[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.
You could put anything on there with the 40 FTAs
Yeah, like quite literally anything. First player with 40 FTA and at least 1 minute played.
I’d be more impressed if someone got 40 TFA in less than a minute
40 techs in a game with no minutes played is possible I suppose
Not with that attitude
Most FTAs in a game by an onomatopoeia
Also the first player with 40 FTA and at least 1 minute played on 1 day of rest.
I didn’t realize this was a record so I looked up the games with the most FTAs and need to share this. Drummond once had 36 FTAs and only finished with 17 points! https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201601200HOU.html
Frankly, if Washington is less aggressive on defense, he probably doesn’t get this. They got so desperate to stop him that they inadvertently helped him.
Yeah, people complaining about the 43 FTA really didn’t watch the game.
When he stayed in for the 4th, they knew what was happening. And they finally decided to try and stop him. They got real handsy and physical. Even started intentionally fouling him before he could get a 3 off to try and stop him from attempting a 3 that would have tied him with Kobe.
If the game was over, why not just put 5 guys on him and let anyone else score an open layup?
Because they failed to execute that strategy without fouling
It looked like they were trying triple teams maybe. I’m talking all 5 guys.
To do so would be supremely embarrassing even for the wizards. Like, everyone in the arena could tell that Bam was going for the record at a certain point, and the wizards were obviously trying to prevent that, but they still had to at least pretend like they still cared about winning the game. To direct your players to do literally nothing except try to prevent Bam from scoring, at any cost, even if it meant everyone else was able to freely score with absolutely no resistance, would be the ultimate embarrassment and a clear act of bitter spite. I wouldn’t be surprised if the coaching staff was fined by the NBA in that scenario lol.
That was basically their plan and they failed
They quite literally tried that and kept inadvertently fouling him.
I kind of don’t understand the incentive of stopping him from getting the record. Like of course they shouldn’t just let him get it for free, but I don’t really get making stopping him their entire game plan
Either f some kind of Kobe respect, or it’d be real embarrassing for them
I can understand it as a pride thing, like not wanting to be that team with the modern record being against them
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This makes me wonder how many members of the 40 FGA, 20 3PA club are there even?
I’m pretty sure it’s just Bam and Harden. Harden had a 41 FGA and 22 3PA game in 2019.
Lillard’s 71 point game was 22 3PA, but just shy in field goals at 38 FGA.
How much did Harden score that game?
yeah he’s the only one in the 0-0-40 club
First 40 80
Jameis winston ass statline
Only member of the 30-30 club. 30 TDs, 30 INTs
Plus 5000 yards lmao that will never happen again
Man was allergic to incompletions. Someone on the field was catching that damn ball
Jameis is my favorite player in the nfl, the vibes are consistently immaculate. Eating W’s tonight.
Your favorite player is a sexual deviant? Must be a big Kobe guy too
Yeah, his off the field issues are the exact reason I’m a big fan. Same with Kobe and Karl Malone.
“at least Kobe raped an adult women” -Kobe stans
19 is legal clowb
this shit cured my depression today
What a strange way to double down
Deviant is a crazy way to refer to sexual assault
Should have been awarded OPOY and DPOY in that season.
God protect me from pick 6s
The 5k is what makes it all so astonishing. He was putting in WORK.
The previous year, Fitzmagic and Winston combined for a league leading 5125 yards and 3rd highest 36 TD and a league leading 26 INTs.
Some tanking team needs to stop being cowards and make Sam Howell their QB. In his only season as a starter, he had 3,950 yards, 21 TDs, and 21 INT. With enough opportunity, he could go 5,000-30-30.
After game crab legs confirmed
Barry Bonds ass statline
The 40-40 club
Go look up the time the Saints hosted Green Bay in Jacksonville. Absolutely wild box score:!
This is why Luka’s still craziest and most impressive to me in recent time due to how little shots and FTs he took lol
73/10/7 25⁄33 FGA, 8⁄13 3PA, 15⁄16 FTA
And he did it in game that was close until the late 4th and the Mavs needed every point to win.
Yeah that and mitchell’s 71 point game are the two greatest scoring performances I’ve ever seen in my life
Dame’s 71 in 39 minutes was pretty crazy.
38 FGA, 14 FTs
That Dame one was nuts
Mitchell’s 71 was the second most impressive performance I’ve ever watched, second only to brons 50 in 2018 Finals G1.
Mitchell did that shit on Alex Caruso, too.
Klays 30 something in a quarter was insane to watch in real time. Literally couldn’t miss for an entire quarter where almost every shot was given to him.
Not old enough to see Kobe’s 81?
some of us are old enough but couldn’t watch the game on tv
To be fair to Bam, the Wizards weren’t letting him play, they legit fouled him a lot.
Yep. Luka was a cookout. Donovan Mitchell was also a cookout. We recognize them when we see them……but also, we have to recognize this random nonsense as well
Yeah agreed. Bam’s is cool I guess but pretty shameless in comparison to Luka’s.
