Jaime Jaquez Jr. reveals he felt disappointed when Bam Adebayo scored 83 points

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Bam Adebayo surprised the NBA world when he scored 83 points against the Washington Wizards. Most people know about Bam as the defense-focused center on the Miami Heat. However, he surprised people when he kept hitting shot after shot against the Wizards.

Naturally, a performance like that broke the internet. However, many people were disappointed because Adebayo passed Kobe Bryant for the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history. That group of people includes Jaime Jaquez Jr., one of Adebayo's teammates.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. admits he did not want Bam Adebayo to score 83 points

For 20 years, Kobe was the second-highest scorer in a single game with 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. It was a record that most people thought was unreachable until the 2020s rolled around, and some players started scoring 70+ points.

Many theorized that players can beat the 81-point mark, but they expected players like Luka Doncic, Donovan Mitchell, or to do so. However, it was Adebayo, a more defense-focused player who managed to do it.