Actual radio broadcast carefully composited with the film of a 73 point game against the same New York Knicks. Accurate field goal and free throw progression. This may be as close as we can hope to get to a highlight of this game.
Wondering if this is real? Spot any repeated baskets? This was created using the actual radio broadcast. The video is a carefully made composite (with several shots needing to be be repeated) with film of one of Wilt's 73 point games against the same New York Knicks team that happened a few months later. Using score cards I was able to reorganize the baskets to sync with the audio and have the accurate field goal and free throw progression of the 100 point game. So no, it isn't video of the event ...BUT with the audio and progression of baskets it may be as close as we can hope to get to a highlight of this game. No cameras were present in Hershey Arena the day of the 100 point game, because it was a road game for both teams (neutral location) in a small town that was not equipped to video broadcast sporting events. Many NBA games at the time were simply not broadcast on tv especially when on the road like this back in 1962 other than maybe being covered on the radio such as this night. The reason some other games such as the 73 point game have footage is because they were played at larger venues like Madison Square Garden. Hope everyone enjoys this opportunity to see the closest thing we can to this game!
Not only did he not come out of this game, he never was taken out of any game that entire season. He missed 7 minutes of one game because he got thrown out. Otherwise, he played every second of every game and averaged 48.6 minutes per game (overtimes pushed the average higher than a regulation NBA game.
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I don’t think Wilt gets enough credit on how much he popularized basketball. He was the NBA’s first mega star. The NBA certainly had stars but Wilt was the one who helped pioneered what the NBA is today. Not to mention he paved the way for other black athletes to get into the NBA in an era where it was hard for black athletes to break out. Wilt was a legend.
I never realized how physically imposing Wilt Chamberlain was until I saw a reddit post sizing up a 22 year old Harlem Globetrotter Wilt in 1958 and a 20 year old Dwight Howard in 2006 . Wilt just towers over him . Wilt was 7'1.06 without shoes while Dwight was listed at 6'9 barefoot despite being " 6'11" . Wilt would be like 7'3 in today's shoes
Bill Russell himself said "You have no idea how physically imposing he was." Also check out when he shook hands with Shaq. He has higher and broader shoulders than Shaq, it's honestly scary. Hard to believe that freak was unleashed on basketball in the 1950's.
I heard the entire 4th quarter audio. The announcer said, "they're fouling Chamberlain and the refs aren't calling it." Also, Wilt said that had they played him straight up he would have scored 140.
History was made that night. THIS RECORD MIGHT NEVER BE BROKEN... Although Kobe Bryant came awfully close with 81... God bless them both just incredible.
@@Abdullah_Haruna in fact, if Kobe was playing back during Wilts time, with the skillset he had in the NBA, he'd literally have dropped 100+ on more than one occasion. Despite not having the insane size advantage that Wilt had.
First saw him during the 33 in a row streak with the Lakers. He changed his game with Baylor, West and Goodrich. Incredible team. He was and still is the GOAT
@@TrippiiOfficial thank you, some people say he played against nobody. He was so dominant everybody ended up being nobody. Bill Sharman had him change his game as Jackson changed Shaq's game. Rebounds and dishes. He had Kobe. Wilt was a passing machine. 20 Reb night was so so. The closest defensive force to him in the paint was Mutumbo. Bill Russell considered one of if not the greatest defender was totally dominated by wilt in everything but the wins.
Great recreation. It's hard for people today to understand that very few NBA games were filmed in any capacity until about 1970. As you well know there are hardly any video clips available of Mikan, Schayes, Pettit or other early 50s players (you've dug up most of them). Even Wilt and Russell have only a couple dozen games of video available of their playing career (this changed considerably in 1970 when ABC expanded its national coverage of the NBA but even so there aren't that many Wilt games available on video. Contrast that to LeBron James -- literally every basket of his entire career is available on video (the challenge is digging it up and getting broadcast rights.)
I went to the Sixers vs Warriors game in Philly on the 50th anniversary of Wilt's 100 point game. At halftime they played the audio of the last 5 minutes of the 100 point game. Even though I knew the result it was riveting hearing how it happened. I also got a tiny square piece of the floor the 100 point game was played on.
I was at that game also. I still have a piece of the floor too. When I see people claiming the game didn't happen it just boggles my mind how ignorant some people are these days.
Everyone talks about Kareem's skyhook but you rarely hear about the younger Wilt's fallaway jumper which was even more effective. Jabbar never could have stopped it.
