Three guys covering Wilt BEFORE Wilt got the ball (can't do that today against the rules...only one man on you until you get the ball, so much easier for Wilt today in today's totally watered down NBA of 33 teams). The stamina, strength and endurance of Wilt were Super Human. The Knicks were holding and freezing the ball, they were intentionally fouling the other Warrior guards so Wilt couldn't score. That was a farce. And Wilt still managed to score 100. Never see another Wilt.
The game happened but it's overrated. Pace in '62 was insane: Wilt's team got 129.7 ball possessions per 48min! In this game, Wilt's FG attempts by quarter: 14, 12, 16, 21. And the score wasn't close; it was a blowout (where total points (316!) reflects the crazy pace), yet the Warriors spent almost the entire fourth quarter fouling to get the ball back and force-feeding Chamberlain the ball. It's no wonder coach Eddie Donovan (for NYK) called this game a "farce." Stat-padding at its finest...
The actual game was finally broadcast on NBA TV the other day, as part of the 50-year Anniversary of it. Sadly, I don't have NBA TV, so I have YET to see this game.
You're not going to see this game because it was never recorded on film. The only proof of it exists through radio broadcasts, photographs, and eyewitness accounts of the players and spectators who were there. This was what was in the NBA TV special.
i believe if kobe is 19 pts short of making it to a hundred and hes only a shooting guard what more the most dominant center in the nba.and besides there was mo center in the knicks line up that is tall enough to challenge hes shots. i believe that somehow. some way history will repeat it self. who knows maybe jeremy lin will score 100pts sometime in his career?
It's not a question of whether or not the Knicks' center was tall enough (remember that Bill Russell was only 6'9" but he challenged Wilt good enough to block a few of his shots), but whether that center was talented enough to face Wilt. New York's starting center was out for that game and they had to rely on backups that resorted to triple teaming him. Unfortunately for them Wilt was hot from the free throw line.
Reading these comments i realize there are a lot of stupid basketball fans especially the one who said because no video exist, this never really happened
Yesterday March 2nd, 2012, was the 50th anniversary of Wilt's 100 point game, the single greatest feat in the history of the NBA. Instead of people logging in and trying to down play this great moment, who are too young to remember, why don't those people try and give the big guy the accolades he deserves. He was one of a kind, and truly one of the greats in the history of the game. He was the babe Ruth of basketball. It is good to see modern players at the video end praise him.
@zacharycat Stop with your race BS, and try to appreciate what Wilt accomplished not only that night but his entire career. Last I heard, he bested many brothers during his career, like Reed, Russell, Lanier, Jabbar, Thurmond, Unseld, Bellamy, and a few white guys named Cowens, and Lucas. They are all hall of famers! Oh yeah, his 72 lakers won 33 games in a row, and a title, in an NBA that was majority african american? So stop with your little white guy comments, because he bested B&W.
The Big Dipper wasn't just tall he was faster stronger more agile and as competitive as any NBA player who ever played. I'm 56 I saw him play against Nate the Great live and many times on TV. He wasn't just posting the #'s against men a foot smaller for example his 100 pt game the knicks front line was a 6'10 center & 2 6'9 forwards. Truth is he out ran them and spun around them through them and over them. 100pts think about it!! The most incredible record ever.
The most overrated performance in NBA history. Wilt is one of the Greats. BUT his performance here is so overrated because he was CLEARLY the tallest on the court and defense rarely came at him. they just threw it to him and he got the basket and the other players fouled him in the act. I respect him but this performance does not deserve the hype. please respect my opinion
i think his 55 rebounds in a game(against Bill Russell!) is more impressive.when they change the rules because you're playing,then you know you are dominant.
i still think mj is better i mean mj was smaller and wilt still cant dunk from the freethrow line also wilt was really tall back then their werent many tall people he could lay the ball up so easy with 2feet tall men
@MrCluChmAn1026 No Way!!!! When Wilt went to college, it actually had to be written into the rules dunking from the free-throw line would only get 2 points. Also, their were still tons of tall people back then. Wilt was just better. Wilt was 7'2, with a 48 inch vertical. One day, in a regulation game, two 200 pound players were annoying him in the post, so he grabbed their jerseys and placed them away from himself. He was a freak of nature in the best possible way. He was Wilt.
@CoolerKing37 the only photo wilt have is him holding a paper with 100 in it. and he's 100 point game isn't recorded either. in other words there's no proof. just like there's is a picture of what god looks like. but it isn't enough proof. is it?
@robinching31 There's audio recording, but not film. And there's more than one photo. Not to mention all the first person testimonials and recorded statistics like there are for every NBA game. And once again there were never PHOTOGRAPHS of god. Those are just drawings and artwork, stupid.
@CoolerKing37 i don't care how the way you look at things wilt's 100 point game wasn't recorded we can't see it, even on youtube so for me he's 100 point never really existed as far as im concern the highest point ever made in the nba is 81 points by kobe and im not a kobe fan mj is the best player ever to play basketball
@robinching31 The problem is how YOU look at things because you ignore all other evidence. So by your shitty logic does that many every game that hasn't been filmed automatically never happened? So did Oscar Robertson not average a triple double a season either? Did George Mikan even exist according to you? You're a moron and know nothing of basketball.
@robinching31 Then you're an idiot. You probably think everything pre-1900 are all lies. I mean, where's the footage of Abe Lincoln? I bet you think he wasn't even real too! This proves you're a moron.
It's a great achievement but honestly, you cannot "automatically" put him over anybody who's in the league who played in THIS Era because back then, ALOT of things were much different. There was NO 3 secs in the key -__- Shaquille O'Neal, Yao ming could probably pass 100 if there was no 3 in the key. I give him credit but to say no one will ever do it like him is just ridiculous. 81 points by Kobe Bryant with all these rules and restrictions is more credible in my opinion. RIP Wilt
Uh, the 3 second rule was in place before Wilt entered the league. You don't know your basketball history. And if it was much easier to score back then why didn't all the other 7 footers shit all over the league the way Wilt did?
