{"id":489,"date":"2026-05-17T07:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2026-05-17T07:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:03:04","slug":"bam-adebayo-scores-83-points-2nd-best-in-nba-history-sets-ft-records-in-heat-win-over-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd-best in NBA history, sets FT records in Heat win over Wizards"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-best scoring effort in NBA history, to carry the Miami Heat to a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=488\">Inside the numbers: Bam Adebayo\u2019s 83 points, and some of the records that were set<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adebayo had 31 points in the first quarter, 43 by halftime and 62 by the end of the third quarter. He finished 20 for 43 from the field, 36 for 43 from the foul line and 7 for 22 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Wilt. Bam. Kobe. pic.twitter.com\/rg1w3DG8xv<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 11, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adebayo\u2019s free throw makes and attempts both set NBA records for a game. The record for attempts was 39 by Dwight Howard \u2014 who got to the line that many times on two occasions. The record for free throws made in a game was 28, set by Wilt Chamberlain and Adrian Dantley.<\/p>\n<p>Chamberlain got the 28 free throws on the night he scored 100 points in 1962 \u2014 the only game better than Adebayo in NBA history. Adebayo passed his basketball idol, Kobe Bryant, for the second-highest scoring game ever; Bryant\u2019s career-best was 81.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=486\">Heat fans react to Bam Adebayo\u2019s historic 83-point outing: \u2018It was amazing, man\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>83! pic.twitter.com\/qn8x8xsuxM<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 11, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LeBron James had the previous Heat single-game scoring mark; his 61-point effort against Charlotte happened on March 3, 2014. Denver\u2019s Nikola Jokic had the previous season high in the NBA this season with 56.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo passed them both in the third quarter \u2014 and just kept going.<\/p>\n<p>Simone Fontecchio scored 18 points for Miami (37-29), which has won six straight and moved a season-best eight games over .500. The Heat were without Norman Powell (groin), Tyler Herro (quadriceps), Nikola Jovic (back) and Andrew Wiggins (toe).<\/p>\n<p>Alex Sarr had 28 points for the Wizards, who were without Trae Young \u2014 held out with right knee injury management. Will Riley added 22 and Jaden Hardy scored 17 for Washington, which has lost nine straight.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=484\">Bam Adebayo named Eastern Conference Player of the Week<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Up next<\/h4>\n<p>Wizards: Visit Orlando on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Heat: Host Milwaukee on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-best scoring effort in NBA history, to carry the Miami Heat to a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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