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NBA record – Most free throws Attempted in a season (1,363 in 1961–62) Chamberlain also holds the next four spots with 1,113, 1,054, 1,016, and 991. NBA playoff record – Most points by a rookie in a game (53 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960) Pulled down a rookie playoff record 35 rebounds in the same game.
Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( / ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn / CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Chamberlain ...
Attendance. 4,124. 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, United States. It is widely considered one of the greatest records ...
PHI. Philadelphia 76ers. SDC. San Diego Clippers. John Stockton has the most assists in NBA history. He is the first to surpass 10,000 career assists and the only player to reach 15,000. Magic Johnson held the career assists record from 1991 to 1995. Oscar Robertson held the record from 1969 to 1991.
Wilt Chamberlain (#13) holds the record for most career double-doubles in the NBA with 968, while Nate Thurmond (#42) was the first to record a quadruple-double.. In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots.
Wilt Chamberlain (100 points on March 2, 1962) It's perhaps one of the most hallowed single-game performances in all of sports, when Chamberlain led the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 victory ...
Annual leaders. Bob Cousy (left) was the assists leader from 1953 to 1960. Oscar Robertson led the NBA in assists six times during the 1960s. Guy Rodgers was the assists leader in 1963 and 1967. Jerry West was the assists leader in 1972. Magic Johnson was the assists leader from 1983 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1987.
Double-triple-double [26] (at least 20 of any 3 statistics): Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) are the only players to have accomplished this; in a February 2, 1968 game versus Detroit Pistons, Chamberlain tallied 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists. [27]