@bordertown Okay, yes I was wrong about the 3 sec in the key. But tell me this: You don't think if Dwight Howard went for 63 FG...SIXTY THREE FG's <--- THAT's INSANE against someone like Joel Anthony attempts he won't have 100? or probably even more? he too more than half the shots for the WHOLE TEAM. Kobe went for almost 50 FIFTY FG's to get 81. People that take this many shots in games are just plain ball hogging. LeBron never even went CLOSE to 47 FG's CERTAINLY not 63
Hard to say. Kobe took 3 pointers so it's about the center position. Dwight has to rely on scoring inside and have a great free throw night. To attempt over 60 FGs you can't waste time, meaning taking the ball up the court quick then feed it inside. Once Dwight gets the ball he can't waste time either, got to put up shots quick. The real question is whether Dwight has the stamina to play all 48 minutes doing this. Not hard for Wilt, he was a former track star.
@NeYonBlue110 3 second rule was in effect then, there was no 3 point line. hand checking was legal and there was no rule yet for illegal defense. The man averaged 50 points and over 25 rebounds for an entire season. It was a common occurrence for 4 men to guard him at one time and Wilt always dominiated. Notice the Warriors have not won or come close to winning a title since he was traded. Most dominant player that ever lived.
According to my calculations, and I hope I did this right, Wilt Chamberlain fucked 1.08 bitches a day in his lifetime, which is 397 a year. Now that's a lot of bitches.
Man I fucking hate the retards who shit on Wilt and everything he did because of the era he played in. Stop trying to act like fucking Javale McGee would light him up.
@cheapxshots lol because their fawking idiots! just like they say and make fun of jordans error! to be honest I don't believe in that error shyt! that mean's 10 years from now? their going to say if labron played in our error he wouldnt do good lol? its all the same their is no such thing as error! basketball is basketball! defense is defense! if wilt was in todays game or mj! they would destroy it! these are all young idiots who don't know anything!
@XodustheParadoX Yah era lol sorry I always spell it error' its a bad habit, even though I know it's era, I still spell it error, I'll even do it again one day lol, I don't know why
@linsanity1981 So everyone that was there is in cahoots and it's all a big conspiracy. I bet if they said Jeremy Lin had done it you be sucking his dick. goddamnn orientals with their lack of common sense and horrible driving.
@hellokitylv hold up, just cause my nametag is linsanity, i am white. why you got to be racist and say "goddamn orientals..." Your nametag is hellokitty. But i'm smart enough to know you may or may not be japanese, which you are not or you wouldn't be soo ignorant in your comments.
Let's get real here, Kobe deserves the #1 spot more, in 1962 half the teams were comprised of scrawny white guys, compare that to the teams today... And it's not just in basketball either, look at all the sports, track, tennis, football, swimming, records are being broken every year, because 1. people are getting better through improved genes 2. Sports are more accessible for people around the world and 3. better training+nutrition
Kobe's 81 was way better! Wilt's 100 was shit. He was a great player but any of the big time centres could have done that if they played back then. Who knows how much shaq could have scored if he played back then. But ya Kobe's 81 beats this. Still have huge respect for Wilt though. All time top 10 player.
You don't know what you're saying. To get 100 points Wilt shot mid-range jumpers, led every fast break, scored in the paint while double and triple teamed, and made almost every free throw. No seven footer since has had the strength and stamina to do what Wilt did for 48 straight minutes, not even Shaq. Kobe's 81 was impressive but the rules in today's game were changed to make it easier for small men to score. We live in an era where Andre Miller scored over 50 points.
@jaranarm So what, he didn't have anyone that could compete with him. He played in a league that didn't have many good players. The reason he could play so many minutes was because the game was easy for him in a shit league. Plus did you know that in wilt's 100 game his team fouled the other team on purpose just so Wilt could have more possessions and score that much. Kobe in other hands had to work hard for his 81 and didn't purposely try to score so much.
Saying it was a shit league shows your lack of respect and history of that era. And for your information... "Long jumpers from 25–30 feet out with two and three men clinging onto the wiry, 260-pound frame. Power-packed dunk shots when he had to bull through, around and over a tight knot of defenders. Blazing speed that carried him downcourt for layups after he had launched the fast break with a rebound himself. He earned every point." -Philadelphia Inquirer
@jaranarm Who the hell cares about respecting the era. I respect Wilt, Russell, Oscar and any other great player of that time but it still doesn't change the fact that the average player wasn't nearly as good as they are today. And ya I'm sure people back then thought what he did was incredible (Cos it was very incredible) but the fact is comparatively it wasn't THAT good considering the crap defence he vsed and considering the whole fouling for extra possessions thing.
Compare to today all you want. What you CAN'T do is tone down Wilt's ability to do what he did. Even if he was the only guy on the court with nobody around, being able to rebound the ball on one end, sprint to the other end, score with jumpers or layups, then sprint back to the other end, etc. back and forth for an ENTIRE game. For a seven footer to do this (in flat sneakers on stiff hardwood) is crazy. And NY actually started the fouling thing to stop Wilt from scoring.
@jaranarm Ya ok doing all that is impressive but I'm just saying that him scoring 100 wasn't that impressive. And ya fouling a team to stop the clock and gain possession is normal but doing that when you're already up, just so a guy can increase his points total, is whack. Imagine if Kobe, Jordan, Bird or anyone else did that; everyone would hate them and it would be an insult to their reputation, the team, the opposing team and to the game of basketball. That's not something to respect.
Even if that were the case you can't deny his stamina as a big man in order to do that. That's the point I've been making. But players have done this in the past (such as the Spurs feeding Robinson to reach 70 points). If you're on fire they'll continue feeding you as much as possible that you'll might as well go for a record. That night Wilt happened to be hot at the mid-range and the free throw line. But if you ask me, Wilt's 55 rebound record was more impressive.
@jaranarm Well ya passing to a guy on fire is fine, it's trying to get extra possessions and going for a record simple to go for the record (instead of winning the game) that I have a problem with. I remember Ricky Davis once threw the ball off his own backboard just to get the one rebound he needed for triple double. what Wilt did was like that except worse lol. But ya Wilt was a great athlete who probably needed some advice from Jeremy Lin on how to be humble lol. 55rebounds was crazy good.
