The reaction to Bam’s 83-point game is a perfect example of how bad the NBA discourse is
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Victor Wembanyama’s reply when asked if Bam Adebayo scoring 83 points gives him inspiration to score more: “Yeah I saw…….. I think we’re in a league where’s there is plenty of inspirations to look up to but yeah I saw… *shrugs*”
[Winderman] Erik Spoelstra noted he has the box score of LeBron’s 61-point franchise-record game, but it was lost in his house fire earlier this season. Say he can laugh about it now because he now has the box score with the new record.
Funny look at how nostalgia impacts fandom: Before writing his latest article for The Athletic “Why Bam Adebayo and the Heat should have stopped at matching Kobe Bryant’s 81 points”, Sam Amick’s most recent article was titled “Let’s appreciate SGA as he nears Wilt’s consecutive 20-point game record”
[McDonald] The last Spurs game vs Houston, Kevin Durant was frustrated and said “Man, why you guys triple teaming me?” An Anonymous Spur said: “it’s not because you’re good, its because the rest of your team sucks.”
Paulo Banchero: “I looked in the mirror. Over the All-Star break, I watched a lot of film… I wasn’t happy with what I put out. It’s about being honest with yourself & realizing that you didn’t deserve to be an All-Star… taking that with a grain of salt & being better in the 2nd half of the season.”
The fourth quarter of Bam’s 83 point game WAS an interesting watch
[Charania] Golden State’s Stephen Curry will miss another 10 days with his ailing knee, stretching his absence to five more games and a total of 20 consecutive, sources tell me and @anthonyVslater. Curry has started on-court work and is aiming to intensify his workouts.
[Yahoo Sports] Steve Kerr reaffirms desire for 72-game NBA season after Stephen A. Smith criticizes stance. Kerr acknowledged the financial sacrifice shortening the season would take, but he doubled down on what he believes is best for the league’s product.
Bam Adebayo breaks Kobe Bryant’s record and the Heat franchise scoring record in a win vs. Washington: 43 MINS │ 83 PTS │ 9 REB │ 3 AST │ 2 STL │ 2 BLK │ 20-43 FG │ 7-22 3P │ 36-43 FT
[Highlight] Bam passes Kobe for the second-highest NBA scoring game ever
Coach Spo on Bam’s 83: “Once he got to 50, then we’re thinking alright maybe he can get to 60 and when he got to 60, we might as well go for 70 and then I didn’t dare even think about taking him out at that point. I didn’t stop until once he got Kobe’s”
Victor Wembanyama during the Spurs 16-1 stretch: 25/11/3 with 1.3 steals and 3.7 blocks on 64% TS and an average of +16 per game
Bam Adebayo (83) and Simone Fontecchio (18) combined for 101 total points tonight, the first duo to break 100 points in an NBA game since Wilt’s 100-point game in 1962.
“In the fourth quarter it turned into not a real basketball game.” -Wizards Head coach Brian Keefe on last nights against the Miami Heat.
[Highlight] Donovan Mitchell drops Noah Penda and hits the three
[Highlight] No-call that led to Jaylen Brown’s ejection during Spurs game
Flashback: Michael Beasley says that Bam Adebayo is the only player to ever beat him one-on-one. “Y’all don’t know how good Bam is.” “It’s blasphemous that Bam ain’t takin’ 30 shots a game.”
[Russo] Bam Adebayo raised his season scoring average from 18.9 to 20.0 thanks to his 83-point outing this evening.
[Post Game Thread] The Miami Heat (37-29) defeat the Washington Wizards (16-48), 150-129 on the back of Bam Adebayo’s once-in-a-lifetime 83-point performance
THE INDIANA PACERS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION
Anthony Edwards pays homage to Gabe Vincent tonight vs. Lakers: 14/2/4 on 2⁄15 FG, 1⁄10 3PT and 9⁄10 from the line.
[Kofie] Erik Spoelstra just challenged a call up 25 to try to get Bam two more free throws.
He hates challenging anything
credit where credit is due, the transition take foul has been very successful
[Highlight] Bam Adebayo scores his 30th point of the first quarter!
[Vorkunov] Bam had 43 FT attempts tonight against the Wizards. That’s the most ever in a NBA game. Dwight Howard had previous record. He took 39 free throws in a game twice: in 2013 against the Magic, and in 2012 against the Warriors
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Bam Adebayo outscored 11 NBA teams this year
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[Russo] Bam Adebayo is now the only player in history to reach the 40-20-40 club: 40 FGA, 20 3PA, and 40 FTA in the same game.
[Washburn] Joe Mazzulla on the Jaylen Brown ejection and Crew Chief Tyler Ford not being the one to assess the second technical: “I just give a ton of credit to my high school principal. He had the balls to throw a student out; he didn’t leave it to the hall monitor…he was a hell of a principal.”
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown picks up two quick technicals for the ejection
[Highlight] Bam has 77 points after converting the and-1
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown has to be restrained by security personal after ejection
Steph Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant have zero franchise records for points in a single game
[Highlight] Bam Adebayo finishes the game with the 2nd-most points in a single game in NBA history with 83 points as he leads the Miami Heat to a 150-129 victory over the Washington Wizards. His teammates celebrate by dumping the water cooler on him.
Before Bam Adebayo’s 83 point game, Bam Adebayo has been averaging since January: 20/10/3/1.2⁄0.8 and +7.3 a game; he has been top 10 in DRtg and ORtg since the all star break, as well as leading the Heat to a top 4 defense this season.
[Highlight] Doncic steal + alley-oop pass to Hachimura
The Miami Heat are now tied with the LA Lakers for most 20ppg scorers this year: Norman Powell (23ppg), Tyler Herro (22ppg) and Bam Adebayo (20ppg)
Bam Adebayo full postgame interview on the court, after scoring 83 points - 2nd most points scored in a single game in NBA history. He receives the water shower from his teammates, and Norman Powell helps the reporter with a question of his own for Bam
[Highlight] Spoelstra congratulates Bam as he checks out of the game with 83 points
[Highlight] Donovan Mitchell puts the moves on Noah Penda, sending him to the floor before drilling the step-back three-pointer
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (40-25) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (40-25), 120-106 behind Luka Doncic’s 31/11/11 triple double & Austin Reaves 31/7/8 performances
Rob Dillingham as a Chicago Bull: 6.4/3/3 on 35/21/78 shooting splits
[Highlight] Luka hits the 3 over Ant, + the ass slap
[Highlight] LaMelo Ball signals to Ryan Kalkbrenner to shoot a three for 10 straight seconds, he eventually obliged.Highlight