It’s a compilation if the commentator say hook shot by chamberlain they find a clip from another game where he made a hook shot 100 point game was not recorded for some strange reason
@@Willball216 100 Point Game was not recorded because it was played in Hershey PA, where there was no team. They played an “exhibition” game there in the regular season to promote the league, and they did not usually record those
Yes idk if this idea will have traction like other videos but I just know I was always curious what it even looks like to score that many field goals and free throws. The score cards and the 73 point footage that recently was released by the NBA made it possible, and of course most of the crowd filler came from the great tapes you've had converted! So thank you!
@@WiltChamberlainArchive No problem, it's a pleasure to help you with your content. I wish we see more Wilt footage released before the end of 75th anniversary season, but chances aren't big.
People think of Wilt as a big dumb dunker when they see his numbers, but in reality he was like a 7'1" Tim Duncan with a 48" vertical and elite speed. Absolutely insanity.
Wrong, his competiton was more Hall of Famers than any other center. Tell us you know nothing about NBA History without telling us you know nothing about NBA History.@@lilbeale642
the moment he got 100 gave me the chills 😢rest in piece Wilt Chamberlain❤ you are a legend to basketball back then and still a legend in my heart LOVE- Brandon :)
Grew up watching him and Russell nearly every Sunday, and got to see him live once vs. the Royals in 1966. He was being interviewed side court when we came in, and our seats were behind the basket in the first row, so I had to walk right past him. Seeing him up close just standing with the sports guy interviewing you could see the muscles, the veins, and the size. TV does not convey his sheer size or power. The Royals had a 6'8" center (6'10" today) in Wayne Embry. Embry went about 280 by then and it was all muscle. When the 76rs were playing our basket Embry would stand behind him and push Wilt with all his weight away from the paint. At one point Wilt made a subtle motion like a man adjusting his cuff, and Embry bounced off the stanchion right in front of us. That was nearly 60 years ago, and I've never seen anything like him. Not even close.
By the way, I have seen recently a lot of talk about Wilt's FT shooting and that he abandoned underhand technique because it didn't look cool. which made him worse after his best FT season (1961/62). We both know that's not the case, so maybe you'll make a video showing that Wilt kept shooting that way until he got traded to the Lakers? I thought about doing such video, but I don't have much time recently for more advanced YT projects.
Yes I don't know how that concept even came up, I have definitely thought about doing a project on that because it clearly isn't true! I will see what I can do!
Yes lol. Everyone has seen the footage of him with the San Francisco Warriors and with the 76ers where he still shot his free throws underhand, yet they still say he didn’t.
Hey. I can't believe that the two GOAT Wilt fans are here at once😁 BTW, I'm Kristjan Klavžer, the author of IN SEARCH OF THE NBA GOAT. I'd be honored if you checked out my work. And if you do, check out the 2020/21 version. I don't want to spoil the book, but I think that every Wilt fan should check it out🙂 This guy is the GOAT yet horribly underrated and misunderstood. Anyway, thank you for your great work!
Magnificent job! Wonderful! Many who never saw him play will disparage his opposition and say he could never do that today, but all any player can ever do is excel in the context of his time. And no one excelled in his time in as many ways and to the degree that Wilt did - and no one has ever since.
Depends on what you are comparing it to, but from my own playing experience when you take more shots over an extended period of time your form can sharpen up and it can sort of get rusty if you take less. He reduced his volume and focus later in his playing career to facilitate and / or only posted up a fraction of the amount of times so it's possible his touch and form eroded a bit. He also did have a severe knee injury and surgery during and after the 1970 season, and a lot of the footage of him is after that season due to film becoming more popular in the 70's.
Not to start a team without Wilt Chamberlain is sheer lunacy. I get asked by younger players what kind of numbers he'd put up in today's game. My answer is always the same: "I honestly don't know, but what I DO know is that he would have the capacity to adjust to ANY era and be a dominant force." We also get the questions of embellished and conflated numbers (excluding that one) regarding his strength, blocked shot totals, athleticism, etc. I am sure some of them were, but does it REALLY take away from how amazing he was, the records he set (of which 70+ still stand and he hasn't played in 50 years), and how he drastically changed the game? These recollections are being stated not only by NBA players, but ALL TIME great HOF NBA players whose names are met with respect. Why would they repeat stories where Wilt made them look like ordinary players? These recollections aren't all playground legend and urban myths. --------------- Because of your amazing channel, there are more people "rooting for Goliath." Hopefully, they'll also gain a broader historical context as well.