The extra possessions thing actually didn't start until the 4th quarter when the Knicks started fouling to stop Philly from scoring and catch up. When the Sixers saw this they started to counter by fouling also. Frank McGuire told the team to feed Wilt. Had New York not started the whole fouling fiasco I don't think Wilt would have got 100, so blame the Knicks haha. It's funny that Chamberlain, Baylor, and Maravich all got their career highs playing against New York.
@jaranarm But why would you foul a team if you're winning? That just gives them easy free throws and stops the clock so they can catch up. I've never seen a team do that nowadays, unless it's right at the end of the game and they want to stop the other team from taking a three.
@jaranarm they weren't the 76'ers yet, it was still the Philadelphia Warriors..... after this season (1961-62) the Warriors would move to San Francisco, leaving Philly without a team until after the 1962-63 season when the Syracuse Nationals were bought and relocated to Philadelphia, and being renamed the 76'ers....
@saumyab44 Crap defenses... give me a break. He was being triple teamed with no hand check rules and illegal zone defenses not being called. He played in the era of the best defensive centers. He faced a HOF center every other night. The average athlete might not have been better but that is only because they didn't have the technology players today have. Lets not forget this was in a 8 team league with concentrated talent... unlike todays league of 32 teams.
@straty899 Ok first of all it's clear to me that you don't know what your talking about. There wasn't concentrated talent, back then they were still learning the game, many of the players wouldn't even make it onto a team today. And being tripled teamed and hand checking means nothing if don't know how to defend probably. It would be like 3 of me defending him, means nothing cos I suck. Also there's only 30 teams today. Try not to debate when you don't know shit.
@saumyab44 calm down tweedle dick, we dont need to get hostile. Sorry for the typo... you are right 30 teams... about 2/3 are crap. Like 3 of you defending him? lol Wilt was playing against a HOF center every other night. I guess Bill Russell, Walt Bellamy, etc. didn't know defense... LOL. Of course they knew how to defend properly, that's why they are considered the greats. Concentrated talent was there due to all the talent going to a few teams, instead of many. Its like water and wine
@straty899 Oh you're right the defence was sooo good in a league where the teams average 118points! lol would you stop talking about the all-time greats. On AVERAGE people were worse. Do you even know what that word means? Of course there were players like Russell and Bellamy but the fact is on average the players weren't very good so a dominant player like Wilt was extra effective.
You're misinformed. The reason the team point averages back then were higher than today wasn't due to bad defense, it's because the pace and style of the game was faster. All the single game rebound records that were 38+ came from players from the 50s and 60s. Back then fast breaks were normal and most moved off the ball, none of this walk-up-the-court type plays like today. Players in that era were conditioned differently and could run for days.
@saumyab44 Look at bordertown's post. When you face a HOF center every other night and are getting tripled team with no illegal zone defense calls, extreme physical punishment (refs admit to letting Wilt get fouled constantly and not call it due to his dominance), and no hand check rules, it means that you had the toughest D probably any center has ever faced.
@saumyab44 3 of you defending? Im guessing you are like 6'2. The average height when he was playing was 6'6... and Jordan's era it was 6'7. The height of the average centers in 1960 is higher than it is now. I know my shit haha.
@jaranarm You do realize that Wilt was the Yao Ming of his era? in an a league where the top vertical leap probably belonged to him? Do you see any of Wilt's shots? Allen Iverson could block half of those... let alone LeBron, Dwight Howard...etc give me a break.. AS IS (in this video) Wilt would be lucky to score over 40 points... and more than half of them would probably come from behind the 3 point line.
Wilt had an incredible vertical, getting at least 40 inches off the ground. There's a video on here showing Wilt nearly reaching the top of the backboard WITHOUT running. What makes you think LeBron or Dwight can block him? Heck, he wasn't even the tallest player back then. There were a few other players his height or taller. Wilt was in his mid-30s when he blocked Kareem's sky hook.
@jaranarm i see him making shots, might as well call them layups over small dudes while jumping 2 inches off the ground... LeBron has a 44" standing vertical... when he runs, its likely quite a bit higher because I've seen his shoulders at rim level on a few rebounds. So... what makes me think LeBron can block a shot that barely goes above the rim? Idk... do the math bud.. he could block those shots with his head, let alone his 7ft wingspan...
@ironbull2003 considering that the average height of centers in 1960 was higher than it is now, thats complete bull. Oh and Lebron has a 44' vertical... bull. Howard currently has the highest with a 39'. Wilt had at least a 46' vertical, with some accounts saying he could get 50 inches at his peak. Please do your research.
@straty899 Highest vertical in the NBA belongs to shannon brown, at 44.5". and LeBron's official is 44", your dumbass response does not negate the facts. Also, Wilt's vertical was never tested... all there is, are his statements saying he jumps higher than MJ, which is bullshit... and his statement saying he can dunk on 12 rim, which there is no evidence of... so maybe take your own advice about the research bud...
@ironbull2003 Hey calm down there little boy. Look up Wilt Chamberlain insane vertical leap on youtube. It's calculated to be at least a 46". I understand that his awesomeness may be too much for you but soon you can bask in his glory. None of it is bullshit, look up photos, testimonies, etc. Can you show me a link of the list of vertical leaps? We can do this via pm for better links, but all I can come up for conclusive evidence as of now is Howards as sights differ on the web.
@straty899 "Calculated" is cute and all, but it was not measured... just like Jordan's is calculated to be 48".... and peole swear by it... but it's nothing more than a speculation...
@ironbull2003 Ok dismissing calculations is pretty lame. Yes you are tired of hearing people swear by opinions (MJ fans do this alot) but many times they are exagerrated. But calculations do provided some good empirical evidence. I am studying to be an economist and GDP is calculated, but its still used as an accurate measuring device. Dismissing calculations mean you dismiss most of science, math, etc. Do you perform expirements on all your math tests or do you calculate your answers?
@ironbull2003 I bet you didn't look up the video on his vertical. Nor have you pm'd me the links to what sources you use for your vertical. I am curious on this matter actually and I love learning more.
He was probably at least triple teamed. As good as that Kobe Bryant performance was with 81 points, even if someone broke Wilt's record these days, it wouldn't mean much--unless they scored like 120 points. Seriously, Wilt did this against an elite team and without a three point line!!!
