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How Bam Adebayo really got his 83 points

When history is made in sports, naturally there are two stances that people take after watching greatness. On one side of the room you have those that want to celebrate a moment in basketball history, living in the moment to embrace a legendary moment that was just witnessed.

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Why NBA insider thinks Heat’s Bam Adebayo should’ve checked out after matching Kobe Bryant’s 81 points

The Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo surpassed Kobe Bryant’s epic 81-point game by two points when he scored a whopping 83 against the Washington Wizards. The Heat controlled the game right from start to finish and won what was their sixth straight win on the trot.

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The 'Most 20-point games in an NBA season' quiz

An active NBA player has scored 20 points or more in at least 60 games in one season 61 times. How many of those players can you name in five minutes?

The 'Most 30-point games in one NBA postseason' quiz

The 'Most points in a quarter of an NBA Finals game' quiz

The 'Teammates with 30+ points in one NBA Conference Finals game' quiz

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Every NBA franchise's most infamous villain

Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.

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Bam Adebayo’s late-game shenanigans in 83-point explosion eerily similar to Devin Booker’s 70 piece

There is no doubting that Bam Adebayo’s 83-point performance for the Miami Heat on March 10 was one of the best individual performances in NBA history.

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20 NBA players who changed how the game is played

Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.