Washington Wizards at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationBam Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd-best in NBA history, sets FT records in Heat win over Wizards
Adebayo had 31 points in the first quarter, 43 by halftime and 62 by the end of the third quarter. He finished 20 for 43 from the field, 36 for 43 from the foul line and 7 for 22 from 3-point range.
Adebayo's free throw makes and attempts both set NBA records for a game. The record for attempts was 39 by Dwight Howard — who got to the line that many times on two occasions. The record for free throws made in a game was 28, set by Wilt Chamberlain and Adrian Dantley.
Chamberlain got the 28 free throws on the night he scored 100 points in 1962 — the only game better than Adebayo in NBA history. Adebayo passed his basketball idol, Kobe Bryant, for the second-highest scoring game ever; Bryant's career-best was 81.
LeBron James had the previous Heat single-game scoring mark; his 61-point effort against Charlotte happened on March 3, 2014. Denver's Nikola Jokic had the previous season high in the NBA this season with 56.
Adebayo passed them both in the third quarter — and just kept going.
Simone Fontecchio scored 18 points for Miami (37-29), which has won six straight and moved a season-best eight games over .500. The Heat were without Norman Powell (groin), Tyler Herro (quadriceps), Nikola Jovic (back) and Andrew Wiggins (toe).
Alex Sarr had 28 points for the Wizards, who were without Trae Young — held out with right knee injury management. Will Riley added 22 and Jaden Hardy scored 17 for Washington, which has lost nine straight.
Heat: Host Milwaukee on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
MIA leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 129 - 150 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 129 - 150 |
| 4th 0.5 |  |
shot clock turnover | 129 - 150 |
| 4th 24.5 |  |
Bub Carrington makes two point shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 129 - 150 |
| 4th 35.8 | |
Kasparas Jakucionis bad pass turnover (Will Riley steals) | 127 - 150 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-89 | FG | 45-90 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 15-36 | 3PT | 13-43 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 22-29 | FT | 47-59 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 31 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 64 |
| 34 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 28 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 95 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro, G | Out | Apr 27 |
| Bam Adebayo, C | Out | Apr 14 |
| Dru Smith, G | Out | Apr 13 |
| Nikola Jovic, F | Out | Apr 13 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Vukcevic, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Alex Sarr, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Bilal Coulibaly, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Tre Johnson, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Anthony Davis, F | Out | Apr 7 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,700 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
 Orlando |
45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
 Miami |
43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
 Washington |
17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
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