Heat obliterate Wizards 121-100

The Miami Heat held a 76-69 lead over the Washington Wizards with 3:47 left in the third quarter. By the end of the period, the lead ballooned to 91-70. With 7:27 remaining in the fourth, it crested at 35.

Miami led wire-to-wire and defeated the Wizards 121-100 to improve to 35-20 on the season and 3-2 on their current six-game road trip. Despite some careless turnovers and fouls in the second half — the Heat actually built a 20-point lead in the second quarter before Washington stormed back to close the half — Miami toyed with the Wizards and dominated this game.

Bam Adebayo catalyzed the late third-quarter run, getting to the foul line and scoring inside. He scored 14 of his 21 points in…