What is most amazing about this night is in large part the league was not aware of how impressive this feat was. Yes, he scored 100 but consider: he averaged 50.4 points this season so seeing him do this people weren't as shocked as you and I would be today. It speaks to his greatness. What a player.
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But his range wasnt even that long so dont matter...
muka2mukallo 1 day ago
and remember this there was no 3PT line back then!!!!!....
gunzztalk 1 day ago
@Giancarlo doesn't matter he wouldn't of shot any since most of his points were lay ups
Cav408 1 day ago
i wanna see the clip of every basket (100 pts) scored by wilt. Until then, I am bias on this
Mr071220 1 day ago
Three guys covering Wilt BEFORE Wilt got the ball (can't do that today against the rules...only one man on you until you get the ball, so much easier for Wilt today in today's totally watered down NBA of 33 teams). The stamina, strength and endurance of Wilt were Super Human. The Knicks were holding and freezing the ball, they were intentionally fouling the other Warrior guards so Wilt couldn't score. That was a farce. And Wilt still managed to score 100. Never see another Wilt.
Humes53 1 day ago
The game happened but it's overrated. Pace in '62 was insane: Wilt's team got 129.7 ball possessions per 48min! In this game, Wilt's FG attempts by quarter: 14, 12, 16, 21. And the score wasn't close; it was a blowout (where total points (316!) reflects the crazy pace), yet the Warriors spent almost the entire fourth quarter fouling to get the ball back and force-feeding Chamberlain the ball. It's no wonder coach Eddie Donovan (for NYK) called this game a "farce." Stat-padding at its finest...
gmn545 1 day ago
The actual game was finally broadcast on NBA TV the other day, as part of the 50-year Anniversary of it. Sadly, I don't have NBA TV, so I have YET to see this game.
JayNJayShow 2 days ago
@JayNJayShow
You're not going to see this game because it was never recorded on film. The only proof of it exists through radio broadcasts, photographs, and eyewitness accounts of the players and spectators who were there. This was what was in the NBA TV special.
bordertown 2 days ago
god i wanna see this game so bad
805spitta 2 days ago 10
Assholes they are giving actual radio commentary
Is this not enough proof?!
Abhishek23000 2 days ago 2
wilt was a myth.
774CcC 2 days ago
i believe if kobe is 19 pts short of making it to a hundred and hes only a shooting guard what more the most dominant center in the nba.and besides there was mo center in the knicks line up that is tall enough to challenge hes shots. i believe that somehow. some way history will repeat it self. who knows maybe jeremy lin will score 100pts sometime in his career?
TheFcgytdrfcghgfjghj 2 days ago
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It's not a question of whether or not the Knicks' center was tall enough (remember that Bill Russell was only 6'9" but he challenged Wilt good enough to block a few of his shots), but whether that center was talented enough to face Wilt. New York's starting center was out for that game and they had to rely on backups that resorted to triple teaming him. Unfortunately for them Wilt was hot from the free throw line.
bordertown 2 days ago
how the hell can you say that this never happened!? stupid so called "basketball fans".
vraenery98 2 days ago
Reading these comments i realize there are a lot of stupid basketball fans especially the one who said because no video exist, this never really happened
yourstupid36 2 days ago
@yourstupid36 Those aren't actual fans. They just claim to be.
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Kh3l1d 2 days ago
Yesterday March 2nd, 2012, was the 50th anniversary of Wilt's 100 point game, the single greatest feat in the history of the NBA. Instead of people logging in and trying to down play this great moment, who are too young to remember, why don't those people try and give the big guy the accolades he deserves. He was one of a kind, and truly one of the greats in the history of the game. He was the babe Ruth of basketball. It is good to see modern players at the video end praise him.
tonycapt1 2 days ago
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chuck norris can make 1000 points in one night
Cornspike20 2 days ago
Thats a 9 foot rim lol
TmacAdubBoy 2 days ago
At that time not every game was filmed.
23mgab 3 days ago
In key games, scorers were told to keep track of his blocks. In one game, it got over 25.
eeveeisland347 3 days ago
Greatest ever. R.I.P Wilt.
eeveeisland347 3 days ago
its friday march 2~ today~!
MrBreakdancer18 3 days ago
Most of the league back then was little white guys that couldn't jump.
zacharycat 3 days ago
@zacharycat
So what? The Celtics were full of white guys and they always shut down Wilt and his teams. Your point is invalid.
jaranarm 3 days ago
@zacharycat Stop with your race BS, and try to appreciate what Wilt accomplished not only that night but his entire career. Last I heard, he bested many brothers during his career, like Reed, Russell, Lanier, Jabbar, Thurmond, Unseld, Bellamy, and a few white guys named Cowens, and Lucas. They are all hall of famers! Oh yeah, his 72 lakers won 33 games in a row, and a title, in an NBA that was majority african american? So stop with your little white guy comments, because he bested B&W.
tonycapt1 2 days ago
The Big Dipper wasn't just tall he was faster stronger more agile and as competitive as any NBA player who ever played. I'm 56 I saw him play against Nate the Great live and many times on TV. He wasn't just posting the #'s against men a foot smaller for example his 100 pt game the knicks front line was a 6'10 center & 2 6'9 forwards. Truth is he out ran them and spun around them through them and over them. 100pts think about it!! The most incredible record ever.
tellthetruthg 3 days ago
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The most overrated performance in NBA history. Wilt is one of the Greats. BUT his performance here is so overrated because he was CLEARLY the tallest on the court and defense rarely came at him. they just threw it to him and he got the basket and the other players fouled him in the act. I respect him but this performance does not deserve the hype. please respect my opinion
anerres 3 days ago
50 years baby!
