I’m assuming that you mean attempts from the free throw line. That’s quite a (damning) stat for Bridges. No idea who Claudio is, but good on him for picking that up/figuring that out.

Yeah, FT attempt. I added it. Claudio is a blogger.

It really is so weird how it’s this sort of unspoken rule to not do what Bam did. I wonder if this will break said rule, and now we’ll start seeing a number of 84, 85, 86 point games.

It was very specific circumstances (late season against tanking team, with lots of players sitting out), Brian, and I doubt that it will become a thing. What confounds me the most is the Wizards utter lack of resistance against it. I know they’re tanking, but have some pride.

Maxx Crosby becomes Trey Hendrickson. Nice recovery by the Ravens, I guess.

Now the NFL wants to have a game on Thanksgiving Eve, too. They really know how to cover all of the bases, don’t they? (Don’t know if that means one less game on Thanksgiving Day or not.)

Bam played 42 mins in a game they won by 21 against arguably the worst team in the league. Since when did Thibs become the Heat head coach?

No tears shed over Kobe being passed, especially since when he went for 81, some pundits acted like this was the real record, dismissing what Wilt did as a circus act from the prehistoric NBA days.

DA pundits.

No tears shed over Kobe being passed, especially since when he went for 81, some pundits acted like this was the real record, dismissing what Wilt did as a circus act from the prehistoric NBA days.

Those were people that never saw or watched a lot film of Wilt playing.

Of course, Strat. The point is, they can no longer act like Kobe has the “real” record, because Bam does. And given how irrational people are about Kobe, I wonder if Bam now having it might make them give up this stupid belief.

I’m sure watching Wilt was great and that Wilt was great, but contemporary accounts of the 100 point game indicate it was similar to Bam’s by the end.

I don’t have particularly strong thoughts on the ethics of this kind of thing, but if someone told me to rank the 100 most likely active players to beat Kobe’s record before the season I’m not sure Bam makes the list. I’d definitely have, like, Jordan Clarkson over him.

I’m just slightly annoyed that Bam’s pOWN was too high, causing me to fade him. Ah, well.

From The Athletic Bounce (yesterday):
“On this date in 1961, Wilt Chamberlain became the first player to score 3,000 points in a season. A year later, he would be the first and only player to score 4,000 points in a season. From 1960 to 1963, Wilt scored 10,648 total points in three seasons. Only one other player has scored at least 3,000 points in a season: Michael Jordan in 1986-87.”

Currently Maxey leads this season in total points with 1,767, but he’s about to miss three weeks of playing time. That leaves Luka and Shai as the most likely candidates to hit it for this season.

If no other games are missed, Luka is on pace for 2,243 total points and SGA is on pace for 2,188 total points.

Oddly, Kevin Durant is likely to lead in total minutes. He’s on pace for 2,891. At least it’s not a Knick. Mikal is on pace for 2,762.

It was very specific circumstances (late season against tanking team, with lots of players sitting out), Brian, and I doubt that it will become a thing. What confounds me the most is the Wizards utter lack of resistance against it. I know they’re tanking, but have some pride.

But those scenarios happen a LOT nowadays, right?

For instance, tonight, let’s say the Knicks decide that Jalen Brunson’s scoring 84. They likely COULD get there, right?

If Melo wanted to the night he scored 62 he could’ve gone for 80+ but as soon as he broke the Knicks record he was taken out with about 7 mins left in the game.

I think that’s the biggest issue with last night. Guys like Klay had that crazy 60 pt game but sat out most of 4th quarter, hell Kobe had a game earlier that season where he had 60 thru 3 quarters but didn’t play in 4th cause it was a blowout. In his 81pt game I think Lakers were actually trailing late in the 3rd quarter and the game was in doubt thru most of the 4th quarter.

For me I don’t really care about fouling on purpose cause that’s been done forever throughout history so guys could score more. Its the pretty bad FG shooting along with the embarrassing amount of FTs that made that performance controversial to me.

For instance, tonight, let’s say the Knicks decide that Jalen Brunson’s scoring 84. They likely COULD get there, right?

I think the gods have to agree though. You’d need a hot hand, the right opponent, the right matchup, and the right lead.

I think Brunson expends too much energy to get that many. If KAT could stay out of foul trouble I could see him, with how effortlessly he shoots treys. Of course he would never stay out of foul trouble, unless the gods did allow…

Co-sign everything BBA said.

I didn’t need any more reasons to hate the Heat, but another one doesn’t hurt!

