LeBron James and the rest of the NBA world couldn’t believe Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game.
scoring total in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain’s infamous 100-point game. He went 20-for-43 from the field, 7-for-22 from three-point range and 36-for-43 from the free-throw line. With the historic performance, Adebayo broke the single-game record for most free-throw attempts that was previously held by Dwight Howard.
He set a Heat franchise record with 31 first-quarter points and finished the first half with 43., which Adebayo surpassed with a pair of free throws with 1:16 remaining. The scoring explosion came out of nowhere, leaving the NBA world in awe.And plenty of other NBA players, both current and former, shared the same sentiment: Downright disbelief at what they just witnessed:BLAKE SILVERMAN Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports. A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.
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