MIAMI (Interstat) — Bam Adebayo scored 23 points, grabbed nine rebounds and matched a career high with six steals to lead the Miami Heat to a 124-98 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night at FTX Arena.

Tyler Herro added 22 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 20 for the Heat, who led 69-54 at halftime and pulled away in the fourth quarter before a crowd of 19,700. Miami shot 53% from the floor in the first half to seize control.

Noah Clowney led the Nets with 17 points. Brooklyn lost for the eighth time in nine games, falling to 15-46. Miami improved to 33-29, winning for the fifth time in seven contests. The teams meet again in Miami on Thursday.