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Chamberlain publicly embraced the 100-point game in his final years. On a radio show commemorating the game's 31st anniversary in 1993, he said, "As time goes by, I feel more a part of that 100-point game." [97] He explained that growing up on the streets, he would have been derisively labelled a gunner, a glory-hound, for attempting 63 shots ...
In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through field goals (two or three points) and free throws (one point). [1] It is a rare achievement for an individual player to score 100 points in a single game. What follows is an incomplete list of all of the verified occurrences of players scoring 100 points or more.
He shot 36 of 63 from the field and uncharacteristically made 28 of 32 free throws. Joe Ruklick got the assist for Chamberlain's 100th point. The game was not recorded on video, and only a radio broadcast of the fourth quarter remains. One writer notes the lack of video of the 100-point game "only added to its mystique". [76]
Only 25 times in NBA history has a player scored more than 64 points in a game, and Wilt Chamberlain is responsible for most of them. ... Wilt Chamberlain (100 points on March 2, 1962 ...
He did so while shooting 24 of 41 from the field and 21 of 23 from the free throw line. He needed just one made 3-pointer on two attempts to reach the historic tally.
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.
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along with symbols for upperclass point guards, high scoring big men, team scoring averages and point differentials. Teams with the most symbols have the best chances at making deep runs. Keep in mind that very few teams have won it all with young point guards and/or low scoring post players. Be considerate of free throw percentages as teams