Bam Adebayo sets Miami Heat record for most points scored in a half

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo set a franchise-record following his first half performance against the Washington Wizards on March 10.

Adebayo torched the Washington defense for a team-record 31 points in the opening quarter, the most in Heat history for points scored in the first quarter.

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Adebayo played the entire first quarter. He shot 10-for-16 from the field, including 5-of-8 from long distance. He’s also been to the line, shooting 6-of-8 on free throws.

Adebayo scored a franchise-record 43 first-half points on 13-of-24 shooting, 5-of-11 from 3 and 12-of-14 free throws. He’s added five rebounds, two steals and a block.

Miami led the Wizards, 76-62, at the halfway point of the game.

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Oct. 26: The Dallas Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg dunks the ball past the Toronto Raptors’ Sandro Mamukelashvili at the American Airlines Center.

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Oct. 26: The Washington Wizards’ Cam Whitmore dunks the ball against the Charlotte Hornets at Capital One Arena.

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Oct. 24: The Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo dunks over the Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. at FedExForum.

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