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Scored a then-playoff record 53 points (still a rookie record) in the same game (a game 5 victory). NBA Finals record – Highest rebounds per game average, career (24.6) NBA All-Star Game record – Most career rebounds in the NBA All-Star game (197). NBA All-Star Game record – Most rebounds in a half (16 in 1960). Record shared with Bob Pettit
Chamberlain was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star team, winning the All-Star Game and the All-Star Game MVP award with a 23-point, 25-rebound performance. On January 25, 1960, Chamberlain had 50 points and 40 rebounds in an NBA game, a rare occurrence.
Jayson Tatum set the record for the most points scored in an All-Star Game in 2023, scoring 55. Magic Johnson set the record for the most assists in an All-Star Game in 1984 with 22. Michael Jordan was the first player to record a triple-double in an All-Star Game, doing so in 1997 .
Chamberlain led the NBA in scoring for seven consecutive years, averaging a record 50.4 points per game in 1962. Speaking of big, they don't come much bigger than the 7-foot-1, 275-pound Chamberlain.
The 1962 NBA All-Star Game was played in St. Louis, Missouri, with the West beating the East 150–130. Local favorite Bob Pettit won the game's MVP award. In a game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wilt Chamberlain made history by scoring 100 points in the Philadelphia Warriors 169–147 win over the New York Knicks. It still stands as one of ...
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 is one of the best offensive game players ever in the history of the NBA. He won four MVPs, 11 rebounding titles and two championships while being an elite scorer and defender.
In that game, the Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA-record 100 points. [13] The highest-scoring playoff game is the double-overtime game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns on May 11, 1992. The two teams combined to score 304 points, with the Trail Blazers defeating the Suns 153–151.