{"id":17017,"date":"2026-03-16T14:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=17017"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:33:50","slug":"most-unbreakable-nba-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/most-unbreakable-nba-records","title":{"rendered":"The Most Unbreakable NBA Records: Does Bam Adebayo\u2019s 83-Point Game Make Us Reconsider Wilt Chamberlain\u2019s 100-Point Game as the Toughest?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many NBA<\/a> fans are still in shock and awe that Miami center Bam Adebayo<\/a> was able to score 83 points, the second most in league history, in a game<\/a> last Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards. That\u2019s now the closest anyone has come to Wilt Chamberlain\u2019s unthinkable NBA record of 100 points in a single game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might be one of the most improbable, historical performances of all time when you consider how it came out of nowhere from a player who is good but not exactly an all-time great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you factor in playoffs, there have been almost 60,000 NBA games played in history. With every game having 10 starters from the two teams, that\u2019s well over half a million realistic opportunities for a player to score 75+ points, and yet it\u2019s only been done by Wilt Chamberlain (78, 100), Kobe Bryant (81), and now Bam Adebayo (83).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why Chamberlain\u2019s 100-point NBA game remains one of sports\u2019 most hallowed records. He did it on March 2, 1962, the same season he scored 78 points a few months prior to the 100-point game. No one has really come close to breaking that record, and what makes it extra legendary is the lack of video evidence that it happened. A lack of recordings from that era was common as games weren\u2019t often televised like they are today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s another reason why Kobe Bryant\u2019s 81-point game from January 2006 resonated so much because we got to experience that one as it happened. The closest anyone has come to Kobe in the 20 years since was Luka Doncic with 73 points in a January 2024 game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until last Tuesday night when Adebayo made improbable history. Let\u2019s look at his historic game, and let\u2019s break down the most unbreakable NBA records when it comes to stat accumulation in a single game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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"It's Wilt, me, then Kobe. Which sounds crazy." \ud83e\udd23

Bam Adebayo put his name with legends tonight after scoring 83 PTS \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/CEQMg52m5s<\/a><\/p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>