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Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. It is widely considered one of the greatest records in the sport's ...
Scored 44 points. Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors: December 18, 1960: Cincinnati Royals: Scored 32 points. Bill Russell * Boston Celtics: April 11, 1961: St. Louis Hawks: Scored 30 points Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors: November 25, 1961: Chicago Packers: Scored 39 points. Bill Russell * Boston Celtics: February 21, 1963: San ...
Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, 68 by himself. [8] Among his records are several that are considered unbreakable, such as averaging 22.9 rebounds for a career or 50.4 points per game in a season, scoring 100 points or 55 rebounds in a single game, scoring 65 or more points 15 times, 50 or more points 118 times.
Jul. 31—Hopefully, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain are sharing a hug and a laugh. It only seems fitting for the two giants of the days of the early NBA — arguably the No. 1 sports rivals of ...
With the debut of Netflix's 'Bill Russell: Legend,' filmmaker Sam Pollard tells us what made the Boston Celtics center a blueprint for decades of NBA greatness.
Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games, [3] [4] took place between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The Knicks won Game 1 124–112 and Reed scored 37 points. In Game 2, Chamberlain scored 19 points, grabbed 24 rebounds, and blocked Reed's shot in the final seconds, leading the Lakers to a 105–103 win. [128] In Game 3, West hit a 60-foot (18 m) shot at the buzzer to tie the game at 102 but the Knicks won in overtime 111–108. [128]
Bill Russell was a late bloomer. ... While Chamberlain had the statistical edge against Russell — 28.7 points and 28.7 rebounds in a whopping 142 matchups — Russell’s teams routinely came ...