{"id":190085,"date":"2026-03-13T11:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/190085\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:58:12","slug":"heat-troll-bucks-after-milwaukee-references-bam-adebayos-83-point-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/190085\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat troll Bucks after Milwaukee references Bam Adebayo’s 83-point night"},"content":{"rendered":"

The good news for the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> on Thursday? They kept Miami Heat<\/a> star Bam Adebayo<\/a> under 83 points. The bad news? Miami defeated visiting Milwaukee 112-105<\/a> and made sure to clap back afterward.<\/p>\n

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Coming off an 83-point performance on Tuesday<\/a>, the second highest in NBA history, Adebayo had 21 points on 8-of-20 shooting. The Heat were able to defeat the Bucks after a strong first quarter and behind 28 points from Pelle Larsson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee’s third-straight loss was followed by a postgame score graphic with a caption that referenced Adebayo’s career-high game, writing: “Bam did not score 83 points.” Miami decided to poke fun at the post, responding that Adebayo didn’t need to score that many to win the game.<\/p>\n

Didn’t need to… clearly… https:\/\/t.co\/3zWswkYKjw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 13, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Heat’s victory meant they won the season series with the Bucks 2-1. Milwaukee is six games out of the final play-in spot as of Thursday night, meaning it is unlikely the Bucks will have a chance to answer the retort if they met in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Adebayo’s 21 points marked the fewest of any player after scoring 75 in the previous game, according to ESPN Research. However, it extended his streak of 20-point games to eight, tied for the second longest of his career.<\/p>\n

Before Miami’s matchup against Milwaukee, head coach Erik Spoelstra defended his decision to keep Adebayo in to get 83 points even though the result was in hand.<\/p>\n

“I apologize to absolutely no one,” Spoelstra said<\/a>. “Period.”<\/p>\n

The Heat’s social media team seems to be following a similar mantra.<\/p>\n