bomb adebayo Scored the most points since Wilt ChamberlainAs the prestigious 100-point game in 1962 Miami Heat Stars scored 83 points in 150-129 win washington wizards On Tuesday night.
Adebayo shot 20 of 43 from the field, 7 of 22 from 3-point range, and 36 of 43 from the free throw line. He added nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks in just under 42 minutes.
His free throws and attempts set NBA records for a game. The record for tries was 39 by Dwight Howard – who reached the line that many times on two occasions. The record for free throws in a game was 28, set by? Wilt Chamberlain And Adrian Dantley.
Adebayo was averaging just 4.8 free throw attempts per game through Tuesday night.
Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game stood as the most points scored in a game for two decades since Chamberlain’s game on March 3, 1962. The last player to come close to Bryant’s score was luka doncic For the Mavericks on January 26, 2024, when he scored 73 runs.
Adebayo started the game strongly and scored 31 points in the first quarter. They had 43 runs at halftime and 62 runs at the end of the third quarter.
Lebron James The previous Heat single-game scoring mark was; His 61-point effort against Charlotte came on March 3, 2014. of denver Nikola Jokic This season was the highest in the NBA last season with 56.
Adebayo outran both of them in the third quarter — and kept going. His previous career high was 41.
