Bam Adebayo’s encore performance: 21 points. Adebayo — in the game after his 83-point outburst — settled for 62 fewer points Thursday night, when he and the Miami Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 112-105 for their seventh consecutive win. Adebayo’s stat line: 6 for 20 from the field, 9 for 13 from the foul line and 0 for 5 from 3-point range in 35 minutes. It was nothing like the 20-for-43 from the field, 36-for-43 from the foul line, 7-for-22 from 3-point range effort that he turned in Tuesday for the No. 2 single-game scoring effort in NBA history in a win over the Washington Wizards.

Bam Adebayo's 83-point game for the Miami Heat has stirred up a ton of emotions around the NBA. Some players lauded it. Some around the league criticized it. Adebayo turned in the second-best scoring effort in NBA history, 17 points shy of Wilt Chamberlain's single-game record and two points better than Kobe Bryant's career-best of 81 points. Bryant's performance held the No. 2 mark on the league's single-game scoring list for 20 years. Much of the criticism surrounding Adebayo's big night is focused on his record 43 free-throw attempts.