BBNBA: Bam Adebayo Posts Another Double-Double in Loss to Hawks
Although Miami’s three-game winning streak was snapped Monday night, Bam Adebayo continued his All-Star-caliber season.
The former second-team All-SEC selection finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds, good for his 22nd double-double of the season. Adebayo’s 22 double-doubles rank ninth in the NBA this season. Big Blue alum Julius Randle ranks third in the NBA with 27 double-doubles.
Adebayo is one of only four players this season averaging 20+ points and 10+ rebounds per game while shooting 50% from the field, joined by 2x MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, 2x MVP Nikola Jokic, and former ‘Cat Anthony Davis.
Tyler Herro had a rough shooting night, scoring 15 points on 7/16 shooting from the field and a dreadful 1/8 mark from behind the three-point line. Statistically, Monday night was Herro’s third-worst game of the season. The “Bucket” is currently 22nd in the NBA in three-pointers made this season with 108. Once again, Randle is the leading ‘Cat when it comes to three-pointers made, sitting at 13th in the league with 118.
Hello, Wenyen Gabriel.
Wenyen Gabriel is playing the best basketball of his life right now.
A career sixth-to-seventh man at Kentucky, most wouldn’t have expected Gabriel to last as long in the NBA as he has. After a few tough years grinding with the Kings, Blazers, Pelicans, Nets, and Clippers, Gabriel seems to have found a home in the City of Angels.
Since the turn of the new year, Gabriel has posted three of the highest four +/- games of his career.
In the Lakers’ 140-132 win over the Houston Rockets, Gabriel contributed 14 points, nine rebounds and a +15 in 24 minutes off the bench.
Through 35 games this season, Wenyen is averaging a career-high 6.6 PPG, 4.1 RPG and 0.7 BPG.
Other BBNBA Notes:
- PJ Washington and Jarred Vanderbilt both had productive nights for their respective teams, although only one came away with a win. The Charlotte Hornets fell 130-118 to the Celtics despite 17 points, four rebounds, and three assists from Washington, who shot 5-9 from the field. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt and the Utah Jazz squeaked out a 126-125 win over the Karl-Anthony Towns-less Minnesota Timberwolves. Vando went for 15 points, eight rebounds, and four rebounds on 4-5 shooting.
1/16/2023 Statistics
| Player | Score | PTS | FG (3PT) | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | MIN | +/- |
| Bam Adebayo (MIA) | 113-121 L @ ATL | 20 | 9-19 (0-0) | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | +6 |
| PJ Washington (CHA) | 118-130 L vs BOS | 17 | 5-9 (2-3) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | -3 |
| Tyler Herro (MIA) | 113-121 L @ ATL | 15 | 7-16 (1-8) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | +5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt (UTA) | 126-125 W @ MIN | 15 | 4-5 (0-0) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | -2 |
| Wenyen Gabriel (LAL) | 140-132 W vs HOU | 14 | 5-8 (0-1) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | +15 |
| Isaiah Jackson (IND) | 119-132 L @ MIL | 3 | 1-1 (0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 |
| Devin Booker (PHX) | 106-136 L @ MEM | DNP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Davis (LAL) | 140-132 W vs HOU | DNP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Richards (CHA) | 118-130 L vs BOS | DNP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) | 125-126 L vs UTA | DNP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TyTy Washington (HOU) | 132-140 L @ LAL | DNP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tonight in the NBA
7:30 (TNT): Raptors @ Bucks
8:00: Nets @ Spurs (Johnson)
9:00: Trail Blazers (Sharpe) @ Nuggets (Murray)
10:00 (TNT): 76ers (Maxey) @ Clippers (Boston, Wall)
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