RoboRoadKill 3 days ago
ball hog
xAZxdoughboy23 3 days ago
its been 50 years since this happen
toheed5 3 days ago
i think his 55 rebounds in a game(against Bill Russell!) is more impressive.when they change the rules because you're playing,then you know you are dominant.
tomloft2000 3 days ago
fuck kobe and fuck lebron wilt is the best player of all time no ones gonna beat that record
KiSsMyaSsAsS3n 3 days ago
i still think mj is better i mean mj was smaller and wilt still cant dunk from the freethrow line also wilt was really tall back then their werent many tall people he could lay the ball up so easy with 2feet tall men
MrCluChmAn1026 3 days ago
@MrCluChmAn1026 No Way!!!! When Wilt went to college, it actually had to be written into the rules dunking from the free-throw line would only get 2 points. Also, their were still tons of tall people back then. Wilt was just better. Wilt was 7'2, with a 48 inch vertical. One day, in a regulation game, two 200 pound players were annoying him in the post, so he grabbed their jerseys and placed them away from himself. He was a freak of nature in the best possible way. He was Wilt.
eeveeisland347 3 days ago
Bombaata scored 100 points?
buddacafe 3 days ago
Are you sure he didn't score 99?
chargersfan1111 3 days ago
I love the exchange with Wilt and Russ.
His cackle laugh is legendary. They had some great matchups -
Wilt scored more, they were close on rebounds - but in the end, Russell won most of the rings. Wilt was a force of nature, for sure.
soundslikefrank 3 days ago
Black and white feels weird as, like im colour blind haha
CEObre 3 days ago
did he shoot everytime what a fuckin ballhog?
3451wasp 3 days ago
@3451wasp lol your funny dude
MrPatmaster7891 3 days ago
Well Kobe for a week was averaging 80 points. So yeah I'd say to find an extra 21 points is unlikely going to happen.
LordHannigan 3 days ago
to see is to believe. sorry lol
robinching31 3 days ago
@robinching31 There's photographs.
CoolerKing37 3 days ago
@CoolerKing37 well there's picture of god. but it does not serve as a proof doesn't it?
robinching31 3 days ago
@robinching31 Where the fuck are there photographs of god? Or recordings of him for that matter?
CoolerKing37 2 days ago
@CoolerKing37 the only photo wilt have is him holding a paper with 100 in it. and he's 100 point game isn't recorded either. in other words there's no proof. just like there's is a picture of what god looks like. but it isn't enough proof. is it?
robinching31 2 days ago
@robinching31 There's audio recording, but not film. And there's more than one photo. Not to mention all the first person testimonials and recorded statistics like there are for every NBA game. And once again there were never PHOTOGRAPHS of god. Those are just drawings and artwork, stupid.
CoolerKing37 2 days ago
@CoolerKing37 i don't care how the way you look at things wilt's 100 point game wasn't recorded we can't see it, even on youtube so for me he's 100 point never really existed as far as im concern the highest point ever made in the nba is 81 points by kobe and im not a kobe fan mj is the best player ever to play basketball
robinching31 2 days ago
@robinching31 The problem is how YOU look at things because you ignore all other evidence. So by your shitty logic does that many every game that hasn't been filmed automatically never happened? So did Oscar Robertson not average a triple double a season either? Did George Mikan even exist according to you? You're a moron and know nothing of basketball.
CoolerKing37 2 days ago
@CoolerKing37 like i said i don't care. if i didn't see. it i won't believe it
robinching31 2 days ago
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CoolerKing37 2 days ago
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@robinching31 Then you're an idiot. You probably think everything pre-1900 are all lies. I mean, where's the footage of Abe Lincoln? I bet you think he wasn't even real too! This proves you're a moron.
CoolerKing37 2 days ago
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RavenDayrit 2 days ago
@robinching31 so basically history before 1900's wasnt real? revolutionary war? the discovery of the americas?
RavenDayrit 2 days ago
@RavenDayrit are there videos? if there is i would believe it if none i don't.
robinching31 2 days ago
@robinching31
Wow, I guess Christopher Columbus is fiction because cameras weren't around back then.
bordertown 2 days ago
@bordertown yup as far as im concern he never existed
robinching31 2 days ago
@robinching31 You are ignorant.
DoTheDanwah 2 days ago
@DoTheDanwah so as your mom
robinching31 2 days ago
@robinching31 good job
robinching31 2 days ago
@robinching31 Idiot
Relevance583 2 days ago
@Relevance583 fat pussy
robinching31 1 day ago
@robinching31 yeah at least i know history, and YOU don't. Smart "fat pussy" go way farther in life than ignorant idiots.
Relevance583 2 hours ago
LEGEND ;)
TrueBiizy 3 days ago
It's a great achievement but honestly, you cannot "automatically" put him over anybody who's in the league who played in THIS Era because back then, ALOT of things were much different. There was NO 3 secs in the key -__- Shaquille O'Neal, Yao ming could probably pass 100 if there was no 3 in the key. I give him credit but to say no one will ever do it like him is just ridiculous. 81 points by Kobe Bryant with all these rules and restrictions is more credible in my opinion. RIP Wilt
NeYonBlue110 3 days ago
@NeYonBlue110
Uh, the 3 second rule was in place before Wilt entered the league. You don't know your basketball history. And if it was much easier to score back then why didn't all the other 7 footers shit all over the league the way Wilt did?
bordertown 3 days ago
@bordertown Okay, yes I was wrong about the 3 sec in the key. But tell me this: You don't think if Dwight Howard went for 63 FG...SIXTY THREE FG's <--- THAT's INSANE against someone like Joel Anthony attempts he won't have 100? or probably even more? he too more than half the shots for the WHOLE TEAM. Kobe went for almost 50 FIFTY FG's to get 81. People that take this many shots in games are just plain ball hogging. LeBron never even went CLOSE to 47 FG's CERTAINLY not 63
NeYonBlue110 2 days ago
@NeYonBlue110
Hard to say. Kobe took 3 pointers so it's about the center position. Dwight has to rely on scoring inside and have a great free throw night. To attempt over 60 FGs you can't waste time, meaning taking the ball up the court quick then feed it inside. Once Dwight gets the ball he can't waste time either, got to put up shots quick. The real question is whether Dwight has the stamina to play all 48 minutes doing this. Not hard for Wilt, he was a former track star.
bordertown 2 days ago
@NeYonBlue110 3 second rule was in effect then, there was no 3 point line. hand checking was legal and there was no rule yet for illegal defense. The man averaged 50 points and over 25 rebounds for an entire season. It was a common occurrence for 4 men to guard him at one time and Wilt always dominiated. Notice the Warriors have not won or come close to winning a title since he was traded. Most dominant player that ever lived.
