During the 1961-62 season, this Philadelphia Warrior became the first & only NBA player to score over 4,000 points in a season
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NBA Individual Scoring Records  Facts and Figures  The player winning the first NBA scoring title; Philadelphia Warriors' Joe ... Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring champion in 2010 when he was 21 years and 197 days old. ... The player scoring most points in a season; In 1961-62 season, Wilt ... the first and only player to break the 4,000-point barrier in a season.
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NBA.com: Wilt Scores 100!  Chamberlain``s record for most points scored in a game has stood for 38 years. ... tallying 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the ... He scored 23 points in the first quarter and had 41 by halftime, then tallied 28 in ... in the 1961-62 season and became the only player to surpass 4,000 points in...
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Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game - Wikipedia  Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169147 win over the ... Chamberlain was in his third season in the NBA, having set season scoring records in each of ..... It was almost like a circus out there for a while.
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Welcome to Encyclopdia Britannica's Guide to Black History  During his 196162 season he became the first player to score more than 4,000 points in a National Basketball Association (NBA) season, with 4,029, averaging 50.4 points per game. ... He went to the NBA in 1959, playing with the Philadelphia Warriors ... With 31,419 points scored over the span of his professional career,...
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ESPN.com: Wilt battled 'loser' label  At 7-foot-1 he was the most dominating offensive big man in basketball history. ... Chamberlain won scoring titles his first seven seasons and averaged 30.1 for his career. ... Yet Chamberlain's Philadelphia Warriors lost. ... that season) and 50.4 points, becoming the only player to crack the 4,000-point barrier (he had 4,029).
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NBA Individual Scoring Records  Facts and Figures  The player winning the first NBA scoring title; Philadelphia Warriors' Joe Fulks was the first player who won the scoring title in league's history. ... The Youngest NBA scoring champion; Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring champion in ... becoming the first and only player to break the 4,000-point barrier in a season.
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ESPN.com: Wilt battled 'loser' label  Dr. Jack: Wilt was a giant, gentle man ... He scored at least 65 points 15 times; everybody else in NBA history ... Yet Chamberlain's Philadelphia Warriors lost. ... Chamberlain's teams won NBA titles just twice in his 14 seasons. He was ... But it is what Chamberlain accomplished in 1961-62 that likely will never be surpassed.
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On March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points | Sports ...  ... Wilt scored 31,419 points, including the unbelievable time he actually scored 100 ... Bryant's total included seven three-point field goals, a shot that did not exist in the ... March 2,1962 Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the NBA ... basketball players, nba basketball, chamberlain launched, high school,...
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Legends profile: Wilt Chamberlain | NBA.com  Aug 9, 2011 ... Asked to name the greatest players ever to play basketball, most fans and ... Drafted: Philadelphia Warriors (1959) ... He was the only NBA player to score 4,000 points in a season. ... the 50.4 points per game he averaged during the 1961-62 season--and if not ... The man was 6-8 and weighed 220 pounds.
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John Stockton - Wikipedia  He holds the NBA's record for most career assists (15,806) by a ... In Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, Stockton made a three-pointer with 41.9 seconds left to give the ... the second one after stealing from Jazz forward Karl Malone. ... For many years, he and Malone were the Jazz's one-two punch.
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Blasts From the Past: What Did Basketball Stars Do in "Real World ...  Averaged 26.2 ppg (second in the league) with the ABL's Cleveland Pipers in 1961-62. .... After his pro basketball career bottomed out, Bell tried to pursue a career .... Worked for and played in the Sports Legends Fantasy Camp in Dallas. .... Omar "Bud" Browning, Oklahoma - AAU All-American first-team selection with...
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Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game - Wikipedia  Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at .... The Warriors felt little excitement, as he had scored 60 or more points on 15 previous occasions. "I often...
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This Date In The NBA: November | NBA.com  Dec 2, 2015 ... Neil Johnston made his debut for the Philadelphia Warriors at home ... an NBA record 72 games in one season and their first of an NBA record ..... Wilt Chamberlain ever grabbed more rebounds in a game, with 55. .... November 24, 1960 ... the 1960-61 season, averaging 27.2 rpg, both NBA records that still...
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NBA scoring champion - Wikipedia  Michael Jordan won ten scoring titles in his career. In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws or field goals. ... Since the 194647 season, five players have won both the scoring title and the NBA ... Jordan from 1991 to 1993 and from 1996 to 1998 with the Chicago Bulls, and O'Neal in...
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Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game - Wikipedia  Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association ... The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "Chamberlain might have hit 100 if he had ... By the 196162 season, teams were averaging 119 points each game. .... own 73-point scoring record (for a 48-minute game) or his record 78 points,...
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Wilt Chamberlain: Historic Rebounding Machine - NBA.com: Jr. NBA  Exactly 55 years ago, Wilt the Stilt had 55 rebounds in that game! This is just one of many records Chamberlain set during his NBA career. ... Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors, 55, Nov. 24, 1960. Bill Russell, Boston Celtics, 51, Feb. ... And even though it's been 55 years since Wilt's huge game, rebounding is still a big...
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The Players who Won the most Scoring Titles in NBA History  The NBA scoring title is awarded to a player who has the highest points per ... He and Michael Jordan are the only two players who have won seven scoring titles back to back. ... Then he went on to win 2 more scoring titles in the next two years. ... 7 NBA Players who Scored in Double Figures in Most Consecutive Games...
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NBA Players who have won Regular Season MVP, Finals MVP and ...  NBA Players who have won Regular Season MVP, Finals MVP and ... finals MVP and Championship four-times in 1991, 1992, 1996 and 1998. ... That particular season, he also became an All-Star game MVP and a scoring champion too.
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NBA Records: The Highest Points Ever Scored in One Game  Aug 6, 2016 ... Only 10 times in NBA history has one man scored at least 70 points in the ... At the time, Baylor's 71-point performance represented the highest single-game total ever ... 1962, Chamberlain's San Francisco Warriors may have dropped the ... scored 82 or more points in a game, he finished with a perfect 100?
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NBA.com: Wilt Scores 100!  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. Not 98 points, not 102, but a nice, round 100 -- an imposing record set by a most imposing player.
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NBA.com: Lenny Wilkens Bio  Ordinarily, a player and coach with Wilkens' remarkable record would garner ... title and advanced to meet the Boston Celtics in the 1961 NBA Finals, which they...