Heat Edged By Wizards

     The Miami Heat lost to the Washington Wizards 110-108 at Kaseya Center on Sunday night. The Heat will have three days off and then host the defending NBA champions the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. The Wizards entered the contest tied with the worst record in the NBA. 

     Miami(35-29) was barely up 27-25 after one quarter. The Heat was able to stay in front during the second quarter and led 54-48 by halftime. 

     Washington(11-53) made it competitive and were down 82-81 at the end of the third quarter. The Wizards moved ahead by double digits 110-100 with 2:45 left in the fourth and did not surrender the lead. 

     Bam Adebayo compiled a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Jimmy Buttler led the Heat with a team-high 23 points. Duncan Robinson and Terry Rozier both added 16 points each. Kyle Kuzma fell short of a double-double with a game-high 32 points along with nine rebounds.