chamberlain point game chamberlain set single game scoring record national_basketball_association nba scoring points win march sports arena pennsylvania widely considered greatest records basketball chamberlain set league records game including free throws notable achievement regarded poor free throw shooter teams broke record combined points game season chamberlain averaged record points game broken nba single game scoring record earlier season december points year center set season scoring records seasons fourth quarter began players ball away chamberlain deliberate offense reduce number possessions philadelphia warriors countered committing ball game televised video footage game recovered audio recordings game fourth quarter nba major sports league struggled compete college basketball attendance game half capacity members new_york press game prologue chamberlain season nba having set season scoring records seasons points game warriors new coach started season ball chamberlain thirds time sports_illustrated wrote eventual effect change character professional basketball cigar face eye till game decades major league sport deserves determined play chamberlain minute game inch pound center missed minutes seconds season disqualification game technical earlier games week chamberlain scored points respectively giving record times scoring points career closing points season needing player scored points point december triple overtime game versus set new nba record scoring points breaking record previously set legendary broadcaster told story game asked bothered chamberlain extra minutes break record according said wasn concerned someday guy going score rival center predicted chamberlain size strength stamina score night high school game chamberlain scored points victory philadelphia_inquirer wrote chamberlain hit played entire minutes chamberlain dominant big man nba inch november held ball minutes time shooting limit impact attempted shots game won nba president said game number stars necessity run big scores season teams averaged points game nba introduced second shot clock league scoring attendance increased season teams averaging points game chamberlain season black players league nba having started integration blacks emergence nba game played faster rim league great players black blacks believed limited league black players team critics suggested basketball taller players dominating warriors teammate thought attitude white players nba opinion chamberlain freak come black guy chamberlain nicknamed sport slam nicknamed considered poor occurrence rare league second tallest player chamberlain began regularly player preferring shots finger rolls rarely teammate paul believed chamberlain want perceived great merely tall little advance excitement pending game friday games remained regular season warriors second place games place chamberlain spent night game new_york night female companion dropping home sleep suffering boarded train philadelphia met friends philadelphia train station long lunch missing team bus players similarly bored warriors player said biggest thrill life exciting playing warriors chocolate exciting game played sports arena old gym originally built ice hockey league occasionally played games remote towns attract new fans warriors home game season miles philadelphia warriors called arena god place town built huge chocolate factory smell chocolate practically impossible stay indoors people felt sick dreaming leave place fast cold rainy friday night spectators paid game players local american football team play exhibition basketball game colleagues nba game started arena capacity warriors owner infamous attendance numbers warriors home attendance dropped chamberlain rookie season season college basketball started offering great depression provide customers value money fans grown accustomed watching games nba common national_basketball_association struggling 16th season major sports league established college basketball league hardly national team west nba received low television ratings game televised nbc considered league television contract members new_york press present reporters florida covering spring training new_york_yankees expansion new_york_mets media present warriors publicist tasked night associated_press philadelphia_inquirer photographers game starting center sick illness officially reported widely suspected simply hung early season game played chamberlain scoring points warriors center instead started inch pound second year player strong defensive player college led california golden bears ncaa championship won gold medal summer olympics new_york inch pound backup center better shooter defender chamberlain nba record points quarter days earlier game report quarters according game start game plan chamberlain points minutes warriors led star center scored points shots end quarter trailed typical style chamberlain scored points making free throws free throws weakest game making barely half seasons started shooting free throws season suggestion chamberlain point thinking free throw shooting record scoring lot points nba record free throws game soon foul trouble foul snapped referee don guy home referee lead official privately wished stronger lead working game halftime warriors lost edge led chamberlain point total stood warriors felt little excitement scored points previous occasions came locker room points points big deal chamberlain later explained warriors halftime said let ball dip let agreed simple tactic proved soon surpassed point barrier causing arena speaker fire previously crowd chamberlain kept cool despite getting triple quadruple teamed shy away hard distract center demanded chamberlain stopped scored points lift warriors commanding lead quarter ended total stood shy previous scoring record center alternated foul troubled pivot later stated resistance futile couldn play chamberlain conventionally big thing attempt case try beat floor set wanted force couple extra steps guy weighed pounds wasn easy chamberlain realized break point scoring record minute game record points set triple overtime breaking records public address announcer began announcing chamberlain point total minutes play game warriors forward team concept breaking team offense shifted getting chamberlain ball stopping watching instead cutting moving ball chamberlain needed points minutes remaining reach rate equivalent points game scored point left breaking record sending crowd spectators reached crowd chamberlain thought man people tough tired got points scored warriors continued giving chamberlain ball warrior later explained wanted got record liked led example passing easy chamberlain score points minutes end minutes remaining began intentionally warrior chamberlain keeping ball center hands new_york began moving ball slowly shot clock possible leave fewer opportunities chamberlain score effectively played opposite normal club faced deficit willingly giving easy points instead making attempts rally said warriors ball floor directly chamberlain use size strength ball chamberlain warrior field goal minutes jump shot philadelphia began quickly new_york minutes left intentional foul strategy warriors coach point pulled entire starting save chamberlain replaced bench players intention foul ball free throws chamberlain ball team spent minutes warriors ended personal lost left chamberlain points scored point basket came pass powerful rare chamberlain book night points dawn wrote chamberlain usual considerably basket stuff like rock barely pond minute left game chamberlain set post passed passed chamberlain close basket missed shot rebounded passed chamberlain missed rebounded time passed easy instead high pass chamberlain seconds left chamberlain got free jumped high ball basket hit century mark eyewitness