SATANSCHILD954 2 days ago
@linsanity1981 There's other videos of it on YouTube I think
DarrellJr850 3 days ago
weird im watching this March 2nd 2012 ..!
youngmoney862 3 days ago
50 years ago today: NBA History
steelersfan7238 3 days ago 20
Does anyone know why the game was played in Hershey?
steelersfan7238 3 days ago
@steelersfan7238
Games were sometimes held in small towns to help promote the league because the NBA wasn't that big during that time.
jaranarm 3 days ago
@steelersfan7238 I asked that to and there is answers
search up why they played in hershey on google news
MischiefGlory 3 days ago
Fake, there was no proof. No tv cameras caught this.
Lights0ut1109 3 days ago
@Lights0ut1109
So what? A lot of events in history weren't caught by cameras.
jaranarm 3 days ago
@Lights0ut1109 Yes, because everything that isn't recorded on film automatically never happened.
CoolerKing37 3 days ago
@CoolerKing37 no, I mean this is clearly set-up.
Lights0ut1109 3 days ago
@Lights0ut1109 Clearly, huh? How so?
CoolerKing37 2 days ago
I like the eyebrow at 2:26
8o2Baller 3 days ago
2:31 damn he was built so well he lloked like a modern day player like dwight howard he really was a phenom
joro808 3 days ago
50 years later lets all meet back here and check out on the record.
SecGohan 3 days ago
According to my calculations, and I hope I did this right, Wilt Chamberlain fucked 1.08 bitches a day in his lifetime, which is 397 a year. Now that's a lot of bitches.
bigmalc89 3 days ago
Rest in peace Wilt. You record is still secure. You were the most dominant ever.
ekts1957 3 days ago
shut the fuck up all u you tube fuckn nerds and show some respect
RASTASAILOR 3 days ago
Man I fucking hate the retards who shit on Wilt and everything he did because of the era he played in. Stop trying to act like fucking Javale McGee would light him up.
cheapxshots 3 days ago
@cheapxshots lol because their fawking idiots! just like they say and make fun of jordans error! to be honest I don't believe in that error shyt! that mean's 10 years from now? their going to say if labron played in our error he wouldnt do good lol? its all the same their is no such thing as error! basketball is basketball! defense is defense! if wilt was in todays game or mj! they would destroy it! these are all young idiots who don't know anything!
Sam23forever 3 days ago
@Sam23forever you mean "era"
XodustheParadoX 3 days ago
@XodustheParadoX Yah era lol sorry I always spell it error' its a bad habit, even though I know it's era, I still spell it error, I'll even do it again one day lol, I don't know why
Sam23forever 3 days ago
50 years and counting............
suaved 3 days ago
March 2, 1962. Today is the 50th anniversity of a feat that will probably never be duplicated.
mreman2 4 days ago
Heard he went for 20 off the court that night too...
mstephens44 4 days ago
WILT FUCKED ME WHEN I WAS 17!
TWINKYBUTTFUCK1975 4 days ago
@TWINKYBUTTFUCK1975
Yeah he fucked someone with the name Twinky Butt Fuck...
TWCjuniorPro 4 days ago 4
@zetrhar Yeah but look how Long ago It was.
Shockerx54 5 days ago
so good you had to be there LIVE.
TheReviewSpace 1 week ago
idc what anyone says
everyone was soo short back then it was soo easy
dashDmoney 1 week ago
as soon as wilt got to 45 in the first quarter, they were like "Oh Sh*t"
JoJoNaija 1 week ago 7
@linsanity1981 they got radio coverage. Good enough for me.
vjethe2nd 1 week ago
Thumbs up for cookie monster (Mount Mutumbo) making an appearance at the end of the video!
baruchlanda 1 week ago
until the film comes out, i don't believe it happenned.
linsanity1981 1 week ago
@linsanity1981 He's scored above 70 points 9 times Thats enough proof for me
holdupdown 1 week ago 30
@linsanity1981 So everyone that was there is in cahoots and it's all a big conspiracy. I bet if they said Jeremy Lin had done it you be sucking his dick. goddamnn orientals with their lack of common sense and horrible driving.
hellokitylv 5 days ago
@hellokitylv hold up, just cause my nametag is linsanity, i am white. why you got to be racist and say "goddamn orientals..." Your nametag is hellokitty. But i'm smart enough to know you may or may not be japanese, which you are not or you wouldn't be soo ignorant in your comments.
linsanity1981 5 days ago
100 points no one has even come close............... I THINK KOBE DID!! 81
rblazin15 1 week ago 4
That was a great piece of history!
PaulTheillusionist 1 week ago
If there is a 3 point line during his carrer,he cannot made a 3 pointer because he cannot shoot a long range shot
lesterdelapena 1 week ago
rip champ
00Mj000 1 week ago
its funny because it was never filmed
zetrhar 1 week ago 54
kobe looks like him. is it meant to be? LOL
kidznextblock 2 weeks ago
@trickman2598
therealAK96 2 weeks ago
boner ;)
trickman2598 2 weeks ago
well Kobe came close
AsifTown 2 weeks ago
Of course it was against the Knicks
TheHurndog 2 weeks ago
@ccrosbie33 Did you see the stat line?They had 4 people besides Wilt in double figures so I don't think Wilt was ball hogging at all.
jason60152 3 weeks ago
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jason60152 3 weeks ago
I bet you after that 100 point game he probaly had 100 girls waiting for him at a hotel to congratulate him on his historic game:)
jason60152 3 weeks ago
Sidhhdbdnf. D
DAHYOULA 3 weeks ago
Stupid straty 899
DAHYOULA 3 weeks ago
Sup omar
DAHYOULA 3 weeks ago
Sup Omar
DAHYOULA 3 weeks ago
the knicks must had a shitty team for him to score 100 points
sikokiller12 3 weeks ago
Let's get real here, Kobe deserves the #1 spot more, in 1962 half the teams were comprised of scrawny white guys, compare that to the teams today... And it's not just in basketball either, look at all the sports, track, tennis, football, swimming, records are being broken every year, because 1. people are getting better through improved genes 2. Sports are more accessible for people around the world and 3. better training+nutrition
basedgodchino 3 weeks ago
@basedgodchino Kobe scored 81 points against the lowly Toronto Raptors and had the benefit of a 3 point line, so NO.
