Will anyone ever break Wilt's 100 point game?
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Kobe DID play the 4th quarter in that 81 point game...He played 42 minutes in that game, coming back into the game early in the 4th quarter.\n\nKobe would have needed an additional 19 points in the remaining 6 minutes... possible, but unlikely.  Scoring 100 pts in a game means scoring about 2 pts per minute (in a 48 minute game).  Scoring 19 pts in 6 minutes would be just over 3 pts per minute, much tougher to do.\n\nIt was in Kobe's 62 pt game against Dallas on 12/20/05 that he only played 32 minutes, and didn't play in the 4th qtr.  So he would had to have put in a record 38 points in the 4th quarter in order to hit 100.\n\nAnd contrary to what a previous poster said, Wilt didn't just stand there towering over the other players in the NBA... the Knicks center was 6'11", barely two inches shorter than Wilt.  Most teams had 6'10 to 7' centers in those days. Russell himself was 6'10, Nate Thurmond was a 7 footer, etc...\n\nAnyone who thinks that the NBA consisted of a bunch of little guys in the 60s is flat out ignorant of basketball history.  There were no players under 6 ft tall in the 100 pt game, today, a number of NBA teams have players under 6' tall.  Heck, Mugsy Bogues was 5'3" and he had a long NBA career, as did Spud Webb at 5'6"... there were no guys in the league that size when Wilt played.  Nate Archibald, at 6'1" was nicknamed "Tiny"...\n\nAnd, as I've pointed out in other threads, Wilt never had the luxury of playing against high school kids in the NBA... now the top pick almost every year is a high school kid, and very few of them can play basketball.\n\nYou think Kwame Brown could guard Wilt Chamberlain???  LOL\n\nAgainst players like Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Yao Ming, Wilt would have average 60 or 70 points a game, not the 50 he averaged that year... Wilt was stronger than Shaquille O'Neal, a far better leaper, and was much more schooled in the fundmentals. \n\nAnd Wilt didn't dunk nearly as much as Shaq does today...Wilt's favorite shots were a turnaround bank shot and the finger-roll... heck, when Wilt came into the league, he had a better jump shot from 12 feet out that Jason Kidd ever did...\n\nAnyway, the answer is no, no one in the NBA today will ever score 100 points in a game..  David Robinson was once allowed to score 71 pts in the final game of the season (in order to win the scoring title over the less-popular Shaquille O'Neal), and said he couldn't imagine how Wilt could have done that, plus come up with another 29 points...  \nIt's called stamina... Wilt averaged 46 minutes a game over his entire career of 1,045 games... today, anyone who plays 40 minutes in one game is considered to be an ironman...
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Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest player ever to play the game. Chamberlain set many records, including 100 points scored in a game (1962, against the New York Knicks) and 23,924 career rebounds. Dominating the game as few players in any sport ever have, Chamberlain seemed capable of scoring and rebounding at will, despite the double- and triple-teams and constant fouling tactics that opposing teams used to try to shut him down
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I hope he hits 715 on saturday caz I'm going to that game. That would be SO SWEET!\n\nO Yeah and Jason "hes not playing tonight and even if he did he wouldnt cuz roy oswalt would own him" \n\nYou said that but Barry is 4 for 4 lifetime vs Oswalt so maybe you should re think that statement.
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Wilt Chamberlain because he was unstoppable and 100 points, nobody else is ever going to get that again.\n\nBill Russell-8 championships in a row and 11 in 13 years, Micheal Jordan didn't even come close to that.\n\nMicheal Jordan-The Bulls would've never even come close to the NBA Finals if it wasn't for him.\n\nMagic Johnson-He could play all the positions and helped lead the Lakers to a championship in his first year and he beat Dr. J.\n\nShaquille O'Neal-He is so unstoppable. Name one player in the NBA that can stop when he's not in foul trouble.
