Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo on Tuesday night put up the second-highest scoring game in NBA history, passing Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who famously scored 81 on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors. Adebayo’s epic performance still trails Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, however.
Adebayo’s full stat line in the Heat’s 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards: 83 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals, two blocks. He hit seven 3-pointers on 22 attempts and scored 43 points in the first half — which topped his previous full-game career high of 41.
Adebayo set records for most free throws made (36) and attempted (43) in an NBA game, and the Heat franchise records for most points in a quarter (31), half (43) and game (83). His record-setting night came 12 years and one week after LeBron James set the previous Heat record with 61 points against the then-Charlotte Bobcats.