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MIAMI (AP) Erik Spoelstra had a very clear message to those who didn't like how the final minutes of Bam Adebayo's 83-point game played out.Put simply, the Miami Heat coach doesn't care.I apologize to absolutely no one, Spoelstra said Thursday. Period.Adebayo's 83-point game now the No. 2 single-game total in NBA history, 17 behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 and two ahead of Kobe Bryant's 81 was one unlike any other. The Heat center took 43 shots in a 150-129 win on Tuesday over the Washington Wizards, made an NBA-record 36 free throws and had an NBA-record 43 tries from the foul line.And the last few minutes were a circus, with the Wizards as much as quadruple-teaming Adebayo who was still getting the ball and the Heat fouling Washington players on four occasions in the final moments to extend the game and get their center more opportunities to score.Lost in the hubbub about the final minutes, Spoelstra insisted, is this: Adebayo had 31 points in the first quarter, 43 by halftime, 62 through three quarters, 70 with 9:05 left and 77 with 3:26 remaining. The first instance of Miami fouling to get the ball back for Adebayo was with 1:40 left.There was a moment, and when theres a moment in time like that, its carpe diem," Spoelstra said, using the Latin term for seize the day. "You have to go for it, and that was just thrilling. And Im honored that we were all able to be a part of it.A handful of coaches around the NBA including the Los Angeles Clippers' Tyronn Lue and Denver's David Adelman among them have indicated they had no problem with the Heat using the final minutes to help add to what was already an enormous point total. Adelman said Adebayo is as good of a professional as there is in the league, and to take a night and go a little bit crazy was entertaining.He made the extra pass in the fourth quarter when he had 60. He blocked a shot. He was still playing the game, Adelman said. When you get to 70, I'm sorry, man, like all bets are off. ... I thought it was really cool.Wizards coach Brian Keefe didn't seem thrilled Tuesday with how the last few minutes went. On Thursday in Orlando, before his team played the Magic, Keefe didn't reminisce.We're focused on today, Keefe said.Spoelstra said he spoke with Adebayo before the game about a need to have some urgency. The Heat played with several of their top players Norman Powell, Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins and Kel'el Ware among them out of that game with injuries."It's a Tuesday night game against a team where theyre not playing for anything, where their organization is trying to lose," Spoelstra said. Weve already lost a game in that kind of situation. ... I spoke to Bam about I want, as our best player and team captain, for him to be locked in and ready. And, he sure was.Spoelstra acknowledged that leaving Adebayo in toward the end of a decided game Adebayo checked out for good with 1:08 left was unusual, and it was. He also said memorable moments are what our fans want to see and that a really magical night just appeared out of nowhere.In his mind, that doesn't merit any apologies.It doesnt take away anything from our organization, how we feel about Bam, how special that night was," Spoelstra said. "Our fan base is electrified by this moment.And so was the head coach, who made clear that he'll do anything for Adebayo.The Heat got blown out at home by a bad Sacramento team on Dec. 6, one day before Spoelstra played host to his annual 5K run to benefit Nicklaus Children's Hospital. The run was starting in the wee hours of a Sunday morning. Adebayo had only nine points in the loss to the Kings, and the Heat were sliding.Without being asked, Adebayo showed up to help that morning. Spoelstra was blown away by the gesture.He was there, not to run, just to support," Spoelstra said. "Just to support and let people know that he was supporting this cause. That says enough about him as a human being. Thats why Ill do anything for him as a competitor and as his head coach.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

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Olin Chamberlain will have the Oklahoma City Thunder game on TV and his phone nearby, just as he does any time one of his uncles NBA records is getting challenged.The family group chat tends to blow up a bit each time Wilt Chamberlain thats Uncle Dippy to Olin and others close to the late Hall of Famer might have another record toppled.The latest instance comes Thursday night when reigning league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempts against Boston to make it 127 straight games with at least 20 points. Chamberlain holds the record of 126 games from 1961 to 1963 he even scored at least 20 points every game of the 1961-62 season for the Philadelphia Warriors.Rooting