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Spoelstra sorry to 'absolutely no one' for Bam's 83

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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra doesn't care about the criticism surrounding Bam Adebayo's 83-point game. (2:29) MIAMI -- Erik Spoelstra had a very clear message to those who didn't like how the final minutes of Bam Adebayo's 83-point game played out. Put simply, the Miami Heat coach doesn't care. "I apologize to absolutely no one," Spoelstra said Thursday. "Period." Adebayo's 83-point game -- now the No. 2 single-game total in NBA history, 17 behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 and two ahead of Kobe Bryant's 81 -- was one unlike any other. The Heat center took 43 shots in a 150-129 win Tuesday over the Washington Wizards, made an NBA-record 36 free throws and had an NBA-record 43 tries from the foul line. And the last few minutes were a circus, with the Wizards as times quadruple-teaming Adebayo -- who was still getting the ball -- and the Heat fouling Washington players on four occasions in the final moments to extend the game and get their center more opportunities to score.…

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