50.4 points per game are the most points per game in a season nba.
50.4 points per game are the most points per game in a season nba.
most points per game in a season nba?
50.4
chamberlain is regarded as one of the most extraordinary and dominant basketball players in the history of the nba. the 1972 nba finals mvp is holder of numerous official nba all-time records, establishing himself as a scoring champion, all-time top rebounder and accurate field goal shooter. he led the nba in scoring seven times, field goal percentage nine times, minutes played eight times, rebounding eleven times, and assists once. he was also responsible for several rule changes, including widening the lane from 12 to 16 feet, as well as changes to rules regarding inbounding the ball and shooting free throws. chamberlain is most remembered for his 100-point game, which is widely considered one of basketball's greatest records. decades after his record, many nba "teams" did not even average 100 points as fewer field goals per game were being attempted. the closest any player has gotten to 100 points was the los angeles lakers' kobe bryant, who scored 81 in 2006. bryant afterwards said chamberlain's record was "unthinkable ... it's pretty exhausting to think about it." chamberlain's main weakness was his notoriously poor free throw shooting, where he has the third lowest career free throw percentage in nba history with 51.1% (based on a minimum of 1,200 attempts). chamberlain claimed that he intentionally missed free throws so a teammate could get the rebound and score two points instead of one, but later acknowledged that he was a "psycho case" in this matter. on the other hand, he committed surprisingly few fouls during his nba career, despite his rugged play in the post. chamberlain never fouled out of a regular season or playoff game in his 14-year nba career. his career average was only two fouls per game, despite having averaged 45.8 minutes per game over his career. he had five seasons where he committed less than two fouls per game, with a career low of 1.5 fouls during the 1962 season, in which he also averaged 50.4 points per game. his fouls per 36 minutes (a stat used to compare players that average vastly different minutes) was a remarkable 1.6 per game. "first he was a scorer. then he was a rebounder and assist man. then with our great laker team in 1972, he concentrated on the defensive end", said sharman. in his two championship seasons, chamberlain led the league in rebounding, while his scoring decreased to 24 and 15 points per game. by 1971–72 at age 35 and running less, his game had transformed to averaging only nine shots per game, compared to the 40 in his record-setting 1961–62 season. he also had a signature 'dipper' move, whereby he would fake a hook shot, and extend his arm to a short-range finger roll to shoot under a block attempt. for his feats, chamberlain was enshrined in the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame in 1978, named one of the 50 greatest players in nba history, ranked #2 in "slam magazine"s top 50 nba players of all-time and #13 in the espn list "top north american athletes of the century" and voted the second best center of all-time by espn behind kareem abdul-jabbar on march 6, 2007. during his career, chamberlain competed against future hall of famers including russell, thurmond, lucas, and walt bellamy. he later faced unseld, abdul-jabbar, dave cowens, and elvin hayes.
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on october 22, 2010, the bell centre hosted the first pre-season national basketball association (nba) game between the toronto raptors and the new york knicks. on october 19, 2012, the toronto raptors played against the new york knicks in the second pre-season nba game in montreal in front of a sold-out crowd at bell centre. on october 20, 2013, the boston celtics played against the minnesota timberwolves in the third pre-season nba game in montreal in front of a sold-out crowd at bell centre. on october 24, 2014, the toronto raptors played against the new york knicks in the fourth pre-season nba game in montreal in front of a sold-out crowd at bell centre. on october 23, 2015, the toronto raptors played against the washington wizards in the fifth pre-season nba game in montreal in front of a sold-out crowd at bell centre. on october 10, 2018, the toronto raptors played against the brooklyn nets in the sixth pre-season nba game in montreal in front of a sold-out crowd at bell centre. all six games were played in an attempt to gauge the city's interest in a full-time team.
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