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The numbers behind Adebayo's unreal 83-point game

March 11, 2026 02:52 PM

Eric Samulski sinks his teeth into the statistics from Bam Adebayo's leagie-shaking 83-point night for the Miami Heat to surpass Kobe Bryant for the second-best individual output in NBA history.

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