Southeast Notes: Bam, Giannis, Suggs, Hardaway Jr., Young

Concerns about the effectiveness of the Giannis Antetokounmpo-Bam Adebayo pairing have been alleviated. They each scored 37 points in a 133-121 win over Cleveland on Friday.

“We’re making progress in trust. We need to keep doing our work quietly, humbly,” Antetokounmpo said, per Cameron Wolfe of ESPN. “There’s still a lot of work to be done. We’re not even close. Still a lot of work to be done.”

The Heat have reached the .500 mark after an 0-4 start.

“Bam and Giannis, they are supposed to carry us with their force. Will the stat line always look like that? I don’t know,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “That’s a lot of force that they’re putting on the opponent in the paint.