Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards Box Score on Feb 07, 2022

Bam Adebayo scored 21 points, Jimmy Butler added 19 points and the Miami Heat never trailed as they defeated the host Washington Wizards 121-100 on Monday night.

The Heat, who have the best record in the Eastern Conference at 35-20, improved to 22-12 against the East. They won despite missing star guard Tyler Herro, who is averaging 20.1 points per game, due to a sore right knee.

Miami also got 16 points and eight assists off the bench from Gabe Vincent, who made 6 of 9 shots from the floor, including 4 of 6 3-pointers.

Washington lost its sixth straight home game and its eighth of nine overall. Bradley Beal, Washington's three-time All-Star, missed his fourth straight game due to a sprained left wrist.

Without Beal -- who leads the team in scoring and assists -- the Wizards were led by Corey Kispert. He had 20 points in 26 minutes off the bench.

Early on, it was all Miami as the Heat led 39-24 after one quarter. Vincent scored 11 points in four minutes in that opening quarter, making all three of his 3-pointers and 4 of 4 shots overall.

In fact, Vincent made one more triple, but he released that shot a split second after the first-quarter buzzer.

Even so, Miami made 58.3 percent of its first-quarter shots, including 6 of 11 on 3-pointers. Washington shot just 42.9 percent and 1 for 7 from distance.

Miami stretched its lead to 20 points at 46-26 with 9:55 left in the second quarter. But Washington outscored Miami 27-14 for the rest of the period, closing its halftime deficit to 60-53.

The Heat took control of the game in the third quarter, extending their lead to 91-70, and Miami cruised from there.

The Heat won by shooting 56.6 percent from the floor and 56.3 percent from long range. Miami is now 3-2 on its six-game road trip.

Washington had a 58-40 edge in paint points, but the Wizards shot just 45.0 percent from the floor, making just 7 of 31 3-pointers (22.6 percent).

--Field Level Media