Bam Adebayo has scored 83 points, the second-best effort in NBA history, to carry the Heat to a 150-129 win over Washington in Miami.
Adebayo had 31 points in the first quarter, 43 by halftime and 62 by the end of the third. He finished 20 for 43 from the field, 36 for 43 from the foul line, and 7-of-22 from three-point range against the Wizards on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT).
Adebayo's free-throw makes and attempts both set NBA records for a game. The record for attempts was 39 by Dwight Howard, who got to the line that many times on two occasions. The record for free throws made in a game was 28, set by Wilt Chamberlain and Adrian Dantley.
