Wilt scored 100 points in one game. No one else has.
On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for Philadelphia in a 169 to 147 win over New York. He made 36 shots and 28 free throws. The next best game in NBA history is 81 points.
He did not just break the scoring record. He left it 19 points out of reach.
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Source: EBSCO Research Starters. EBSCO calls it the first and only time a player scored 100 points in an NBA game, and notes Kobe Bryant's 81 points as the closest chase.
On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for Philadelphia in a 169 to 147 win over New York. He made 36 shots and 28 free throws. The next best game in NBA history is 81 points. He did not just break the scoring record. He left it 19 points out of reach. Source: EBSCO Research Starters. EBSCO calls it the first and only time a player scored 100 points in an NBA game, and notes Kobe Bryant's 81 points as the closest chase.
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