Mar 10, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) reacts after becoming the NBA’s second highest scorer of points in a game against the Wshington Wizards at Kaseya Center. Adebayo scored 83 points. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images
On Tuesday night, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo broke Kobe Bryant’s longstanding NBA record as the second-highest scoring night in history.
Wilt Chamberlain holds the top spot for what seems to be forever, at 100 points. For more than a decade, Bryant held the second spot with 81 points, a mark he set against the Toronto Raptors.
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However, against the Washington Wizards, Adebayo scored 83 points, paying homage to Wilt Chamberlain by wearing a sign displaying the number.
He is now the third player to score more than 80 points in a game, joining rarified air.
Mar 10, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) reacts after becoming the NBA’s second-highest scorer of points in a game against the Washington Wizards at Kaseya Center. Adebayo scored 83 points. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images
Adebayo reached his points total through shooting 20-for-43 from the field, 7-of-22 from 3-point land, and made 36 of his 43 free-throw attempts.
“Like I said, I wish I could relive it twice,” Adebayo told reporters. “So this is a special moment. Wilt, me and then Kobe — which sounds crazy.”
After he reached the historic 83 points, the entire NBA landscape erupted in celebration of his accomplishment.
BAM BAM BAM 💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 11, 2026
As for Bam, he made sure to pay homage and celebrate Bryant’s legacy.
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“To me, it’s wondering what he would say. Seeing somebody, obviously you’ve seen 60, 70, but like to be 83 and you pass him, in my mind, it’s like, ‘What would he say to me?,” Adebayo said.
“Because I’ve always wanted to have a conversation with him, but he’ll probably say ‘Go do it again’, but just a surreal moment, being in the company with somebody you idolized growing up.”
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