I can’t believe what I’m witnessing
Well 40 FTs alone is a record so you could literally add any other qualifier you want to this “stat”. I think the previous record was Dwight twice with 39. Bam had 43.
This is the weirdest, ugliest and most quintessential Wizards-Heat 80 point game imaginable
For anyone wondering Kobe shot 20 in his 81 pt game
I wasn’t wondering that buddy this is Bam time
Getting 81+ on 30% from 3 and <50% from the field is kinda diabolical ngl
He chucked up like 5-6 3s as he was closing in on Kobes record with the triple team
I laughed out loud when the Wozards fouled Bam before he could attempt the 3 that would have tied Kobe if he made it.
This is hilarious
Shameless
They lost the plot with the intentional fouling towards the end. No shame.
Oh please the 100 point game was built on intentional fouling
This is awesome
Yeah. People on Wilt’s team straight up admitted they were stat padding and only giving the ball to Wilt.
I think the question is how many 60+ scoring games didn’t have some fouling for more possessions? Of course some didn’t but I remember when Booker became the youngest to go for 70 the sun’ were fouling for more as they were losing to the Celtics anyway
Wilt had 11 less fts and 17 more points.
Yeah off 20 more field goal attempts lol
I mean wilt still managed to shoot above 50%
Yeah. Players waiting on fast breaks for Wilt to catch up for the easy, undefended bucket.
Wizards were legit playing bully ball when they finally decided “not on my watch,” but just kept fouling him.
And shot 11 percentage points higher from the field.
57% to 46%
Grabbed 25 boards as well.
Considering Wilt was the wemby of times past, that doesn’t really surprise anyone.
Bam also may be a big but he’s never been someone I’d consider an amazing finisher cuz he’s 6’9 and a great but not elite athletic guy to just be dunking on everyone like Blake or LeBron at similar size
You wouldn’t like it if EVERYONE intentionally fouled up 30 in the fourth, right?
Still really petty.
Reminds me more of when the Spurs forced the ball to and intentionally fouled for David Robinson (71 pts 24-31 shooting). So he could beat Shaq in the scoring title.
I’m not anti-fun. This is fun. But also kinda dumb.
Edit: typo 26-41
Shades of Kobe’s final game. I loved it then, I love it now.
Kobe’s final game was at least close and those buckets were needed to win. It feels not great force feeding a guy up 25 in the final minutes.
Wilt played all 48 minutes in his 100 point game, with the Warriors’ winning margin greater than the Heat tonight. Tonight was about Bam, bar none.
Wilt played all 48 minutes in every game that season, literally
Well, all 48.5 minutes (because he played every minute of overtime that season too).
It feels not great force feeding a guy up 25 in the final minutes.
Spoken like someone not rooting for the Heat tonight - that was delightfully garbage basketball. Pure entertainment.
But it’s not anyone’s last game. Dude got hot and had 30 in the first and ran with it.
but funny
Intentionally fouling to give bam more time / shots seems kinda lame but whatever
Wilts teams did it too in his 100 point game
Same with Bookers one game where he had 70
And Booker lost
Both are equally lame then
History books don’t care if it’s lame
They did when Wilt scored 100, but he still shot 11 fewer total free throws than Bam just did, and still scored 17 more total points
wizards started tripling full court and fouling other heat players as soon as they got the ball. they were doing everything they could to stop it
Yeah it was the pettiest basketball I’ve ever seen lol
How many times did the wizards foul other players so bam wouldn’t get the ball, was it before or after the heat started intentionally fouling in the backcourt up 30?
Nah fuck that shit an all time record like this never comes around
It could if winning teams just intentionally fouled to get the ball back
The Devin Booker special
Legendary performance (I watched 6 minutes of it)
Me watching one highlight of him scoring 2 points: “Damn, he really did it”
This is legit insane
Last thing I expected hopping on reddit for the first time today lol feels like a fever dream
You’re welcome heat fan.
40 FTs is crazy
And pretty much all of them were legit
Idk why you’re being downvoted, he was getting hacked in the 4th
This is quite possibly the lamest way you could ever score 81 points lol
Yep, I was excited for him when he got 70 but intentionally fouling the other team while up 20 to stat pad ruined it for me.
They started doing that when the Wizards started fouling players before they could get Bam the ball, lol. Honestly, the game’s they were playing back and forth kind of made it more fun.
I’m sure you have the same opinion of Kobe’s retirement game.
Yeah, that shit stunk too.
Don’t hate
It’s an ugly ass game I don’t think it’s hating to say that 😭
it was beautiful garbage. Perfect horrible basketball.
I hated on Wilt’s, imma hate on this. 36 FTA and 22 threes, plus intentional fouling to get more scoring opportunities is bogus.
Luka’s is the most amazing to me, followed by Kobe’s.
43 fta, he made 36 This was lame as hell lol
I think any high scoring game, where it’s just one guy taking shots in a blowout is bogus.
Bam could have come out in the 3rd and there would be no difference. Kobe/Luka come out in the 3rd, they lose those games.
Mitchell ?
Yeah Spida was sick too
what kind of stat is that omg 😭
43 free throws for one player in a game is just fuckin stupid. How is this even cool?