CoolerKing37 3 weeks ago
@basedgodchino Dumbest thing Ive ever read. Obviously you have NOT done your research in basketball.
straty899 3 weeks ago
The most amazing part is he did it without a three point line
FawsonDeucht 3 weeks ago
No it was not u no kobe ain't gonna get 100 eva in his life wilt a C so he workin hard for dat 100 nd he got it
VinceDUNKINforEVA 3 weeks ago
chamberlain was taller than all his defenders back then, it was easy to score for him, kobes performance was way better
Thismarktheshark 3 weeks ago
KU, REPRESENT.
dildude11 3 weeks ago
Kobe's 81 was way better! Wilt's 100 was shit. He was a great player but any of the big time centres could have done that if they played back then. Who knows how much shaq could have scored if he played back then. But ya Kobe's 81 beats this. Still have huge respect for Wilt though. All time top 10 player.
saumyab44 3 weeks ago
@saumyab44 Ok shit wasn't the right word. It was good but not great.
saumyab44 3 weeks ago
@saumyab44
You don't know what you're saying. To get 100 points Wilt shot mid-range jumpers, led every fast break, scored in the paint while double and triple teamed, and made almost every free throw. No seven footer since has had the strength and stamina to do what Wilt did for 48 straight minutes, not even Shaq. Kobe's 81 was impressive but the rules in today's game were changed to make it easier for small men to score. We live in an era where Andre Miller scored over 50 points.
jaranarm 3 weeks ago
@jaranarm So what, he didn't have anyone that could compete with him. He played in a league that didn't have many good players. The reason he could play so many minutes was because the game was easy for him in a shit league. Plus did you know that in wilt's 100 game his team fouled the other team on purpose just so Wilt could have more possessions and score that much. Kobe in other hands had to work hard for his 81 and didn't purposely try to score so much.
saumyab44 3 weeks ago
@saumyab44
Saying it was a shit league shows your lack of respect and history of that era. And for your information... "Long jumpers from 25–30 feet out with two and three men clinging onto the wiry, 260-pound frame. Power-packed dunk shots when he had to bull through, around and over a tight knot of defenders. Blazing speed that carried him downcourt for layups after he had launched the fast break with a rebound himself. He earned every point." -Philadelphia Inquirer
jaranarm 3 weeks ago
@jaranarm Who the hell cares about respecting the era. I respect Wilt, Russell, Oscar and any other great player of that time but it still doesn't change the fact that the average player wasn't nearly as good as they are today. And ya I'm sure people back then thought what he did was incredible (Cos it was very incredible) but the fact is comparatively it wasn't THAT good considering the crap defence he vsed and considering the whole fouling for extra possessions thing.
saumyab44 3 weeks ago
@saumyab44
Compare to today all you want. What you CAN'T do is tone down Wilt's ability to do what he did. Even if he was the only guy on the court with nobody around, being able to rebound the ball on one end, sprint to the other end, score with jumpers or layups, then sprint back to the other end, etc. back and forth for an ENTIRE game. For a seven footer to do this (in flat sneakers on stiff hardwood) is crazy. And NY actually started the fouling thing to stop Wilt from scoring.
jaranarm 3 weeks ago
@jaranarm Ya ok doing all that is impressive but I'm just saying that him scoring 100 wasn't that impressive. And ya fouling a team to stop the clock and gain possession is normal but doing that when you're already up, just so a guy can increase his points total, is whack. Imagine if Kobe, Jordan, Bird or anyone else did that; everyone would hate them and it would be an insult to their reputation, the team, the opposing team and to the game of basketball. That's not something to respect.
saumyab44 3 weeks ago
@saumyab44
Even if that were the case you can't deny his stamina as a big man in order to do that. That's the point I've been making. But players have done this in the past (such as the Spurs feeding Robinson to reach 70 points). If you're on fire they'll continue feeding you as much as possible that you'll might as well go for a record. That night Wilt happened to be hot at the mid-range and the free throw line. But if you ask me, Wilt's 55 rebound record was more impressive.
jaranarm 2 weeks ago
@jaranarm Well ya passing to a guy on fire is fine, it's trying to get extra possessions and going for a record simple to go for the record (instead of winning the game) that I have a problem with. I remember Ricky Davis once threw the ball off his own backboard just to get the one rebound he needed for triple double. what Wilt did was like that except worse lol. But ya Wilt was a great athlete who probably needed some advice from Jeremy Lin on how to be humble lol. 55rebounds was crazy good.
saumyab44 2 weeks ago
@saumyab44
The extra possessions thing actually didn't start until the 4th quarter when the Knicks started fouling to stop Philly from scoring and catch up. When the Sixers saw this they started to counter by fouling also. Frank McGuire told the team to feed Wilt. Had New York not started the whole fouling fiasco I don't think Wilt would have got 100, so blame the Knicks haha. It's funny that Chamberlain, Baylor, and Maravich all got their career highs playing against New York.
jaranarm 2 weeks ago
@jaranarm But why would you foul a team if you're winning? That just gives them easy free throws and stops the clock so they can catch up. I've never seen a team do that nowadays, unless it's right at the end of the game and they want to stop the other team from taking a three.
saumyab44 2 weeks ago
@jaranarm they weren't the 76'ers yet, it was still the Philadelphia Warriors..... after this season (1961-62) the Warriors would move to San Francisco, leaving Philly without a team until after the 1962-63 season when the Syracuse Nationals were bought and relocated to Philadelphia, and being renamed the 76'ers....
d820m 3 days ago
@d820m
Yeah I know that. I was typing fast that time and didn't feel like correcting myself after.
jaranarm 3 days ago
@jaranarm no problem.......
d820m 3 days ago
@saumyab44 Crap defenses... give me a break. He was being triple teamed with no hand check rules and illegal zone defenses not being called. He played in the era of the best defensive centers. He faced a HOF center every other night. The average athlete might not have been better but that is only because they didn't have the technology players today have. Lets not forget this was in a 8 team league with concentrated talent... unlike todays league of 32 teams.
