If you remove free throws from everyone, Bam Adebayo's night would rank 73rd all-time.
Most points in single game
1. Wilt 100
2. Bam 83
3. Kobe 81
Most points without free throws
1. Wilt 72 (100-pt game)
2. Kobe 63 (81-pt game)
3. Wilt 62 (78-pt game)
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T-73. Bam 48
Friendly reminder: Kobe had 62 points against the Mavs in 3 quarters. Phil asked Kobe if he wanted to go back in to stat pad to chase 70 points and Kobe responded:
“Nah, I’ll get it another time when we really need it.” 🔥
Today guys have no shame 🤦🏻♂️
Maybe I’m just a salty Kobe fan but I can’t believe Kobe’s record got broken by that disgusting and dishonorable display of stat padding.
A truly great record deserved better than that display of basketball that we saw.
George Paton essentially traded Bradley Chubb (who just got released today) for Sean Payton and turned around and drafted two better edge rushers in Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper in later rounds.
Extend the man.