Alot of those three attempts is just him hunting for the foul lol
“I can get Kobe’s 81!” - Rashad Mccants
Seriously. The Wizards should be ashamed of themselves
This keeps playing in my head
41 ft attempts, this game must have been a brutal watch
This is amazing. This Bam game is one for the ages
You enjoy a free throw fest?
Worst to ever get 80
*60
I mean yeah he’s worse than Kobe and wilt
Incredibly cringe stat line, opponent, fouling strategy. I guess ref fans are eating good, 40 fta is some slop
don’t forget the 46% FG% and 31% 3PT%
Bam is a cool guy but this is damning of the entire era tbh.
This started impressive but this is just an asterisk next to whatever he ends up at. Ridiculously unethical basketball.
The referees should lose their job and their pension
That’s my goat
They lose to the Wizards by 60 if Bam doesn’t score like this
OH MY GOD
Relegate the Wizards
Is that good?
stat padding a bit but fun to watch nonethelesss
A lot
Sounds like Bam had a wild bet placed on this one.
Did the Wizards actively help him break Kobe’s record?
They were triple teaming him
Or triple intentionally fouling him
They did not want him to continue getting points
Kobe didn’t have the record.
A line that only… prime James Harden could realistically put up and somehow Bam of all guys is the one to do it
Harden’s not bad enough at shooting 3s for that
I mean… Harden has had some absolute duds from 3 before.
Not unless it’s game 7
Harden once had a 30 piece with only making like 3 shots lol, and like 25+ free throws or something
He definitely is one guy I would have said could pull this off if he was still in his prime
Start the agenda
Bam for MVP
Miami is an American Airlines hub, right?
Cause 40/20/40 is some air mileage
What the hell happened? How did Bam of all people score 83 LOL
Bam’s previous game-high 3pt attempts was 10, it is 22 this game. Wizards are so bad opposing teams are really completing side quests. Relegate the Wizards to the gleague.
This was a Middle School game in the 4th lol
The Wizards, in all their wisdom, came to the conclusion that if triple teaming him wasn’t stopping him from scoring, then fouling him once he gets to the basket is the best option lmao
Guy threw the ball at the basket at LEAST 100 times
Wizards should get ready to learn Seattlenese
… and boy are his arms tired.
Lmfao
I love how they just make up new bs clubs like this with random stats
wow that’s insane
Wtf
Most free throws in nba history.
Bro doing FT drills on the court
Now learning Bam scored 83 points lmao
Would’ve had 90 points if he made his free throws smh my head
Is he stupid??
Out of game now.
2nd all time now officially with 83 points.
This era is something…..
A dude who doesn’t even average 19 points dropping an 80 ball….and he probably could’ve had 100 points or more…..
Nah. It took some shenanigans to get to 83.
He was nowhere close to 100.
Bam shot 46% from the field and 31% from three lmao.
He could’ve easily gotten to 100 if he actually got hot from the field.
Do you understand how insane that is? He scored 83 points and didn’t even shoot league average from 3.
To put it into perspective, Kobe shot 60% from the field and 53% from 3 during his 81 point performance.
This can happen in every era. If a really good player takes 40+ shots vs the worst team in the league in any era. You are gonna get really high scoring games.
The free throw amount is super crazy though. Wiz players helped him a lot by being shit it seems. I didnt watch the game so i have no idea how the game was reffed. But i can imagine that refs were blowing the whistle at any contact and Wiz players being shit at forcing Bam to pick up the ball/Take bad shots and all that with multiple defenders.
I think every single high scoring game has happened against shit tier teams in each era.
What the fuck
Diabolical stat
Gross game lmao
Elite hate
Hogging the ball
40 FTs lmfao
genuinely the funniest basketball game i’ve ever watched
There is literally a record for anything.
Embarrassed for bam spo the heat the wizards players and coach the refs and silver for these tanking teams
Tank around and find out
That free throw attempts record will never be broken.
I’d be willing to bet that never happens again in my lifetime, and I’d feel very comfortable.
Idk I could see Wemby doing that, he gets up a lot of 3’s sometimes, just needs the free throws
That would be the hardest part lol, someone like Giannis won’t because he’s not shooting 3s like that obviously
Which makes Luka, SGA, Wemby the top 3 candidates for this, IF anyone does it in our lifetime again
Yeah, that’s not the flex you think it is.
That was hilarious.^^ The regular season is long and sometimes boring. Let us have some stupid matchs like that to laugh a little bit.^^
Could other players do it but they’re restrained?
Why now Miami coach?
Most times they’re eager to get them out of games. Now he’s playing 48 minutes for a record lol
I’m here for the madness but need an ounce of reasoning.
utterly fraudulent. we’d have a 100+ game by now if any other player got 43+ fta in 1 game.
Just really a terrible basketball game. A pathetic version of what basketball can be. I’m not a bam hater at all and really don’t even like Kobe. But this was a joke. I’ll take the downvotes.
You know it’s bad in your league when a bum like Bam goes for 80+