Exhaustion assuredly could have stood as an excuse, considering going double-overtime the previous night in a loss to the Sacramento Kings. Opposing excellence could have created a sense of doom, as Stephen Curry drained eight 3-pointers in a 31-point performance.

Adebayo is averaging his fewest points (16.1) since the 2019-20 season while shooting a career-low 45 percent from the field.