Forty-three area aim makes an attempt. Thirty-six made free throws. Eighty-three factors!?
Miami Warmth large man Bam Adebayo on Tuesday evening put up the second-highest-scoring sport in NBA historical past, passing Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who famously scored 81 on Jan. 22, 2006, in opposition to the Toronto Raptors. Adebayo’s epic efficiency nonetheless trails Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point sport, nevertheless.
Adebayo’s full stat line within the Warmth’s 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards: 83 factors, 9 rebounds, three assists, two steals, two blocks. He hit seven 3-pointers on 22 makes an attempt and scored 43 factors within the first half — which topped his earlier full-game profession excessive of 41.
Adebayo set information for many free throws made (36) and tried (43) in an NBA sport, and the Warmth franchise information for many factors in 1 / 4 (31), half (43) and sport (83). His record-setting evening got here 12 years and one week after LeBron James set the earlier Warmth report with 61 factors in opposition to the then-Charlotte Bobcats.
This is a better have a look at Adebayo’s superb evening, with an help from ESPN Analysis:
By the numbers: Bam Adebayo’s 83-point evening
• Previous to Tuesday evening’s sport, Adebayo’s profession excessive was 41 factors. The overall from his two highest-scoring video games (41 and 38) was lower than the 83 he scored in opposition to the Wizards.
• There have been 11 video games this season wherein a workforce failed to attain at the very least 83 factors, most just lately final week when Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks misplaced to the Boston Celtics 108-81.
• Adebayo is the eleventh completely different participant in NBA historical past to attain at the very least 70 factors in a sport. The opposite 10: Chamberlain (six occasions), Bryant, Luka Doncic, David Thompson, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, David Robinson, Elgin Baylor, Joel Embiid and Devin Booker.
• He’s the primary participant with a 60-point sport this season. Nikola Jokic had been the final participant with a 60-point sport, scoring 61 in a double-overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in April.
• Adebayo, nevertheless, is the twelfth completely different participant to attain at the very least 50 factors in a sport this season. The report for many 50-point scorers in a season is 14, completed in each 2021-22 and 2022-23.
• Adebayo scored 62 factors by means of three quarters, probably the most by any participant since Bryant had 62 on Dec. 20, 2005, vs. the Dallas Mavericks (when he famously outscored Dallas 62-61 by means of three quarters earlier than sitting out the fourth).
• Adebayo had 31 factors within the first quarter, probably the most within the opening body since Kevin Love had 34 within the first quarter for the Cleveland Cavaliers in opposition to the Portland Path Blazers in 2016.
• He’s the primary participant in Warmth historical past to aim 40 area objectives in a sport. Adebayo’s 43 area aim makes an attempt are probably the most for a participant in a non-overtime sport since Bryant tried 50 pictures within the closing sport of his profession in 2016.
• Adebayo joins Chamberlain as the one gamers in NBA historical past with 20 made area objectives and 25 made free throws in a sport.
• Earlier than Tuesday’s sport, the Warmth’s season excessive in free throws made this season was 36 — on Nov. 10 vs. the Cavaliers. Adebayo made 36 free throws Tuesday evening.
• He’s the primary participant in NBA historical past to make 25 free throws and 5 3-pointers in a sport.
• Adebayo shot 20-of-43 from the sphere. He’s the primary participant in NBA historical past to attain at the very least 70 factors whereas making lower than 50% of his pictures.
