Adebayo’s full stat line in the Heat’s 150-129 win<\/a> over the Washington Wizards<\/a>: 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<\/a> of 41.<\/p>\n 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<\/a> set the previous Heat record with 61 points against the then-Charlotte Bobcats.<\/p>\n Here’s a closer look at Adebayo’s amazing night, with an assist from ESPN Research:<\/p>\n \u2022 Prior to Tuesday night’s game, Adebayo’s career high was 41 points. The total from his two highest-scoring games (41 and 38) was less than the 83 he scored against the Wizards.<\/p>\n \u2022 There have been 11 games this season in which a team failed to score at least 83 points, most recently last week when Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> and the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> lost to the Boston Celtics<\/a> 108-81.<\/p>\n \u2022 Adebayo is the 11th different player in NBA history to score at least 70 points in a game. The other 10: Chamberlain (six times), Bryant, Luka Doncic<\/a>, David Thompson, Damian Lillard<\/a>, Donovan Mitchell<\/a>, David Robinson, Elgin Baylor<\/a>, Joel Embiid<\/a> and Devin Booker<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 He is the first player with a 60-point game this season. Nikola Jokic<\/a> had been the last player with a 60-point game, scoring 61 in a double-overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n \u2022 Adebayo, however, is the 12th different player to score at least 50 points in a game this season. The record for most 50-point scorers in a season is 14, done in both 2021-22 and 2022-23.<\/p>\n \u2022 Adebayo scored 62 points through three quarters, the most by any player since Bryant had 62 on Dec. 20, 2005, vs. the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> (when he famously outscored Dallas 62-61 through three quarters before sitting out the fourth).<\/p>\n \u2022 Adebayo had 31 points in the first quarter, the most in the opening frame since Kevin Love<\/a> had 34 in the first quarter for the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> against the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n \u2022 He is the first player in Heat history to attempt 40 field goals in a game. Adebayo’s 43 field goal attempts are the most for a player in a non-overtime game since Bryant attempted 50 shots in the final game of his career<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/_end_rule.png\")
By the numbers: Bam Adebayo’s 83-point night<\/p>\n