Bam Adebayo scored 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Jimmy Butler scored 26 points on 10–of–12 shooting from the floor and the Miami Heat handed the visiting Los Angeles Clippers their second loss in as many nights, 115–110 on Thursday.
Butler’s brilliant shooting night kicked into overdrive down the stretch, as Miami’s season-long leading scorer connected on three successive jumpers in the final 2:43 to help keep Los Angeles at bay.
Thursday’s contest was a back-and-forth affair much of the way, with the Heat rallying from an eight-point deficit after the first quarter to take a two-point advantage into intermission.
The Clippers—playing the second leg of a back-to-back, one night removed from coughing up an 18-point lead in their overtime loss Wednesday to Orlando—regained control heading into the fourth quarter….