COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - On Tuesday night, Bam Adebayo passed Kobe Bryant with the 2nd-highest scoring game in NBA history.
Adebayo broke the record against the Washington Wizards on free throws late in the fourth quarter. Players for the Wizards tried to prevent the center from breaking the record by full-court pressing and denying him the ball.
Adebayo is now only under Wilt Chamberlain for the highest scoring game with 100 points.
The top single-game scorers are as follows:
1. Wilt Chamberlain, 100 points
2. Bam Adebayo, 83 points
3. Kobe Bryant, 81 points
4. Wilt Chamberlain, 78 points
5. Luka Doncic, 73 points
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