karl malone holds the nba single game scoring record.
karl malone holds the nba single game scoring record.
who holds the nba single game scoring record?
karl malone
wilt chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the national basketball association (nba) by scoring 100 points for the philadelphia warriors in a 169–147 win over the new york knicks on march 2, 1962, at hershey sports arena in hershey, pennsylvania. it is widely considered one of the greatest records in basketball. chamberlain set five other league records that game including most free throws made, a notable achievement, as he was regarded as a poor free throw shooter. the teams broke the record for most combined points in a game (316). that season, chamberlain averaged a record 50.4 points per game, and he had broken the nba single-game scoring record (71) earlier in the season in december with 78 points. the third-year center had already set season scoring records in his first two seasons. in the fourth quarter, the knicks began fouling other players to keep the ball away from chamberlain, and they also became deliberate on offense to reduce the number of possessions for philadelphia. the warriors countered by committing fouls of their own to get the ball back.
wilt chamberlain's 100-point game
fulks set the baa/nba single game scoring record four different times. on december 3, 1946, in just his eighth game as a professional, fulks became the league's record holder for most points scored in a single game when he scored 37 points, making 16 field goals and five free throws, in philadelphia's 76 to 68 win over the providence steam rollers. just 20 games later on january 14, 1947, fulks set a new single game scoring record when he scored 41 points, making 15 field goals and 11 free throws, in philadelphia's 104 to 74 win over the toronto huskies. in the 1946–47 season, fulks also led the league in scoring for its inaugural season, scoring 23.2 points per game. the following season on december 18, 1948, fulks again set a single game scoring record when he scored 47 points, making 18 field goals and 11 free throws, in philadelphia's 99–71 loss to the new york knickerbockers.
joe fulks