on Gilgeous-Alexander from his Philadelphia home, 50-year-old Olin his father, Oliver was Wilt's brother has taken an active interest in keeping Chamberlain's legacy alive, including through a memorial scholarship fund. If one record falls, no worries, Olin says. There are about five dozen more NBA records that belong to Chamberlain.He has so many that one wont affect it, Olin Chamberlain said with a laugh. He left such a legacy.Turns out, today's NBA stars are doing just fine keeping Chamberlain's name in the headlines.Chamberlains record of 100 points in a game has stood since 1962. Miami's Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game, Tuesday night against Washington. That again put Chamberlain 53 years after he played his last season and his achievements at the forefront of the NBA. Kobe Bryant is No. 3 on the list with 81.Wilt, me, then Kobe, which sounds crazy, Adebayo said.Chamberlain's family remained proud of all that Wilt achieved on and off the court.Michelle Smith, one of Chamberlains nieces, noted that the former 76ers star enjoyed getting involved in the community and never turned down an autograph request. She also believed that unlike some former greats who want to stay cemented in the record book forever that her uncle would be rooting hard for Gilgeous-Alexander to set the 20-point record and for others to continue to challenge that 100-point milestone.His name is there already. It's a chance for somebody to come up and break a record and be known to break his records, said Smith, whose 90-year-old mother Selena was Wilts sister. "They feel good about it, as well. They made him like a God in basketball, so when people break his records, they feel some kind of way. They feel great like, 'Oh yeah, I'm up next to Wilt now.'"Most of Chamberlain's records are still insurmountable in the modern NBA.Just a few scoring records that seem untouchable: most points per game in a season (50.4 in 196162); most 50-point games in a season (45 in 196162); most career regular-season 60-point games (32); and most career regular-season 50-point games (118).When people begin to speak about Wilt, they just can't believe all that he accomplished, said Chamberlain's friend and 76ers' executive advisor to the CEO, Sonny Hill. He never gets his just due. It's almost like he just scored 100 points. Well, 100 points is not the greatest thing that he did. He had a season where he averaged 50.The 89-year-old Hill who called his friend Dip, met Chamberlain when they were 12 years old playing in the Philadelphia Baptist Church league. Hill compared Chamberlain to a Paul Bunyon-type, a mythical figure in sports in large part because there's little video of his playing heyday. Much like the moon landing, even Chamberlain's 100-point game has been doubted because of the era it happened though there is a radio broadcast of that night in Hershey, Pennsylvania.Hill said he was pleased that games like Adebayo had or streaks like Gilgeous-Alexander is on happen because it raises Chamberlain's profile to a younger generation.It's another way of saying, well there was a Wilt Chamberlain, Hill said. Yet, some of Chamberlain's records have hit the hardwood. Notably of late, Joel Embiid set the 76ers' scoring record with 70 points in January 2024. Chamberlain's record of 68 points had stood since Dec. 16, 1967.Wilt never did this? Embiid said in astonishment after the game.Up next, a record Gilgeous-Alexander has chased since he dropped 30 points in a Nov. 1, 2024, game against Portland.It keeps the Big Fella's legacy alive when people get close to a record or even break a record, Olin Chamberlain said. I'm not one of those people that says, hey, I don't want to see anything broken. Don't get me wrong, that 100-point game, that's a legacy record. But the game is changing, these guys want to see their peers in the record books.Smith will keep tabs on the family chat where she says with a laugh her cousins bust it up and take it to another level. It's one where they root on Adebayo and Gilgeous-Alexander and all the rest who chase Chamberlain's records and a treasure chest full of his unbelievable feats.We are so proud to have that legacy because everyone doesn't, Smith said. To continue to just have him not being forgotten is key. His legacy and who he was is and who he was is still out there. People are still talking about him and want to still talk about him and know about him. That's the key.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

