| 26 February 2010
Will we ever see 100 points scored by a single player in an NBA game?
We’ve only heard about the story.
Wilt Chamberlain lived it.
On March 2, 1962 Wilt scored his record 100 points in a 169-147 Philadelphia Warriors win over the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Let that sink in for a minute - 100 points. No three-pointers. And no way to stop him.
The stat line is just ridiculous: 36-of-63 from the field; 28-of-32 from the free throw line; 25 rebounds. And during that 61 – 62 season, his 50.4 ppg scoring average will also likely never be broken.
We can talk all we want about Chamberlain’s Hall of Fame accomplishments: NBA Rookie of the Year in 1960, 4-time NBA MVP, NBA Finals MVP, two championships and an NBA All-Star 13 times. His matchups against Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell are equally infamous as those numbers.
But when thinking of Wilt “the Stilt”, it’s hard not to consider his 100 point game as an everlasting mark in this league.
That’s one number no one in the NBA will match.
The History Black Series - Honoring Black History Month:
February 1: Muhammed Ali
February 2: Gary Payton
February 3: Bo Jackson
February 4: Dr. J
February 5: The Junkyard Dog
February 6: John Starks
February 7: Barry Sanders
February 8: Spud Webb
February 9: Craig Hodges
February 10: The Fab Five
February 11: Ice Man
February 12: Buster Douglas
February 13: Harold Miner
February 14: Reggie Lewis
February 15: Hoop Dreams
February 16: Travis Outlaw
February 17: Rasheed Wallace
February 18: Oil Can Boyd
February 19: Dennis Johnson
February 20: Tracy McGrady
February 21: Hank Gathers And Bo Kimble
February 22: Allen Iverson
February 23: Bobby Phills
February 24: Charles Oakley
February 25: Michael Ray Richardson
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