accounts historic basket differ chamberlain merely laid ball actually stuffed ball alley slam event arena exploded spectators stormed floor wanting touch hero night immediately ran scorer table ensure officially credited assist finale years belief final seconds game played chamberlain scored 100th point celebration court chamberlain quoted having claim recordings radio broadcast include announcer resuming play play chamberlain 100th point calling game conclusion copy radio broadcast game uncovered original game tape recorded engineers standard practice days recorded campbell coverage fourth quarter warriors possessions years later reel reel tape campbell entire fourth quarter surfaced college student recorded broadcast fourth quarter game nba merged reel reel tape included short german sports journalist specified resulting chamberlain 100th point lasted minutes play continued years time charge publicity statistics warriors given conflicting statements question book twice quoted saying game ended seconds remaining interview quoted chamberlain biographer said seconds played chamberlain stood middle circle waiting game end wanting touch ball sounded better game official box score notes warrior missed free throws break said planned miss second free throw hopes chamberlain rebound points radio reported warriors defeating official scorer report recorded game explained chamberlain field goals free throws far better rate roughly career average earlier games season chamberlain combined free throws percent basket arena aged balls bounce typical firm balls near rim good roll fall playing minutes game chamberlain set nba records field goals attempted free throws points quarter half averaged points games week exceeding finished game high assists later said easiest game assists pass defensive specialist rarely scored went field hit single free throw later lamented game literally couldn miss score warriors combined record points philadelphia fell short record points game uncommon late season nba games feature little defense guard said level play nba decreased season progressed defenses gas end season following night chamberlain got permission travel new_york players according cherry chamberlain drifted sleep got kick new_york players talk scored points march warriors played madison square garden got standing ovation holding chamberlain points aftermath record highly anticipated like minute mile philadelphia little fanfare philadelphia box page announcing achievement story sports section mention cover bulletin wrote fulfilled prophecy time magnificent scoring star warriors played game national_basketball_association years ago new_york_city papers ran stories news agencies new_york_times ran story pages respectively new_york_daily_news ran story page new_york_post gave prominent page coverage chamberlain feat sunday new_york_daily_news sunday wrote basketball normal sized american adults identify stars sell seven foot basket monster adolescent prime chamberlain dominant scorer feat taken granted warriors player said chamberlain previous record point game matter time reached wait warriors coach initially thought thing said thought inevitable stopped thought couldn believe chamberlain thanked teammates wouldn close possible wanted added open shots avoid pass ball traffic player felt warriors broke code honor sports embarrassing opponent setting record outside normal flow game praise chamberlain nonetheless estimated game played normally chamberlain finished points shy chamberlain countered scored played straight basketball new_york coach suggested game foul foul stated game thought absolutely authentic said announcements help cause world worst free throw shooter figured game gone control assists scored points minneapolis boston coach laughed playing said finally conversation game chamberlain predicted win nba championships known versus russell credited making team great days historic feat chamberlain guest appearance sullivan chamberlain finished season record points game scored record points division winning warriors scored team played record minutes including minute record games averaged minutes game nba game minutes chamberlain played overtime periods seven games second league field goal percentage percent free throws career high warriors finished season record lost conference finals playoffs losing seventh game closest chamberlain came points season averaged points nba widened lane feet feet limit chamberlain averaged season legacy anniversary game widely commemorated silver anniversary time nba grown popular sports league average attendance fans game star players like warriors director said impossible people claimed seen game testified took place madison square garden chamberlain later stated favorite games favorite title belonged match grabbed nba record rebounds perennial rival want feed criticism interested personal stardom winning chamberlain won nba championships nba time leading scorer retired remembered man single scored points game chamberlain publicly embraced point game final years radio commemorating game 31st anniversary said time goes feel point game explained growing streets labelled gunner glory attempting shots shots playground wants team said took shots normally noting contests considered better scored points percent shooting opposed percent shooting point game proud people knew basketball point game kids saw know tag definitely proud definitely team effort things teammates ball like circus participants profoundly affected firstly center branded player let chamberlain score played minutes court happened hand game little warriors reserve player man gave chamberlain point assist decades later new_york_times interviewed found refers walking basketball greatest moments game produced famous picture chamberlain sitting bench holding paper photograph actually matter improvisation warriors manager entered warriors locker room took paper number associated_press photographer game professional reasons wanted son treat took famous photo cherry calls ultimate picture chamberlain chamberlain points widely considered basketball greatest records decades record nba teams average points fewer field goals game attempted closest player gotten points scored win toronto january chamberlain fed repeatedly teammates inside shots win created shot outside game trailed halftime pull away fourth quarter chamberlain playing era games paced faster scoring opportunities plentiful accounted percent team points compared scoring percent points said chamberlain record pretty exhausting think broke chamberlain record points quarter scoring quarter point game tied record free throws regular season game january season chamberlain records set day stand years warriors combined points defeated milwaukee triple overtime march total points record broken quicker defeated triple overtime december points wrote book lack point game added nba commissioner office phone play campbell point basket hold years old attended game claimed left arena basketball chamberlain score famous basket ball auctioned auction highest sports memorabilia auction price controversy ball authenticity sale suspended ball months later sold contends chamberlain gave actual point ball coach stated father warriors taped game starting second quarter father attempting locate footage boxes conceded footage lost nba highest scoring averages black players chamberlain hall believes nba lost small television contract survived emergence black superstars people heard scoring averaging night wanted guy believe chamberlain single saved league wrote bell freedom loud clear shouting let people free express time humiliation racial point nba facing extinction expression growth box score source chamberlain statistics quarter
Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game