Overview
- Miami beat Detroit 121-110 to move to 36-29, extending its winning streak to five games.
- Adebayo entered 23 points shy of the mark and finished with 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists, per ESPN Insights’ confirmation of the milestone.
- He and Dwyane Wade are the only players to reach 10,000 points with the franchise, with Wade at 21,556.
- Adebayo made four 3-pointers to reach 94 this season, matching his combined total from the previous two seasons.
- Coach Erik Spoelstra lauded him as a Defensive Player of the Year candidate, and Adebayo remains within reach of Udonis Haslem’s rebound record with 207 needed over the final 17 games.