When Wilt scored 100 points in an NBA game, he was playing for the Philadelphia Warriors.
When Wilt scored 101 points he broke his own record of 78. Before Wilt held the record, Elgin Baylor held it when he scored 71 points on November 15, 1960.
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Wilt Chamberlain became famous in his highschool and college years of playing basketball so well.
Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA record 100 points against the Knicks on March 2, 1962. See http://www.answers.com/topic/wilt-chamberlain-s-100-point-game.
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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.
Wilt Chamberlain scored 101 points.
Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in one of his games.
Wilt Chamberlain nick name was Wilt The Stilt
After basketball, Wilt Chamberlain played volleyball.
The leader in career rebounds in the NBA playoffs is Hall of Famer Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics with 4,104. Wilt Chamberlain is second at 3,913 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is third at 2,481.