{"id":187029,"date":"2026-03-11T10:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187029\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:17:10","slug":"bam-adebayo-scores-historic-83-points-in-miami-heat-win-passes-kobe-bryant-for-second-most-in-nba-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187029\/","title":{"rendered":"Bam Adebayo scores historic 83 points in Miami Heat win, passes Kobe Bryant for second-most in NBA history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adebayo set the tone early, opening the first quarter with 31 points. By halftime, he&#8217;d already reached 43 points, and finished the night shooting 20-of-43 from the field and 7-of-22 from the three-point line.<\/p>\n<p>He also added a historic outing at the free throw line, attempting an\u00a0NBA record 43 shots, and making 36 of them. He averaged just 4.8 free throw attempts per game this season before Tuesday\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n<p>Chamberlain and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/adrian-delano-dantley\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;9015f640-adcd-49e3-a9a8-2b3e87306ac3&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2026-03-11T08:27:27.826Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Bam Adebayo scores historic 83 points in Miami Heat win, passes Kobe Bryant for second-most in NBA history&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-basketball\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;basketball\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;lauren-jones\\&quot;,\\&quot;bam-adebayo\\&quot;,\\&quot;a-ja-wilson\\&quot;,\\&quot;kobe-bryant\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-male\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;lebron-james\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Basketball: Bam Adebayo scores historic 83 points in Miami Heat win, passes Kobe Bryant for second-most in NBA history&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;basketball-bam-adebayo-scores-historic-83-points-nba&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-basketball&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;BKB&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Dantley<\/a> previously shared the record for most free throws made in a game with 28 each.<\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat head coach Erik\u00a0Spoelstra removed the center from the game with 1:08 remaining, as the Heat secured a 150 to 129 victory over the Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely surreal night,\u201d Spoelstra said after the game. \u201cOnce he got to 50, then we\u2019re thinking, all right, maybe get to 60. Then when he got to 60, we might as well go for 70. I didn\u2019t even dare think about taking him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo entered the night averaging 18.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game this season. The victory marked Miami\u2019s sixth straight win and improved the team to 37 wins and 29 losses.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/lebron-james\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LeBron James<\/a> held the Miami Heat franchise single-game scoring record with 61 points against Charlotte on 3 March 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adebayo set the tone early, opening the first quarter with 31 points. 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