Wilt Chamberlain’s five highest scoring games of his career.
Many people agree that Wilt Chamberlain was the most dominant basketball player in history. A career full of honors: two NBA titles, four NBA MVPs, thirteen NBA All-Stars, seven NBA scoring titles, and eleven NBA rebounding titles. Along with setting a record for the most points scored in a rookie season (37.6), he finished with 2707 points in 72 games.During his fourteen years in the NBA, he astonishingly made it to the postseason thirteen times. Throughout his career, he averaged 30.1 points, 22.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. In 1968, the two-time NBA champion led the league in assists.
The Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, and Los Angeles Lakers all retired his jersey number thirteen. On the list of all-time leaders in triple-doubles, he is now ranked fifth.
#5 72 against the Lakers, Nov. 3, 1962.
The San Francisco Warriors were 5-1 in the 1962-63 season and had only beaten the New York Knicks just a night before in a blowout game. They came to Los Angeles for a regular-season game against the Lakers. Wilt Chamberlain erupted for game-high 72 points despite losing the game. The duo of Jerry West-Elgin Baylor went red-hot for Lakers combining for 79 points on 35-68 shooting.Wilt’s 72 points performance came on a 29-48 shooting with a field-goal percentage of 60.4. He also pulled down a game-high 18 boards (tie) without committing any fouls. The 4-time MVP attempted 18 free-throws and made 14.Though the Warriors were up 2 points at the half-time, the Lakers came back stronger in the second half and the duo of West-Baylor made some key plays. The Warriors could not eventually get the win as Lakers beat them quite comfortably, 115-127.#4 73 vs New York Knicks, Nov 16th, 1962.
The San Francisco Warriors, who were trailing the Knicks by two games, traveled to New York to play them. New York was 3-12 after a poor start to the season. Wilt put on another incredible show, hitting 73 points in a 16-point victory.Wilt was extremely effective in this game, going 29-43 from the field with a 67.4% field goal percentage. He also pulled down 14 rebounds. Wilt made 29 shots while the rest of the team only managed 22. From the free-throw line, he was 15–19.Even though the Knicks were only behind by 7 points at the half, the Warriors rallied in the third and fourth quarters to extend their lead. The Warriors then defeated the Knicks by a score of 16.
Just the previous evening, the Warriors had suffered a setback to the Cincinnati Royals and were desperate for victory. In a victory over the Packers, the 13-time All-Star outperformed himself by scoring 78 points in a matter of minutes.Wilt had a great shooting night, going 29–48 from the field with a 60.4 field goal percentage. He also pulled down 36 rebounds in this contest. Wilt’s impressive performance was too much for the Packers to handle. The two-time NBA champion made 25 trips to the free-throw line and made 15 of them.The Warriors’ record improved to 26-19 after this victory. Despite the fact that his squad was unable to win a championship that year, Wilt was chosen to the All-NBA First Team.
