What is the most points scored by one player in an NBA game?
Sports easy Data from 1962
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The answer
100 points
Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks in 1962, a record that has stood for over sixty years. No footage of the game exists and only about 4,100 people were in the arena — a fraction of the number who have since claimed to be there.
Where this number comes from
| Source | National Basketball Association records |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1962 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | points |
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