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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sport
Keith Pompey

60 years later, Chamberlain’s 100-point game still leaving coaches and players awestruck

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers was 140 days old at the time. His players were multiple decades away from being conceived.

But all of the 76ers are aware of what happened on March 2, 1962.

That’s when Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 win over the New York Knicks at Hersheypark Arena. Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the record that may never be broken. Heck, it’s never been broken by two teammates in the same game.

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