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Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game

Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points in a single game against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a record that has never been approached and remains the most extraordinary individual performance in NBA history. Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points per game that entire season.

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  1. March 2, 1962
    Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game

    Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points in a single game against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a record that has never been approached and remains the most extraordinary individual performance in NBA history. Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points per game that entire season.

  2. March 2, 1962
    Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100 Points in a Single NBA Game

    Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania — a record that has never been broken and remains the greatest individual performance in NBA history.