The NBA record book is something sacred — a detailed, chronicled history of some of the greatest feats in the sport. Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game is almost mythical because of the time period it happened in and the lack of footage from the match, so many people see Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game as the barometer for modern scoring excellence.
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.
On Tuesday, March 10th, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo had a historic game as his team downed the Washington Wizards. However, while solid, the center’s nine rebounds, three assists, two steals, and two blocks weren’t noteworthy.
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.
Bam Adebayo scored his way into the history books with 83 points Adebayo achieved this feat in Miami Heat's 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards Chamberlain’s record of 100 points has stood since 1962 It’s Wilt, then Bam.
The Miami Heat dismantled the Washington Wizards, 150-129, tonight after an 83-point explosion from Bam Adebayo, to surpass Kobe Bryant’s record of the highest points scored in a single game in the modern era.
Bam Adebayo has sent a shockwave throughout the league with his 83-point game against the Wizards tonight. Several NBA stars were in awe of what he pulled off in Miami tonight.
Bam Adebayo had the out-of-body experience of a lifetime on Tuesday night. The Miami Heat star center Adebayo dropped an impossible-to-believe 83 points (not a typo) against the Washington Wizards at Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla.
The Miami Heat are currently one of the hottest teams in the association. Winners of five straight, the Heat have put themselves in a good position to be in play for the fifth seed and finally escape the play-in tournament.
Heat wing Pelle Larsson made his 41st start of the season on Sunday, which means he has met the starter criteria ahead of potential restricted free agency, tweets Bobby Marks of ESPN.