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AP WAS THERE: Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100 Points
Chamberlain set NBA single-game scoring and combined points records with 100 points and 316 total in a Warriors win, breaking his previous 78-point record.
- On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points as the Philadelphia Warriors beat the New York Knicks 169-147, the Associated Press reported from Hershey, Pa.
- During the 1961-62 season the Warriors deliberately fed Wilt Chamberlain the ball to see how many points he could score, as he entered averaging 50.4 points and 25.7 rebounds.
- Game box scores show Chamberlain's efficiency with 36 field goals on 63 attempts, 28-of-32 free throws, 59 points in the first half, and 31 points in the final quarter.
- The result set a combined 4124-point NBA record, and Chamberlain's 100 remains the benchmark compared to Kobe Bryant's 81 and Bam Adebayo's 83.
- Looking at season context, Chamberlain was approaching a 4,000-point single season, and the NBA had not adopted the 3-point line until 1979.
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