Olin Chamberlain will have the Oklahoma City Thunder game on TV and his phone nearby, just as he does any time one of his uncles NBA records is getting challenged.The family group chat tends to blow up a bit each time Wilt Chamberlain thats Uncle Dippy to Olin and others close to the late Hall of Famer might have another record toppled.The latest instance comes Thursday night when reigning league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempts against Boston to make it 127 straight games with at least 20 points. Chamberlain holds the record of 126 games from 1961 to 1963 he even scored at least 20 points every game of the 1961-62 season for the Philadelphia Warriors.Rooting on Gilgeous-Alexander from his Philadelphia home, 50-year-old Olin his father, Oliver was Wilt's brother has taken an active interest in keeping Chamberlain's legacy alive, including through a memorial scholarship fund. If one record falls, no worries, Olin says. There are about five dozen more NBA records that belong to Chamberlain.He has so many that one wont affect it, Olin Chamberlain said with a laugh. He left such a legacy.Turns out, today's NBA stars are doing just fine keeping Chamberlain's name in the headlines.Chamberlains record of 100 points in a game has stood since 1962. Miami's Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game, Tuesday night against Washington. That again put Chamberlain 53 years after he played his last season and his achievements at the forefront of the NBA. Kobe Bryant is No. 3 on the list with 81.Wilt, me, then Kobe, which sounds crazy, Adebayo said.Chamberlain's family remained proud of all that Wilt achieved on and off the court.Michelle Smith, one of Chamberlains nieces, noted that the former 76ers star enjoyed getting involved in the community and never turned down an autograph request. She also believed that unlike some former greats who want to stay cemented in the record book forever that her uncle would be rooting hard for Gilgeous-Alexander to set the 20-point record and for others to continue to challenge that 100-point milestone.His name is there already. It's a chance for somebody to come up and break a record and be known to break his records, said Smith, whose 90-year-old mother Selena was Wilts sister. "They feel good about it, as well. They made him like a God in basketball, so when people break his records, they feel some kind of way. They feel great like, 'Oh yeah, I'm up next to Wilt now.'"Most of Chamberlain's records are still insurmountable in the modern NBA.Just a few scoring records that seem untouchable: most points per game in a season (50.4 in 196162); most 50-point games in a season (45 in 196162); most career regular-season 60-point games (32); and most career regular-season 50-point games (118).When people begin to speak about Wilt, they just can't believe all that he accomplished, said Chamberlain's friend and 76ers' executive advisor to the CEO, Sonny Hill. He never gets his just due. It's almost like he just scored 100 points. Well, 100 points is not the greatest thing that he did. He had a season where he averaged 50.The 89-year-old Hill who called his friend Dip, met Chamberlain when they were 12 years old playing in the Philadelphia Baptist Church league. Hill compared Chamberlain to a Paul Bunyon-type, a mythical figure in sports in large part because there's little video of his playing heyday. Much like the moon landing, even Chamberlain's 100-point game has been doubted because of the era it happened though there is a radio broadcast of that night in Hershey, Pennsylvania.Hill said he was pleased that games like Adebayo had or streaks like Gilgeous-Alexander is on happen because it raises Chamberlain's profile to a younger generation.It's another way of saying, well there was a Wilt Chamberlain, Hill said. Yet, some of Chamberlain's records have hit the hardwood. Notably of late, Joel Embiid set the 76ers' scoring record with 70 points in January 2024. Chamberlain's record of 68 points had stood since Dec. 16, 1967.Wilt never did this? Embiid said in astonishment after the game.Up next, a record Gilgeous-Alexander has chased since he dropped 30 points in a Nov. 1, 2024, game against Portland.It keeps the Big Fella's legacy alive when people get close to a record or even break a record, Olin Chamberlain said. I'm not one of those people that says, hey, I don't want to see anything broken. Don't get me wrong, that 100-point game, that's a legacy record. But the game is changing, these guys want to see their peers in the record books.Smith will keep tabs on the family chat where she says with a laugh her cousins bust it up and take it to another level. It's one where they root on Adebayo and Gilgeous-Alexander and all the rest who chase Chamberlain's records and a treasure chest full of his unbelievable feats.We are so proud to have that legacy because everyone doesn't, Smith said. To continue to just have him not being forgotten is key. His legacy and who he was is and who he was is still out there. People are still talking about him and want to still talk about him and know about him. That's the key.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

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