US EditionBam Adebayo surpasses Kobe Bryant's single-game scoring record
- On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-highest in NBA history, in Miami against the Washington Wizards, leading to a 150-129 victory.
- High free-throw volume propelled the scoring surge as Bam Adebayo's attempts set NBA records, with Miami missing several top scorers due to injuries.
- He scored 31 in the first quarter, 43 by halftime, and 62 through three quarters; Spoelstra said, 'Once he got to 50, then we're thinking, 'All right, maybe he can get to 60.' And when he got to 60, it just kept on going. We might as well go for 70 and then I didn't dare even think about taking him out at that point.'
- The result lifted Miami, producing a sixth straight win and improving the club's home record to 22-11, while teammates and family, including A'ja Wilson, celebrated emotionally.
- Historically, the night reshuffled single-game rankings, as Adebayo surpassed Kobe Bryant's 81 to move into second place, behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 from 1962.
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Bam Adebayo enters the basketball history books and even puts Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in the shade.
NBA History: Bam Adebayo Scores 83 Points To Unseat Kobe Bryant With 2nd Most Ever In Game, Haters Hate
Source: Megan Briggs / Getty On what seemed like a perfectly normal NBA night, Bam Adebayo woke up and apparently decided he was tired of being known mainly as a great defender and solid All-Star. Instead, the big man for the Miami Heat went absolutely nuclear and dropped 83 points on the Washington Wizards — the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. Yes, you read that right. Eighty-three. That’s not a typo, and no, this wasn’t a video ga…
The NBA professional Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in a single game. As many as no one has since 1962. However, against an opponent who did not want to win at all.
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