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'It's Wilt, me, then Kobe'

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Bam Adebayo is a three-time NBA All Star Bam Adebayo scored 83 points - the second highest number in an NBA game - as the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 150-129. The center said it was a "special moment" when he passed Kobe Bryant's 81-point tally, set in 2006. Wilt Chamberlain's record of 100 points has stood since 1962. Adebayo scored 36 of 43 free-throws - records for the most free-throws attempted and most free-throws made - at Kaseya Center in Miami. "It's Wilt, me, then Kobe, which sounds crazy," he said. The 28-year-old described it as a "special moment" and said he "really got emotional" when he realised the scale of his achievement. "I wish I could relive it twice," Adebayo said. Paying tribute to his family and trainers, he said: "They've seen me at the lowest, at the bottom of the bottom, trying to figure out how to really pick myself up.…

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