"NBA 1 game with 83 points." A new history! Kobe scored 81 points... "I can't believe it either"

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It is a new history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bam Adebayo (29, Miami Heat) has set an NBA milestone beyond basketball emperor Michael Jordan and his idol Kobe Bryant.

Adebayo led his team's 150-129 victory in a home game against the Washington Wizards in the 2025-2026 NBA regular league at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on the 11th (Korea time).

It's the best performance ever. Adebayo's 83 points is the second-highest score in NBA history after Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in 1962. With this, Adebayo became the main character of a new history by breaking Kobe's 81 points (2006), which was previously second place, in 20 years.

On this day, Adebayo scored 31 points in the first quarter alone, breaking the Miami club's record for most points in a quarter. Adebayo, who had already scored 43 points at the end of the first half, accumulated 62 points by the third quarter, surpassing the club's most points (61 points) in a single game set by LeBron James (currently the LA Lakers) in 2014.

The record march did not stop. Adebayo made 20 by throwing 43 field throws on the day, and his 3-pointer hit 7 of 22.

In particular, he wrote a new history of the NBA in the free throw category. Adebayo got 43 free throws and made 36 successful, breaking the NBA's record of most free throws (39 in Dwight Howard) and most successful (28 in former Chamberlain).

The Washington defense refused to fall victim to the record. In the fourth quarter, a double team, a triple team, and even a quadruple team tried to stop Adebayo, but even the pouring foul operation was not enough to stop Adebayo's scoring streak.

After the game, Adebayo wept as she hugged her mother Marilyn Blunt on the court, according to a report by sports media "ESPN." Adebayo, who appeared at the press conference with his girlfriend and WNBA MVP, Aeon Wilson, said, "It's a really unreal night."

Adebayo then said, "I wish I could live this moment again. It's a really special moment. I can't believe Chamberlain, I, and Kobe are on the list side by side," he said. "It was a surreal night," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra praised.

The previous record for most points in a single NBA game this season was 56 points recorded by Nikola Jokic in a Christmas match. In just one game, Adebayo broke NBA history by surpassing his previous career high of 41 points in the first half.

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