100-point game Wilt stands as a stunning achievement in sport

post by john-For half a century, Wilt Chamberlains of 100 points in one game, history and sporting achievementsa record that seems unbreakable all but one scored.

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Philadelphia '169-147 victory over the Warriors in the New York Knicks Chamberlain's 100-point explosion was part of his remarkable 1961-62 season. In the 25.7 rebounds, one point 4,000, NBA history with 2,000 games per season rebound average of 50.4 points. Boston only twice 'Celtics Bill Russell, 14-year NBA career, his main nemesis in the bulk are from the Big 30 points, both times under the Dipper was held.
"[Wilt] and a body sculpted perfectly to the game probably came with pride," his book, Wilt, 1962 I wrote Gary M. Pomerantz. "It was important to the ego but the ego of a .... 100 points was a symbolic magic, our culture is a 100 number connotes the century, a perfect life, a perfect score on a test .... it was a hundred. A memorial . "
Early in the 1961-62 season, Chamberlain of the Los Angeles pacers in a triple overtime loss with 78 points a game scoring record is established. Big Dipper on the achievements so far as the other record breakers did not attract nearly the national definition.
Wilt played 100 points after two days of the New York Daily News about Jimmy Powers lamented, "is the goaltending bug types or only for a total of Astronomy ball dunking."can do .... You just can not. sale 7 foot basketball would fill ... "
Chamberlain, of course, was more than tall. Philadelphia native impose the most power, speed, and agility that America has ever produced was one of the blends. Kansas as a collegian, Miracle 7-foot 1 440 yard dash in under 50 seconds and ran, 6 feet, the world record at 7 feet 7 inches high jump was a part, jumped 23 feet long and crosses 53 stepped into the shot.
University of Kansas in December 1956 for their first game, Chamberlain scored 52 points and 31 rebounds at Northwestern picked up a 87-69 victory. "This is just ridiculous," he said, 'Wildcats, who Ruklick, 100 points on the night Wilt's team will be later. "He made me feel like a 6 year old child."
Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors in 1959 when he joined, he is not like any NBA game cheat effect, a record 37.9 points per game overall and led the league with 27 rebounds. He paced the Warriors to the Eastern Division finals, defending champion Celtics, where he lost in six games.
The goal is considered a milestone marking the most important - Russell and the Celtics on November 24, 1960, the Chamberlain's 55 rebounds in one game NBA record is still standing.
Find. Chamberlain as a record pace to get started, McGuire predicted, "is one of those nights, he's going to score 100." Russell predicted the result, telling Newsweek, "The size, strength and ability to score is 100." Led by a record breaking three-night game, Chamberlain 67, 65, and scored 61 points.
Fifty years later, on March 2, 1962, the surrounding events, recalls a very different time.
• A regular season NBA games back, Pa.
• Chamberlain, but the Warriors had just come on the field. The Cadillac that was driven 170 miles in New York City, he returned to New York 'Knicks with one of the top players were.
• Two future Hall of Fame football players helped warm up the crowd for the main event.
All games are just a photographer.
• A television and radio broadcasts of the game was a New York. Philadelphia radio station WCAU call Bill Campbell presented the only action.
• All fouls committed in the last minute, not a team photo on the back - is far ahead.
• Excellent image of the game in the locker room floor, but no response comes from.
• It seems that the game's final score was incorrectly recorded.