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  1. 3 days ago · Discover the jaw-dropping story behind Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game in 1962! #BasketballHistory #WiltTheStilt #SportsLegends #NBA

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  2. 2 days ago · He is best-remembered as the only player to score 100 points in a single game. He also once gathered 55 rebounds, and never fouled out. Chamberlain is the only player to average 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, a feat he accomplished seven times. He once averaged 50 points per game, as well as 48 minutes per game.

  3. May 6, 2024 · Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game stands as one of the most iconic and seemingly unbreakable records in NBA history. On March 2, 1962, playing for the Philadelphia Warriors against the...

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  5. May 9, 2024 · He also scored 56 or more points 61 times in regular-season games, tallied 36 field goals in a game (March 2, 1962), and captured 55 rebounds in a game (Nov. 24, 1960). Chamberlain’s proudest feat was never having fouled out of an NBA game.

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  6. 3 days ago · Despite his infamously low success rate with this technique, it didn’t hinder his ability to set an NBA record for the most made free throws in a single game with 28 during his 100-point performance. Wilt Chamberlain’s career remains a marvel in the history of basketball, altering the way the game is played and remembered.

  7. 6 days ago · Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game is the most points ever by a player in an NBA game. Wayne Gretzky's 2,857 NHL career points, no other player has even topped 2000 points. Don Bradman's Test cricket average of 99.94, far above any other player. Michael Phelps' 23 Olympic gold medals, the most ever.

  8. 3 days ago · The latter was designed to stop Chamberlain’s habit of leaping from behind the free throw line and laying the ball in the basket. After that, Chamberlain would shoot free throws underhanded, often at a painfully low percentage. But during his 100-point game, he set an NBA record with 28 made free throws, all of them underhanded.