Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo delivered a historic performance Tuesday night, scoring 83 points in a win over the Washington Wizards.
The huge scoring night marks the second-highest single-game total in NBA history, as Adebayo’s performance now trails only Wilt Chamberlain’s legendary 100-point game on March 3, 1962.
Adebayo led the Heat to a dominant 150-129 win over Washington. The 28-year-old attacker shot 20 of 43 from the field and had a record evening.
He made 36 free throws on 43 attempts, both of which set new NBA single-game records.
Adebayo remained on the ground for most of the game before being subbed off with just over a minute left as Miami secured the win.
The historic performance also surpasses Kobe Bryant’s famous 81-point game for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006.
Bryant’s total had been the second-highest scoring game in league history for nearly two decades.
Adebayo’s explosive night puts him among the most remarkable scoring performances the NBA has ever seen, behind only Chamberlain’s record-breaking performance more than 60 years ago.