I think his rebounding and blocking shot stats would take a dive due to the game being more perimeter-oriented, but I don't see his scoring average declining, since you aren't allowed to touch today's players. The great Walt Frazier said the man would average 75, if he really wanted to in today's game.
Highly entertaining. Gives a feel of what scoring 100 points in a game is like. I read "Wilt, 1962" last year and, from what I read, the final quarter was just a foul fest by both teams, who were either trying to deny Wilt the ball (the Knicks) or who were trying to make the quarter last as long as possible (the Warriors). Either way, what an amazing feat.
Wilt when he weighed 260( which was his rookie weight I believe) could clean and jerk 375 and deadlift 625 according to " Wilt 1962 , the dawn of a new era "
OK ok ok.... You've out-done yourself here WCA ! Whatta vid you put together here...i had planned on making fun of you using the many of the same clips at 1st till i saw the ending explaining , lol. Thank you so much for this.... It really was like kinda watching it..... Ya kinda felt like you were there , ya know...ofc , I'm a lil bit 420 at the moment , but still , lol. The thing that really brought the whole thing together for me though were the close-up's of Wilt , like a reaction smirk ...brilliant...Thanks again!
The most impressive characteristic of Wilt was how strong he was. There are recollection of players saying they had fractured foot from the basketball rebound on the floor after being dunked be Wilt. And even Schwarzenegger saws Wilt lifted a friend over a fence with one arm. Wilt could have been the strongest man alive for his weight
Wilt didn't just dominate the game offensively, "Dip" also imposed his presence on the defensive end as the greatest shot blocker that ever lived as well as being a force above ALL other players on the boards. Indeed, Wilt averaged a phenomenal 30 ppg and over 20 boards a game, a feat that has never been accomplished by another player and never will be. Wilt is the GOAT. 👏🔥
Nahhhh, he was a great shot blocker but a lot of that had was because he was towering over 95% of the players he faced (much like the heavily inflated rebounding numbers). He was known to half ass it on defense quite a bit outside of blocks especially when he had it going offensively. Give him props for the ridiculous stats but don't say he was a defensive monster the entire time as well because he def. wasn't. Saying that he would still be a dominant force in any era but would not be putting anywhere close to the same numbers, let's be real.
@@hype88 Nah, not true. First, the average height of an NBA player then was almost exactly as it is now. Second, Wilt was never the tallest center in the NBA and there were some damn good Hall of Fame centers that were 7 footers that wilt played against light in. and night out when you consider that players then were measured barefoot until Wilt retired and then in '73 they started measuring players with shoes on. With shoes on Bill Russell was 6'11", Walt Bellamy was 7', and Nate Thurmond was a long 7', for example. So being nothing but real, Wilt was a beast against great Hall of Fame African American centers that were big and athletic so your assumptions are incorrect.
Awesome content as usual man you’re doing us as a human race a huge favor. That sounds corny but it’s truly the truth, to continue to modernize our old legends is a noble deed. 🙏🏻
Amazing creation gives a nice feel ti what the 100 point game was like...I had a chance to meet Chamberlain back in 91 in NYC by Shea stadium and he looked like he could still play
Yeah, Wilt was a fitness and health enthusiast. Amazing older man. One of a kind athlete including track star. Still hard to realize what a great(est) athlete he was.
@@OspreyFlyer when I saw him that day he was sweating always was curious where he was coming from and what he was doing...I walk by and said wilt the stilt Chamberlain And he just laughed (I'm sure he was suprise this teenage kid knew who he was)
Incredible video, thank you so much for doing this…may I ask how you got a copy of the full radio broadcast? And if you plan on uploading? I’ve never heard the whole broadcast. As a longtime basketball historian, nothing would be greater than that. Thank you again for all you do!
That video is fake 🤥🤡 when wilt chamberlain is shooting free throws It's the same video repeating pay attention carefully , there's no video about this Game
you might wonder why Wilt doesnt jam it in often. It's because he didnt want to be labeled as the big man on physicality alone. He wanted to be acknowledged as the guys with the skills, not a guy who is a beast.
Absolutely amazing, and I'm referring to both the incomparable performance by Wilt and the masterful film production by our immensely talented Archivist! Thanks so much for all your invaluable contributions to preserving the legacy of the NBA glory days and that of many of its greatest stars.
