Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo A Willing Intangibles Player If Keeps Accumulating Wins

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At some point this season, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo replaced Kyle Lowry as the most scrutinized player on the roster.
Adebayo hit a slump after NBA All-Star break but of his critics based on his scoring. But coach Erik Spoelstra said Adebayo is much more that what appears on the stat sheet.
"He's not defined by that final number in the boxscore," Spoelstra said. "Everybody is trying to direct him to that. Bam is a winner. He's going to make winning plays. He's going to show up in the biggest moments somehow some way."
That was evident by his performance in Wednesday's series-clincher against the Milwaukee Bucks. Adebayo finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists but also made an impact as a facilitator and defender.
"Any way I can impact winning and tonight it was a triple-double," Adebayo said. "I feel like that was a very even night for me."
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