2025-2026 NBA Thread - Heats Bam Adebayo with game for the ages

[Icky Mettle]

Bam Adebayo with 71 points with 6+ minutes left.

Now 77 with 3 minutes left! That’s #4 all-time after Wilt’s 100, Kobe’s 81, and Wilt’s 78.

 

[Icky Mettle]

Now 77 with 3 minutes left! That’s #4 all-time after Wilt’s 100, Kobe’s 81, and Wilt’s 78.

83! #2 all-time!

 

[Calheel]

Now 77 with 3 minutes left! That’s #4 all-time after Wilt’s 100, Kobe’s 81, and Wilt’s 78.

Left with 83 and a minute left. Didn't even try for Wilt's record which was possible given the way they were playing the last couple of minutes and just fouling non-stop.

 

[1moretimeagain]

He shot 22 threes and 43 FTs

 

[JCTarheel82]

83! #2 all-time!

Dude didn't even get a double-double.

Unimpressed.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

He shot 22 threes and 43 FTs

That is just crazy.

 

[duluoz]

He shot 22 threes and 43 FTs

It’s crazy but 43 FTs, yuck. A true tank game but good for Bam. One of the Kentucky players I dislike the least.

 

[rodoheel]

Crazy. Bam’s career high was 41. He more than doubled it. Him scoring 60 wouldnt have been anywhere near my bingo card, much less 80.

 

[Icky Mettle]

Crazy. Bam’s career high was 41. He more than doubled it. Him scoring 60 wouldnt have been anywhere near my bingo card, much less 80.

Seriously. Bam’s not remotely a big-time scorer by NBA standards, averaging 18.9 ppg this season and 16 ppg for his career. In 10 NBA seasons, he only once averaged over 20 ppg in a season (20.4). Never in my life would I have guessed he would put up the second highest scoring total in a game after Wilt’s 100 (which I can’t imagine will ever be surpassed or matched) and be one of only 3 players to score 80 points or more in a game.

 

[Oddball]

 

[UNCMSinLS]

Seriously. Bam’s not remotely a big-time scorer by NBA standards, averaging 18.9 ppg this season and 16 ppg for his career. In 10 NBA seasons, he only once averaged over 20 ppg in a season (20.4). Never in my life would I have guessed he would put up the second highest scoring total in a game after Wilt’s 100 (which I can’t imagine will ever be surpassed or matched) and be one of only 3 players to score 80 points or more in a game.

Nothing like adding 1+ points to your ppg average ... IN ONE LATE-SEASON GAME.

 

[p5mmr9]

He broke the Miami Heat all time game scoring record in the third quarter (Lebron in 2014 with 61).

 

[Icky Mettle]

Bam scored 36 points with the clock stopped.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

It’s crazy but 43 FTs, yuck. A true tank game but good for Bam. One of the Kentucky players I dislike the least.

For real. How does one plaer get fouled that many times?

 

[mpaer]

For real. How does one plaer get fouled that many times?

Triple teamed him eventually and just fouled always

 

[4thgenheel]

It’s crazy but 43 FTs, yuck. A true tank game but good for Bam. One of the Kentucky players I dislike the least.

he's a good ENC kid who grew up dirt poor and genuinely one of those "UNC dream school" kids who got away. was and is still a UNC fan despite attending kensucky.

NC kids like him and john wall loving UNC but not ending up there is just gut wrenching. money ruins everything.

 

[Icky Mettle]

he's a good ENC kid who grew up dirt poor and genuinely one of those "UNC dream school" kids who got away. was and is still a UNC fan despite attending kensucky.

NC kids like him and john wall loving UNC but not ending up there is just gut wrenching. money ruins everything.

I remember him climbing up the recruiting rankings and a lot of people wanted Roy to get involved, but IIRC Roy never offered. All good though, as we won the national championship the one year he played in college and been beat his team along the way.

We played him and Kentucky twice that year. He had 13 points and 7 rebounds each time.

 

[4thgenheel]

I remember him climbing up the recruiting rankings and a lot of people wanted Roy to get involved, but IIRC Roy never offered.

oh no, we definitely offered him: Newly offered Bam Adebayo talks UNC, recruiting

but it was a pretty well known secret all along that he was going to the highest bidder despite his affinity for UNC. state was considered to be strong with him for a while which was of course all $$$$. kid was in the same class as dennis smith junior who we know got paid to go to state.

as soon as kentucky / world wide we$ got involved, it was good night irene.

 

[Icky Mettle]

oh no, we definitely offered him: Newly offered Bam Adebayo talks UNC, recruiting

but it was a pretty well known secret all along that he was going to the highest bidder despite his affinity for UNC. state was considered to be strong with him for a while which was of course all $$$$. kid was in the same class as dennis smith junior who we know got paid to go to state.

as soon as kentucky / world wide we$ got involved, it was good night irene.

Ah, thanks. My memory failed me on that one. I definitely never felt like we were a player.

 

[Icky Mettle]

oh no, we definitely offered him: Newly offered Bam Adebayo talks UNC, recruiting

but it was a pretty well known secret all along that he was going to the highest bidder despite his affinity for UNC. state was considered to be strong with him for a while which was of course all $$$$. kid was in the same class as dennis smith junior who we know got paid to go to state.

as soon as kentucky / world wide we$ got involved, it was good night irene.

Now the story about Bam and State is coming back to me. State paid him and thought they had him. He took the money and went to Kentucky (which must have paid him more).