Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in the **Heat**‘s victory over the Wizards tonight, becoming the sole owner of the second-highest scoring game in NBA history.
In doing so, Adebayo passed **Kobe Bryant**‘s longstanding 81-point second-place mark, which Bryant recorded on January 22, 2006.
Adebayo went 7-for-22 from three and 36-for-43 from the free throw line. He broke the NBA record for made free throws (previously 26, by **Adrian Dantley** and **Wilt Chamberlain**), attempted free throws (previously 39, by Dwight Howard), and became the first player ever with 30 or more free throws and 20 or more three-pointers, per The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov ([Twitter link](https://x.com/MikeVorkunov/status/2031556276564435049?s=20)).
By the end of the game, the Wizards were triple-teaming Adebayo and intentionally fouling his teammates just to keep the Heat’s center off the free-throw line, but a quick spinmove in transition drew the shooting foul and allowed Adebayo to reach his goal. He was subbed out soon after.
Head coach **Erik Spoelstra** said the three-time All-Star made his decision-making down the stretch easy.
“_I didn’t even dare think about taking him out_,” Spoelstra said, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel ([Twitter link](https://x.com/IraHeatBeat/status/2031558576154521853?s=20)).
Chamberlain’s 100-point record has remained unbroken since March 2, 1962.