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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 ...
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.
Professionally, there have been a number of occurrences of 100-point games worldwide. It has only happened once in the United States, however. Wilt Chamberlain of the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points on March 2, 1962 against the New York Knicks during a game played at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey ...
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] For years, former NBA Commissioner David Stern's office phone would play announcer Bill Campbell's call of the 100-point basket to callers on hold: "He made it ...
He tallied 33 points and seven rebounds to pace the Spurs. He was just no match on defense for Embiid, who leveraged his 7-foot, 280-pound frame to outmuscle his 7-4, 209-pound counterpart.
NBA record – Most points in a season (4,029 in 1961–62) Also holds the second-highest record with 3,586 in 1962–63. NBA record – Most points scored in a game (100 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962) Kobe Bryant is second with 81. NBA record – Most points scored in a half (59 in the 2nd half vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
Booker dropped 52 points on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night in a 124-111 win for the Suns. He made 19 of 28 shots with nine assists and three rebounds, while also setting a new a career ...
The 1969 NBA World Championship Series to determine the champion of the 1968–69 NBA season was played between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The Lakers were heavily favored due to the presence of three formidable stars: Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jerry West. In addition, Boston was an aging team; they made the playoffs as ...