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Online Exhibit      Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game — March 2, 1962 at Hershey, PA  \n   \n\n  Introduction\n\nThe Game\n\nChamberlain bio\n\nThe Boxscore\n\nQuotebook\n\nWho's Joe Ruklick?\n\nChamberlain stats \n\nWarriors in the Hall\n\nWilt's Hall Call\n\nHall of Fame website  \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n \n Warriors \nvs. Knicks\nMar. 2, 1962\n \n  \n\nOn March 2, 1962, the weather was cold and slushy — a stay-at-home winter Friday night. Neither the Philadelphia Warriors or the New York Knicks were especially thrilled with a bus ride to Hershey, PA for a meaningless NBA game. The season was almost over, and the outcome would have no effect on the standings. \n\nThat night, however, Wilton Norman Chamberlain would score 100 points, a record that celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, and one that hasn't been touched. The reason? Chamberlain also owns the second and third highest scoring marks in league history at 78 and 73 points twice. David Thompson also scored 78 points in the 1978 scoring race against George Gervin. \n\nFrom the opening tap, the Warriors assumed command over the last place and outmanned Knicks. Philadelphia piled up a 42-26 advantage by the end of the first period. Chamberlai, who was in his third NBA season, scored 23 of his teams 42 points. New York's regular center, 6-foot-10 Phil Jordon, was sidelined due to injury, and his replacement, Darrall Imhoff, had a difficult time guarding Chamberlain and eventually fouled out. He was one of five New York players to foul out. (see boxscore)\n\nBy halftime, many of Chamberlain's teammates knew something special was in the air (23 first quarter points, 18 second quarter points). They kept feeding him for an assortment of thunderous dunks, finger rolls, a few jumpers and his favorite shot, the one-handed bank shot off the glass.\n\nDuring the third quarter, Chamberlain made 10 baskets and a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. At the start of the fourth quarter he popped in three quick baskets to reach 75 points. Fans in the arena began a constant chant, "Give it to Wilt! Give it to Wilt."\n\nWith five minutes remaining, Chamberlain had 89 points. He scored five points quickly; points 93 and 94 on a 12-foot bank shot. Points 95 and 96 came on a lob pass from Rodgers. Points 97 and 98 came on an easy layup feed from York Larese. Nearing the century mark, Chamberlain stole New York's inbound pass but his shot went in and spun out. The chaotic last minute went like this:\n\nChamberlain missed a shot. \nTeammate Ted Luckenbill rebounded and fed Chamberlain who missed again. \nLuckenbill grabbed the rebound again and passed to Joe Rutlick. \nRutlick fed Chamberlain underneath the basket. \nChamberlain dunked home points 99 and 100. \nGame Not Over!\nThe 100 point night never ended officially. The final 46 seconds weren't played, because as soon as Chamberlain scored 100, fans stormed the court and no one had interest in continuing. Joe Rutlick claims that the game did end officially and that he missed two free throws during the last 46 seconds, and the boxscore confirms Rutlick's statement. \n\n"It would have been impossible to score this many points if my teammates hadn't kept feeding me, especially Guy," Chamberlain said after the game. \n\nFinal: Philadelphia 169 — New York 147\n\n"A lot of people asked me if it was pre-planned," Chamberlain said. "No, it wasn't. We didn't have a team meeting or anything to purposely go out and doing something like this. It just happened as the game progressed."\n  Campbell's Call \nThe radio by-by-play was done that night by Bill Campbell, a veteran broadcaster. Twenty-five years after the game Campbell told the Philadelphia Daily News, "This might sound strange, but I never had that game in my list of top personal memories. In all honesty, I was more excited the night I did the game when Joe Fulks scored 63. He was
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Kobe already is, he probably has been ever since the 3 peat.  Lets not forget that he has 3 championships.  Nobody is a better scorer than he is, and there hasn't been anyone that can take over a game like he can since Jordan did it.  I mean who else can score 62 points in 33 minutes, (by the way that was against Dallas) who else can score 81 points in 42 minutes off only 45 shots taken.  He is the fastest player to hit 10,000 points despite playing with Shaq for 8 years.  He has also managed to average 5 rebounds and 5 assist through his career so far.  He is only 27 years old, he is just getting started, the best is yet to be seen.
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Not if they don't start playing together and come up with a so called 'Plan B' for their forward problem. They may have great individual players, but unless they prove that they can play TOGETHER, they will be lucky to make it to the quarters.
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they faced each other in 143 games over their careers. they were in 8 playoff series together. I know wilt out score bill by 81 in those series the average is actually recorded. I know the wilt set the record for rebounds against Bill russell, 55. Wilt also scored 50 points or more againt the celtics 6 times one of those were 62 points
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wow the ppl above me know sh**,\n\nKareem Abdul-Jabbar at 38,387 leads the nba most point ever scored.
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Greetings from the Yahoo Brain in New York City!  \nHope you're watching the live Answers webcast at http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html !\n\n\nI think A-Rod will break it, as long as he doesn't have to get up in too many pressure situations for the rest of his career.  I love the guy, but I can't get over how ridiculously un-clutch he is.  He's still going to get his numbers, particularly mammoth home run blasts when the Yankees are either up or down big, but don't look for too much from him when the game is on the line.\n\nWhat I also think is that if he keeps up his own torrid pace, Albert Pujols will break Rodriguez's record a few years later.   As long as he stays healthy and keeps hitting them, there's almost no reason to think he won't!\n\nHope this helps!\n--J.
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I think it will either be A.I. or Lebron James.  I'm a Kobe fan, but this year he looks like he's going to be more passive and get his teammates involved more.  For A.I. he's always been that high consistent scorer for most of his career.  Lebron James can put up some big numbers at times, but I don't know if he'll make 30 or more a game.  So I'll bet on A.I., one of the best scoreres of all-time.
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Never foul a jump shooter espicially behind the 3 point line...when you do it twice somebody doesnt have there mind in the game.....
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Watch ESPN and listen to Chris Berman's picks, write them down.  Then go and bet the exact opposite of what he tells you.  I swear that guy never gets even 50% of the games right.
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Kobe can score however many points he wants. Nobody can stop him.
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ok...I think that kobes 81 is a better accomplishment. In wilts day he was the only person that was like 7 feet tall, there was no 3 seconds and no shot clock. Those are all factors. In the era that we are in right now there are factors like 24 seconds to shoot the ball and u can't stay in the lane for more than 3 seconds, and kobe is no where near 7 feet tall and back in wilts day he was 8 feet tall. Kobes 81 is a bigger accomplishment in my book
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i doubt it. 4 sending offs. 25 fouls and 20 cards, that has to be a record
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segas NBA james... shaq can shatter the backboard