“He’s been a monster for us,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And he’s doing it all across the board — his leadership, his voice. He’s playing big minutes. He’s doing it on both ends. He’s scoring for us. He’s facilitating. He’s handling. He’s organizing our offense, and then he’s end of offense for us.” And, Spoelstra said, leading at a time of need.

During the Miami Heat’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, one bright side was the performance of star Bam Adebayo who has been in a resurgence. As the Heat’s big man had slow start to the season,

Bam Adebayo has finally chased down Rony Seikaly's longstanding Heat record for double-doubles. He's ready to put it well out of reach.