As the Miami Heat try to recover after the loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, 123-122, one of the few bright sides was the performance of star Bam Adebayo. Though the Heat looks to snap its four-game skid against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, Adebayo's performance against the Rockets was one to marvel at.

Despite the loss, Adebayo would obtain a career-first, recording a 30-20 game, specifically scoring 32 points and grabbing 21 rebounds, as Miami was missing Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. on Saturday. When Adebayo was speaking about his night, he would have a nonchalant approach to his outstanding performance, saying that one could “celebrate it more” with a win.

“Just taking game by game, obviously, it would be better if you get it off a W, then you can celebrate it more. Those things is what people expect from me, especially we got guys out and trying to get a win,” Adebayo said, via The Heat Realm on X, formerly Twitter.

Though one could understand Adebayo's thoughts, the star big man has celebrated bigger outings, especially last Tuesday when he scored 83 points, recording the second-highest scoring game in NBA history.

The Heat is looking to recover after a tough loss to the Rockets 

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Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) reacts to guard Davion Mitchell (45) basket against the Houston Rockets in the first half at Toyota Center.
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Still, the goal for Adebayo is leading Miami to wins, though the loss to the Rockets was heartbreaking, as the game was decided on an Amen Thompson put-back at the buzzer. What was even more frustrating was that Adebayo played impeccable defense on Kevin Durant on his final shot, though Thompson slipped past the Heat for the put-back.

“We see what we’re capable of,” Adebayo said. “We let the rope go a little bit, but we fought back and made it a game…We know what we’re trying to get out of (play-in), those games are devastating, but we still have a chance.”

At any rate, the Heat are 38-33, putting them ninth in the Eastern Conference, ahead of Monday's game against the Spurs, as there are 11 games left in the season.