@1:09 you had slick passes and slick passers back in the day. The coaches wanted you to pass; chest passes, bounce passes. They called behind the back passes "hot dogging."
The closest thing we have to compare was Kobe's 81 game, which was INSANE. The 100 point game from Wilt, especially when he was shooting from all over with a plethora of creative shots would have been madness. MJ and Elgin Baylor had some high scoring games too. We acknowledge MJs greatness, but what about Kobe? What about Wilt? What about Elgin Baylor?
People always say wilt dominated because he was bigger than everyone so he just turned and dunked the ball over everyone the fact is he wasn’t a clumsy big he was a terrific athlete his go to shot was the fadeaway jumper in which he created which was just as good as Kareem’s sky hook wilt had grace he had an aura that lit lit up the room he played the game at an extremely high level rest easy wilt
This video isn't actually real. these are all edits. u can watch carefully at every free throw, the rebounders were ready to take the rebound at the firstt free throw. there is no visual proof that Wilt scored 100p tho🙄
No double team or traps. Defenders didn't even try to guard him. Times have changed drastically since then. I'm 6'1, it would be equivalent to me playing a bunch of 7 year olds.
False. He was routinely double and even triple teamed. And your 'height argument" has been proven to be false as well. The average height of centers in the 1960s was about one-half inch shorter than today's centers. Of course, if height was all that mattered in terms of dominance, I guess Manute Bol has all those scoring records, right?
Why were we ever told that there was no tape of this game? Mind blowing that I should get to see this now. I saw him in LA the year before the Lakers won the title back in 72.
If you read the description or the end of the video - this is the 100 point game audio carefully merged with a 73 point gametape. I used scorecards to put the baskets in the correct order and repeat any as needed, but it is crafted to be "as close as possible" to the 100 point game visually. But make no mistakes it is a 73 point game tape. This is just the closest thing possible to experiencing the 100 point game was to merge two sources like this. Apologies for the confusion.
Pro-ready high school players faced a greater skill/physical disparity between them and the worst players they faced than Wilt did between him and the worst NBA player he played against. How many HS all-americans scored 100pts or averaged 50pts/25 rebounds for a season?? NONE! Wilt was doing this in the NBA!!!
... Pause for a moment and consider Wilt running the pick and roll 20 times a night like teams do in today's game. That would be some horrific picks and hard rolls. With his length and leaping ability (and touch) and the spacing in today's game, how could anyone even hope to stop that?
The fact that he did it off a lot of skill and not just brute strength and dunking, is amazing. Shaq is the most dominant. Wilt reminds me of a bigger Tim Duncan - big hands.
I thought this wasn’t recorded when the cameras were off. Oh shoot! I found it! Thank you wilt chamberlain archive for the footage of the 100 point footage!
Wilt in 1997 claimed that at his best he could bench almost 600 pounds . By almost 600 I'm assuming he meant he could bench 585 pounds which is 12 plates exactly . Considering his 7'8 wingspan , that would put an absolutely insane amount of stress on his fibers and joints. Shoot that range of motion would be unreal and Wilt's elbows would be toucing the floor most likely. There is just no way in hell a 7'1 human being with a 7'8 wingspan would be able to bench anywhere close to 600 pounds while being a basketball player as well. Wilt's physiology wasn't built to be able to lift that much weight , a 600 pound bench press is elite world class powerlifter territory and especially in the 1960's. If Wilt could bench 600 in the 60's then that would put him in the top 10 bench pressers on the planet in that time I believe . Dudes who can bench 600 are hulking , lumbering , brick houses of tren . I've researched so much Wilt for a long time and I've come to the conclusion that Wilt was just built different . I mean he picked up 5'6 150 pound Red Buttons up like a damn baby with EASE and turned him around to the audience purely using his arm strength. For comparison try picking up a ten year old with only your arms , no struggle or nothing, no lifting with the back or legs just like Wilt did to that man . It is pure fucking madness . Most people just don't understand what type of strength it takes to do something even close to that . And all the accounts and testimonies from others of his strength. Man how I wish his entire career was on film. Dude was an enigma and strong AF like a damn ox to say the very least. If there is any human being that one would even entertain the idea of being capable of benching 600 pounds naturally at 7'1 with almost an 8 foot wingspan , it would be Wilton Norman Chamberlain .
