The Miami HEAT fell to the Orlando Magic 81-68 Sunday afternoon at Amway Center
in Orlando Pro Summer League. Okaro White led the way for the HEAT with 15
points.
1. Bam Shows His Athleticism
One of the many exciting aspects of Bam Adebayo’s game is his ability to cover a
lot of ground in a short amount of time. Naturally, that quickness and agility
bodes well on both sides of the floor, such as on this play late in the second
quarter.
To get things started, Adebayo forced Jonathan Isaac to shoot an air ball and
then ran the floor for a flush in transition.
It didn’t end there, though. Later on in the fourth, the former Kentucky Wildcat
showed great anticipation on a steal near half court. From there, the big man
took it inside and kicked it out to Gian Clavell for the corner three.
Otherwise in the contest, Adebayo absorbed contact inside for a few and-one
opportunities and showed some nifty moves in the post, including this smooth
hook shot over Matt Costello.
Thanks to the 19-year-old’s all-around sharp play, he filled out the stat sheet
with 14 points, nine rebounds (four offensive), two blocks and two steals.
2. White Sticks With It
After a little bit of a slow start, White picked things up in the second quarter
and helped Miami get back in the game. In fact, the forward scored seven
straight points for the HEAT late in the period, including this aggressive slam
over Hassan Martin.
A little later, the 24-year-old hit a key shot with nine seconds left to tie the
fourth quarter score. After losing the first quarter 32-9, Miami won quarters
two and three and was attempting to also get the fourth. However, Isaac knocked
down a jumper with 1.3 seconds remaining to take the period. The standings in
Orlando Pro Summer League are determined by a points system in which teams
receive four points for a win and a point for each quarter won.
“You’re trying to win quarters. But you’re also trying to learn and teach these
guys late game situations that could help us in Summer League and in the
future,” Coach Chris Quinn said. “We don’t get a lot of practice time so lots of
times during the game is when we can work on things and implement them. We can
use game time as practice.”
So even though the HEAT fell short in the end, they did accumulate two points
against Orlando. In terms of how White finished up the afternoon, he tallied six
boards and a block to go along with his team-leading 15 points.
3. Perrantes Continues to Shine
Like on Saturday against the Hornets, London Perrantes created some nice looks
for his teammates off the dribble. As a whole, the speedy guard collapsed the
defense and kept Miami’s offense moving. His most impressive stretch came in the
third quarter where he drew a foul after nabbing a steal, hit a floater and
knocked down a three in transition.
Once more, the 22-year-old led the HEAT with eight assists to go along with 12
points, three boards and his aforementioned steal.
Other Takeaways:
-Clavell sure knows how to shoot, eh? The fiery guard led Miami with three treys
on the afternoon and was always ready to rock. On the defensive end, the
23-year-old continued to show that he won’t back down from anybody. In all, he
had 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting, three rebounds, one block and one steal.
-In Norvel Pelle’s 11 minutes of action, he fought hard for loose balls and made
the kind of energy plays that stand out in Summer League. For a perfect example
of that, take a look at this nice block he had on Stephen Zimmerman.
Pelle ended up with just one point, but he also totaled two blocks and a steal.
Looking Ahead:
-Up next for the HEAT are the Indiana Pacers on Monday at 5:00 PM. Television
coverage is on NBA TV. You can follow the game here.
Player: Bam Adebayo
Player: Okaro White
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