MIAMI (AP) — Kelly Olynyk became the latest option in Miami’s starting lineup. He made a case to stick around.
Olynyk made five 3-pointers on his way to 19 points, Bam Adebayo led all scorers with 20 on 9-for-10 shooting and the Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-90 on Monday night.
Miami has played six games, alternating losses then wins in all six, and has used a different starting five every time.
“I think the starting lineup is so overstated in so many ways,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “The more important thing is us building consistency to how we want to play.