They make you want to root for that whole team.\u201d<\/p>\n Adebayo remains the only player in the NBA to have 100 points in a two-game span this season. He’s actually done it twice: he had 24 points in the game before the 83-pointer (for a 107-point total) and now has a 104-point, two-game stretch as well.<\/p>\n His showing Tuesday was still the talk of the league on Thursday, and Bucks coach Doc Rivers thinks it’s a night that will be talked about for a long time.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just one of those rare nights where a great guy \u2014 that\u2019s what Bam is \u2014 had a great night and it was all good,” Rivers said. “That\u2019s the way I looked at it.\u201d<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n