So Erik Spoelstra woke up yesterday morning and was like “I feel like getting Bam Adebayo 83 points today”? That seems even weirder than Bam actually getting the 83 points. Bam doesn’t even lead the team in FG attempts per game, or usage, or anything. He’s a rather pedestrian player who’s having a down year, and he didn’t even play particularly well in this game yet they still went through with it. So, so weird.

Knowing The Heat and how dastardly yet brilliant Pat Riley is, this is probably some ploy to get some stupid GM to give up a lot of picks to trade for BAM in the offseason. HE HOLDS THE SCORING RECORD GIVE!!!

Wilt’s game was strange in that the Knicks were actively trying to do anything they could to keep him from scoring a specific number of points.

That’s a hell of a performance from Bam, though! He would have been pretty far down the list of guys I would expect to score that many.

I think there’s a reasonable chance that someone gets to 100 sometime in the near future. Maybe Wemby? Luka? SGA? Jokic?

I think it starts in the flow of the game where a guy just happens to get off to a great start because of the matchup and great shooting and then it veers off into “go for 50”, “go for 60”, “go for a record” where teammates are actively trying to help the player get to some level.

The way the game is played now it would not shock me if this happens again soon where we get a 70 or 80, but 100 is scoring almost the entire team’s points. That sounds really tough.

Josh is Questionable for tonight’s game. Hope Shamet and/or Mo is up to the task:

Expected Lineup
PG Jalen Brunson
SG J. Hart Ques
SF Mikal Bridges
PF OG Anunoby
C K. Towns

MAY NOT PLAY
F J. Hart Ques
G M. McBride Out

Expected Lineup
PG K. George Ques
SG Cody Williams
SF J. Konchar Ques
PF Ace Bailey
C K. Filipowski

MAY NOT PLAY
G K. George Ques
F J. Konchar Ques
F L. Markkanen Out

I love Alvarado, but since he’s been struggling a bit, I might toss Kolek in for awhile if Alvarado is struggling again tonight. Kolek is still the best passer and “true PG” on the team. It’s not just the assist count. He delivers more passes right in the pocket so teammates can get their shots off comfortably without adjusting and giving the defense and chance to close. I think that could help bench scoring.

The prime young Wilt that averaged 50 per game was unique in a lot of ways. His coach never took him out of games and so there wasn’t any controversy about playing extended minutes just to break a record. He just happened to be uncharacteristically very hot from the FT line that night in Hershey. Even so, to get to 100 he had to overcome prevent tactics by the opponent who felt that they were being unnecessarily embarrassed. But when you are averaging 50, and having many games in the 60’s and 70’s, 100 doesn’t seem that crazy of a leap. This is even more true when you consider that some teams just didn’t have the personnel to deal with Wilt. That was very true of the Knicks that night.

Last night, Bam more than quadrupled his season average. That’s insane. And any modern player would have to at least triple his average to get to 100.

Meanwhile, that 100 point game has represented a target for 64 seasons, most of which are in the 3-pt era. It might be the single most iconic single-game record in all of sports. That it still stands with all the all-time great scorers…Kareem, Michael, Steph, Harden, Durant, LeBron, to name a few…that have passed through the NBA is pretty telling…and that no one has come within 16 points of tying it (not even Wilt himself!) is also telling. It’s not a record that requires an entire career or season or stretch of games to accomplish. Just one great game with supportive teammates and an amenable coach vs. a lousy team is all it would take.

I agree Alvarado has been far from impressive lately.

Maxey going down is a blow for Philly.

Maxey will be back in time for the playoffs…….if they make them.

I think Wemby is on a mission to break a lot of records, including the 100 point game record. Eventually he will have a game where he sniffs it, and I could see it happening. He would have to really get it going early and get hot from 3. Same with Luka,

I think Kolek has a tendency to try and do too much. When he’s in without Brunson, every play is a Kolek PnR. Sometimes he needs to just bring the ball up and defer. I’m sure some part of that is playing with an abysmal 2nd unit and part of it is play call, regardless of the reason they need to balance that out a bit more.

An Alvarado-Kolek pairing would be worth looking into. Brown has no issues playing PGs together.

One note from the OKC game a few days ago… the Knicks really struggle getting off clean 3pt shots late in games when playing from behind. Brunson doesn’t pull-up enough and KAT’s long, exaggerated step back isn’t the best option.

They’re best option was Shamet coming off a curl around a pick. I couldn’t help but think Mikal would’ve been a good offensive option because he’s a better movement shooter than everyone except Shamet.

