Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in historic match

Adebayo had 31 points after the first quarter. He had 83 when the game was over.

No player in the league has scored more points in a game since 1962, when basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points.

"Being able to do this at home, in front of my mother, my people and the home crowd, is a historic moment that will forever be remembered," Adebayo said afterward.

The points tally can be compared to Frenchman Alexandre Sarr's 28 points - the second most in the game. Swede Pelle Larsson, Adebayo's teammate, accounted for ten points.

Adebayo's performance tonight puts him just past Kobe Bryant, who scored 81 points in a single game.