Kasparas Jakucionis was 6 for 6 from 3-point range and scored 22 points, Bam Adebayo also had 22 and the Miami Heat routed the Washington Wizards 132-101 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Kasparas Jakucionis was 6 for 6 from 3-point range and scored 22 points, Bam Adebayo also had 22 and the Miami Heat routed the Washington Wizards 132-101 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Norman Powell added 21 points for Miami, and Kel\u2019el Ware had 19 points and 14 rebounds. The Heat snapped a two-game losing streak and added to their team record with a 14th 130-plus point effort of the season.<\/p>\n
Andrew Wiggins had 11 points and 10 rebounds as eighth-place Miami closed within a half-game of seventh-place Orlando in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
Tristan Vukcevic had 14 points to lead Washington. The Wizards lost back-to-back games for the first time since a nine-game slide from Jan. 7-24.<\/p>\n
Alex Sarr added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards, who saw both Kyshawn George and Bilal Coulibaly depart early with injuries.<\/p>\n
The Heat turned an early nine-point deficit into a 74-52 lead by halftime. They outrebounded the Wizards 36-22 in the half.<\/p>\n
Miami forced 10 third-quarter turnovers to extend its lead to 107-75.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Heat: Host Utah on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Wizards: At Cleveland on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
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