straty899 2 weeks ago
@straty899 Ok first of all it's clear to me that you don't know what your talking about. There wasn't concentrated talent, back then they were still learning the game, many of the players wouldn't even make it onto a team today. And being tripled teamed and hand checking means nothing if don't know how to defend probably. It would be like 3 of me defending him, means nothing cos I suck. Also there's only 30 teams today. Try not to debate when you don't know shit.
saumyab44 2 weeks ago
@saumyab44 calm down tweedle dick, we dont need to get hostile. Sorry for the typo... you are right 30 teams... about 2/3 are crap. Like 3 of you defending him? lol Wilt was playing against a HOF center every other night. I guess Bill Russell, Walt Bellamy, etc. didn't know defense... LOL. Of course they knew how to defend properly, that's why they are considered the greats. Concentrated talent was there due to all the talent going to a few teams, instead of many. Its like water and wine
straty899 2 weeks ago
@straty899 Oh you're right the defence was sooo good in a league where the teams average 118points! lol would you stop talking about the all-time greats. On AVERAGE people were worse. Do you even know what that word means? Of course there were players like Russell and Bellamy but the fact is on average the players weren't very good so a dominant player like Wilt was extra effective.
saumyab44 2 weeks ago
@saumyab44
You're misinformed. The reason the team point averages back then were higher than today wasn't due to bad defense, it's because the pace and style of the game was faster. All the single game rebound records that were 38+ came from players from the 50s and 60s. Back then fast breaks were normal and most moved off the ball, none of this walk-up-the-court type plays like today. Players in that era were conditioned differently and could run for days.
bordertown 2 weeks ago
@bordertown Oh right ok thanks
saumyab44 2 weeks ago
@saumyab44 Look at bordertown's post. When you face a HOF center every other night and are getting tripled team with no illegal zone defense calls, extreme physical punishment (refs admit to letting Wilt get fouled constantly and not call it due to his dominance), and no hand check rules, it means that you had the toughest D probably any center has ever faced.
straty899 2 weeks ago
@saumyab44 3 of you defending? Im guessing you are like 6'2. The average height when he was playing was 6'6... and Jordan's era it was 6'7. The height of the average centers in 1960 is higher than it is now. I know my shit haha.
straty899 2 weeks ago
@jaranarm You do realize that Wilt was the Yao Ming of his era? in an a league where the top vertical leap probably belonged to him? Do you see any of Wilt's shots? Allen Iverson could block half of those... let alone LeBron, Dwight Howard...etc give me a break.. AS IS (in this video) Wilt would be lucky to score over 40 points... and more than half of them would probably come from behind the 3 point line.
ironbull2003 2 weeks ago
@ironbull2003
Wilt had an incredible vertical, getting at least 40 inches off the ground. There's a video on here showing Wilt nearly reaching the top of the backboard WITHOUT running. What makes you think LeBron or Dwight can block him? Heck, he wasn't even the tallest player back then. There were a few other players his height or taller. Wilt was in his mid-30s when he blocked Kareem's sky hook.
jaranarm 2 weeks ago
@jaranarm i see him making shots, might as well call them layups over small dudes while jumping 2 inches off the ground... LeBron has a 44" standing vertical... when he runs, its likely quite a bit higher because I've seen his shoulders at rim level on a few rebounds. So... what makes me think LeBron can block a shot that barely goes above the rim? Idk... do the math bud.. he could block those shots with his head, let alone his 7ft wingspan...
ironbull2003 2 weeks ago
@ironbull2003 considering that the average height of centers in 1960 was higher than it is now, thats complete bull. Oh and Lebron has a 44' vertical... bull. Howard currently has the highest with a 39'. Wilt had at least a 46' vertical, with some accounts saying he could get 50 inches at his peak. Please do your research.
straty899 2 weeks ago
@straty899 Highest vertical in the NBA belongs to shannon brown, at 44.5". and LeBron's official is 44", your dumbass response does not negate the facts. Also, Wilt's vertical was never tested... all there is, are his statements saying he jumps higher than MJ, which is bullshit... and his statement saying he can dunk on 12 rim, which there is no evidence of... so maybe take your own advice about the research bud...
ironbull2003 2 weeks ago
@ironbull2003 Hey calm down there little boy. Look up Wilt Chamberlain insane vertical leap on youtube. It's calculated to be at least a 46". I understand that his awesomeness may be too much for you but soon you can bask in his glory. None of it is bullshit, look up photos, testimonies, etc. Can you show me a link of the list of vertical leaps? We can do this via pm for better links, but all I can come up for conclusive evidence as of now is Howards as sights differ on the web.
straty899 2 weeks ago
@straty899 "Calculated" is cute and all, but it was not measured... just like Jordan's is calculated to be 48".... and peole swear by it... but it's nothing more than a speculation...
ironbull2003 2 weeks ago
@ironbull2003 Ok dismissing calculations is pretty lame. Yes you are tired of hearing people swear by opinions (MJ fans do this alot) but many times they are exagerrated. But calculations do provided some good empirical evidence. I am studying to be an economist and GDP is calculated, but its still used as an accurate measuring device. Dismissing calculations mean you dismiss most of science, math, etc. Do you perform expirements on all your math tests or do you calculate your answers?
straty899 2 weeks ago
@ironbull2003 I bet you didn't look up the video on his vertical. Nor have you pm'd me the links to what sources you use for your vertical. I am curious on this matter actually and I love learning more.
straty899 2 weeks ago
@straty899 p.s. some nut-rider blog saying Wilt's vertical was 48 inches is no sufficient evidence
ironbull2003 2 weeks ago
@ironbull2003 p.s. I don't look at nut-rider blogs. Do you? That's kinda weird...
straty899 2 weeks ago
He was probably at least triple teamed. As good as that Kobe Bryant performance was with 81 points, even if someone broke Wilt's record these days, it wouldn't mean much--unless they scored like 120 points. Seriously, Wilt did this against an elite team and without a three point line!!!
faceurhell 3 weeks ago
rip wilt chamberlain
Aerochalklate 3 weeks ago
What is most amazing about this night is in large part the league was not aware of how impressive this feat was. Yes, he scored 100 but consider: he averaged 50.4 points this season so seeing him do this people weren't as shocked as you and I would be today. It speaks to his greatness. What a player.
Brad1112223 4 weeks ago 2