In leading the Warriors to a 169-147 victory, Chamberlain broke his own single-game scoring record of 78 points set on Dec. 8, 1961, against the Los Angeles Lakers, a game that included multiple overtime periods.

How many 70-point games did Wilt Chamberlain have?

With one 100-point game and four 70-point games during the 1961-62 season, Chamberlain put together one of the most historic years in not only NBA history, but sports history as a whole.

What was Wilt Chamberlain's highest scoring game?

On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks.

Has any NBA player had a perfect game?

No player in NBA history has ever made 13-plus shot in a playoff game without a miss. Only Wilt Chamberlain has made more shots without a miss, but both of his perfect performances—18-of-18 and 16-of-16—were in the regular season.

What is the best NBA performance ever?

LeBron James, Game 7, 2016 Finals vs Warriors

This series has to be the best NBA Finals performance in history to date. Here's why: LeBron James and the Cavs made a never-done-before comeback from 3-1 down vs the Warriors to bring Cleveland its first ever NBA championship.

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Who has a 60 point triple double?

Highest Scoring Triple-Doubles In NBA History: James Harden Is The Best With 60-Point Performance.

Did Wilt Chamberlain have a quintuple-double?

Back in 1968, Wilt Chamberlain put up a once-in-a-lifetime type performance as he recorded the only quintuple-double in NBA history.

Who has shot 100% in an NBA game?

Wilt Chamberlain has dropped the most points in a game with a field-goal percentage of 100.0, with 42 points versus the Baltimore Bullets on February 24, 1967.

Who has a 100 FG percentage in the NBA?

Wilt Chamberlain has the most attempted shots in a game with a field-goal percentage of 100.0, with 18 attempts against the Baltimore Bullets on February 24, 1967.

Who has the highest points per shot in the NBA?

#1, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1.021 Points Per Shot Taken Career.

Did the 100 point game really happen?

Then there is the one and only Wilt Chamberlain, whose most notable in a long list of records was set 60 years ago. On March 2, 1962, Chamberlain — nicknamed the Dipper — scored 100 points in a game for the Philadelphia Warriors against the Knicks in a 169-147 win at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pa.

Who was guarding wilt when he scored 100?

Forty-three years ago tonight, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points against the New York Knicks at Hershey, Pa. Darrall Imhoff, the former University of California star who spent four seasons with the Lakers in the mid-1960s, was the Knick center assigned to guarding Chamberlain that night.

Has there ever been a 40 point 20 assist game?

Nate Archibald scored 41 points when recording 20+ assists against the Pistons on December 15, 1972.

Who has the most 80 point games?

Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain were tied for the most games with 80+ points, with 1 game.

Did Wilt ever miss a game?

NBA durability records

Chamberlain never fouled out of a regular-season or playoff game in his 14 years in the NBA. His career average was only 2 fouls per game, despite having averaged 45.8 minutes per game over his career.

Who has the lowest field-goal percentage in the NBA?

John Mahnken has the worst career field-goal percentage, at 27.2 percent.

Who is the greatest mid range shooter of all time?

1. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks: 207.23. Only seven players in the entire league were able to break the 100 barrier in this new metric, but Dirk Nowitzki was the only one who could make it to 200. Just take a second and think about how impressive that is.

Is Wilt Chamberlain the best of all time?

However, the majority of lists published have accepted the fact that Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain are the top two players in NBA history. Interestingly enough, the general consensus has also fully accepted Michael Jordan as the better basketball player than Wilt Chamberlain.

What teams have won 3 championships in a row?

MLB. The Swingin' A's were the first and only MLB franchise to string together three straight championship-winning teams besides the New York Yankees.

Who has the highest field-goal percentage?

The NBA career record for field goal percentage is held by Robert Williams III at 0.728. Currently, the highest field goal percentage record for a single season is 0.742 by New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson which was set during the abbreviated 2019–20 season.

How many rebounds did wilt have in his 100 point game?

In perhaps the most iconic performance in NBA history, Wilt Chamberlain shot the ball 63 times, had 32 shots from the free throw line, grabbed 25 rebounds and scored 100 points.

Who has been the closest to a quintuple-double?

The closest to the quintuple-double was from the great Hakeem Olajuwon, and as impressive as his night was on March 3rd, 1990, it wasn't even that close. It wasn't even a quadruple double. Even though it was the nearest statline to 5×10, it was still 5 steals and one assist short.

What is a 30 point triple-double?

He currently holds the triple-double record for the fewest minutes in 30-point triple-double, scoring thirty-five points, ten rebounds, and ten assists while playing for twenty-five minutes and thirty seconds.