MEXICO CITY -- — Bam Adebayo scored 20 of his 32 points in the first half and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 118-98 on Saturday night in the 14th NBA regular-season game in Mexico.

Adebayo had 14 rebounds and shot 12 of 24 from the field. Jimmy Butler added 18 points, Tyler Herro had 15 and Terry Rozier 12 to help Miami improve to 3-2.

Kel'El Ware added 15 points coming of the bench. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored eight points in his first game playing in his father’s country.

Bilal Coulibaly led Washington (2-3) with 22 points. Jordan Poole added 21 points and Alexandre Sarr had 17.

Before the game, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league had reached an agreement with local organizers to play more games in Mexico.

Takeaways

Heat: Adebayo has 194 career double-doubles and is 11 away from tying Alonzo Mourning for the second-best in franchise history. Rony Seikaly is the leader with 221.

Wizards: Coulibaly has scored at least 15 points in a career-best four game span. The 20-year-old was coming of a career-high 27 points against the Atlanta Hawks.

Key moment

Herro scored five points in 13-3 run in the second quarter that put the Heat ahead 51-34 with less than four minutes to play.

Key stat

Miami outrebounded Washington 65-44.

Up next

The Wizards host Golden State on Monday night, while the Miami return home to play Sacramento on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Bam Adebayo vs. Alexandre Sarr (Terry Rozier gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Bam Adebayo makes 8-foot two point shot	0	2
11:19	Kyshawn George misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	2
11:16	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	0	2
11:08	Bilal Coulibaly personal foul	0	2
10:58	Terry Rozier misses 7-foot two point shot	0	2
10:56	Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound	0	2
10:51	Alexandre Sarr makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	2	2
10:38	Bam Adebayo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)	2	5
10:26	Jordan Poole makes driving layup	4	5
10:11	Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul	4	5
10:11	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2	4	6
10:11	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2	4	7
9:56	Kyshawn George bad pass (Nikola Jovic steals)	4	7
9:46	Alexandre Sarr defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	4	7
9:46	Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw	4	8
9:42	Jordan Poole blocks Terry Rozier 's 4-foot layup	4	8
9:39	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	4	8
9:30	Kyshawn George misses layup	4	8
9:28	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	4	8
9:17	Nikola Jovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)	4	11
9:05	Bilal Coulibaly makes driving layup (Alexandre Sarr assists)	6	11
8:54	Tyler Herro misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	11
8:52	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	6	11
8:41	Alexandre Sarr misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	11
8:38	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	6	11
8:34	Alexandre Sarr personal foul	6	11
8:22	Bam Adebayo bad pass (Jordan Poole steals)	6	11
8:20	Jordan Poole makes two point shot	8	11
8:03	Alexandre Sarr shooting foul	8	11
8:03	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	8	12
8:03	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	8	13
7:55	Bilal Coulibaly makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	10	13
7:40	Bam Adebayo misses 12-foot two point shot	10	13
7:35	Jimmy Butler offensive rebound	10	13
7:35	Jimmy Butler makes tip shot	10	15
7:18	Jordan Poole misses 6-foot two point shot	10	15
7:16	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	10	15
7:08	Nikola Jovic lost ball turnover (Jordan Poole steals)	10	15
7:00	Bilal Coulibaly misses running pullup jump shot	10	15
6:58	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	10	15
6:56	Jordan Poole misses 32-foot three point jumper	10	15
6:56	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	10	15
6:46	Tyler Herro makes 28-foot three pointer	10	18
6:44	Wizards Full timeout	10	18
6:44	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Alexandre Sarr	10	18
6:44	Corey Kispert enters the game for Carlton Carrington	10	18
6:44	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Jimmy Butler	10	18
6:33	Tyler Herro personal foul	10	18
6:30	Jordan Poole bad pass (Nikola Jovic steals)	10	18
6:25	Nikola Jovic misses 23-foot three point shot	10	18
6:23	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	10	18
6:12	Kyshawn George blocks Terry Rozier 's 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	18
6:09	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	10	18
5:58	Jonas Valanciunas misses 7-foot two point shot	10	18
5:56	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	10	18
5:49	Tyler Herro makes driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists)	10	20
5:41	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	10	20
5:41	Jonas Valanciunas turnover	10	20
5:41	Johnny Davis enters the game for Kyshawn George	10	20
5:41	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Nikola Jovic	10	20
5:41	Alec Burks enters the game for Bam Adebayo	10	20
5:19	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 5-foot hook shot	10	20
5:17	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	10	20
5:07	Jordan Poole makes 3-foot layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	12	20
4:51	Tyler Herro bad pass (Johnny Davis steals)	12	20
4:40	Jonas Valanciunas misses 16-foot jumper	12	20
4:37	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	12	20
4:32	Tyler Herro misses two point shot	12	20
4:29	Johnny Davis defensive rebound	12	20
4:23	Corey Kispert misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	20
4:23	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	12	20
4:14	Terry Rozier makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	12	23
3:59	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	23
3:56	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	12	23
3:38	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes driving layup	12	25
3:31	Wizards Full timeout	12	25
3:31	Carlton Carrington enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	12	25
3:31	Jared Butler enters the game for Jordan Poole	12	25
3:31	Jimmy Butler enters the game for Terry Rozier	12	25
3:31	Josh Richardson enters the game for Tyler Herro	12	25
3:12	Thomas Bryant blocks Carlton Carrington 's 1-foot driving layup	12	25
3:08	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	12	25
3:07	Jonas Valanciunas misses 4-foot tip shot	12	25
3:05	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	12	25
3:03	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point shot	12	27
2:51	Alec Burks shooting foul	12	27
2:51	Jared Butler misses free throw 1 of 2	12	27
2:51	Wizards offensive team rebound	12	27
2:51	Jared Butler makes free throw 2 of 2	13	27
2:35	Thomas Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	27
2:33	Wizards defensive team rebound	13	27
2:33	Josh Richardson loose ball foul	13	27
2:21	Johnny Davis makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	15	27
2:07	Josh Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	27
2:04	Johnny Davis defensive rebound	15	27
1:55	Jonas Valanciunas misses 13-foot jumper	15	27
1:51	Alec Burks defensive rebound	15	27
1:42	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot	15	29
1:24	Corey Kispert bad pass (Alec Burks steals)	15	29
1:18	Jaime Jaquez Jr. bad pass (Carlton Carrington steals)	15	29
1:13	Johnny Davis makes two point shot (Carlton Carrington assists)	17	29
59.2	Carlton Carrington shooting foul	17	29
59.2	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	17	30
59.2	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	17	31
41.1	Jared Butler makes 2-foot two point shot	19	31
41.1	Thomas Bryant defensive goaltending violation	19	31
30.1	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr. 's 3-foot driving layup	19	31
28.1	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	19	31
24.0	Jared Butler makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	21	31
1.1	Jimmy Butler bad pass (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	21	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	31

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Arena CDMX

Mexico City,

Date & Time

1:30 AM, November 3, 2024

Coverage

NBA TV, MNMT, FanDuel SN Sun

Attendance

20,328

Referees

Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin, Andy Nagy

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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