He was on the bench because he played like shit all night, but I can’t help but think Mikal has a better chance getting a clean look from 3 than most Knicks.

good to see the utah jazz on the menu for this evening…

Bam wasn’t even hot, he missed more shots than he made and missed a lot of FTs too.

My guess is that sometime in the next 12 months Jarrett Allen scores 110 points on 55-55 shooting, all alleyoops from Harden, and they just stop keeping track of records altogether to preserve the legacy of the stars that built this league.

“Bam wasn’t even hot, he missed more shots than he made and missed a lot of FTs too.”

Bam shot 36-43 from the FT line for 84%, well above his career percentage. You cna’t score 83 points on 43 shots withoug being hot from somewhere.

Bam started out super-hot and then cooled off a little bit. Remember that he had 31 points in the first quarter alone.

I absolutely would have put Herro or even Powell on the 83 list well before I got to Bam, just on the Heat. But I’m with Strat about not caring, Bam got super-hot in the first quarter (30 or something?), and the team just starting feeding him so he’d have a big game. Then things got crazy.

Also with Strat on hoping Kolek gets a bit more run tonight. I feel that anyway, EB’s right that he presses a lot, but I think playing time can only help with that, and he’s usually fun to watch.

In the first quarter, Bam was 5-of-8 on 2-pointers, 5-of-8 on 3-pointers, and 6-of-7 from the line.

I think Wemby is on a mission to break a lot of records, including the 100 point game record. Eventually he will have a game where he sniffs it, and I could see it happening. He would have to really get it going early and get hot from 3. Same with Luka,

I think if I were his coach I would pull him, because if someone is really determined to stop him from doing so…

Wemby has a shot at being the greatest, if he stays healthy.

Favorite quote re the Bam epic, this in a section about people (some of whom are clear outliers) who have scored 50 or more:

Corey Brewer dropped 51 in a game in 2014—three years later, after smoking a layup with the Rockets under Mike D’Antoni, Brewer told his coach, “I did my thing, but then I got to the rim and just ran out of talent.”

More fun nuggets:

‘Adebayo made as many 3s against the Wizards (seven) as he did in his first five seasons in the league combined, and he attempted more 3s (22) than he had in his first six seasons combined.’

and this:

‘There are now 11 players who have ever scored at least 70 points in an NBA game… Five of those 11—Adebayo, Doncic, Joel Embiid, Donovan Mitchell, and Damian Lillard—have accomplished the feat in the past three years, evidence of a statistical inflation that speaks to the era.’

Suggests we’re not done with crazy scoring games…

But there were approximately 6,870 games over the past three seasons where there were five 70-point games. That’s 0.07278 percent (1/1,374), which does not portend that it will happen a lot.

You cna’t score 83 points on 43 shots withoug being hot from somewhere.

He shot well below league average from the field, and well below league average from 3, and slightly above league average from the line. It was a totally pedestrian performance outside of the absurd volume.

This, by Sam Amick, is embarrassing.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7107107/2026/03/11/bam-adebayo-83-points-kobe-bryant-heat-nba/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.SVA.4CJM.VwbeD0Lpm7_D&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta

1)Sports are competitive.

2)Kobe didn’t even hold the record.

3)Sports media has collectively decided to canonize Kobe in spite of things they’d rather not talk about.

4)Did I mention that this is about who is in second place?

This, by Sam Amick, is embarrassing.

If the goal was to generate enough “rage” bait to drive clicks – then kudos to him. If the goal was to present himself as an absolute ass clown and shred his credibility (Stephen A in literary form) – then also kudos to him!

yeah, I can see wemby doin’ 100 plus here in the next few years…

sports are changing, new rules for the younger folks…I don’t think whoever the opponent is that night will take too much offense to giving up that many points at all…

probably laugh about it afterwards, maybe get a selfie with him or have him sign some gear…

Speaking of statistical anomalies, check out this box score from Cam Payne last night. He missed one shot!

32 points 9-10 FG (8-8 3PT) 6-6 FT
10 assists
3 steals
2 blocks

How did we let this guy go? (-:

was thinking the other day we should have just kept precious and payne…

not having those guys did help though to give mo and kolek more opportunity for time on the court…

Damn ok campayne, go off, my man

The footnote to this all is that Bam was the 2nd best player in basketball yesterday, behind a perennial backup who was playing in Serbia last month. THAT is an impressive stat-line.

I’m looking forward to a controlled easy game tonight. Please no nasty surprises.

Cavs/Magic should be interesting until we are up.

let’s go italy…

how embarrassing, let’s hope they do the same to mexico…

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