Wilt Chamberlain Scored 60+ Points Six Times in February of 1962
Published on June 9th, 2024 2:17 pm ESTWritten By: Dave Manuel
Over the course of his illustrious career, Kobe Bryant scored 60+ points a total of six times. Damian Lillard has done this five times, while James Harden and Michael Jordan have both done it four times.
Wilt Chamberlain scored 60+ points many times over the course of his career.
In fact, over the course of a single month - February 1962 - Chamberlain scored 60+ points SIX times.
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Chamberlain had many great seasons in the NBA - after all, he won Rookie of the Year and MVP in the SAME season - but 1961-62 was his best season (statistically speaking) in the league.
During his 1961-62 campaign, Chamberlain averaged over 50 points per game (50.4 to be exact) and over 25 rebounds per game.
On February 13th, 1962, in a game against the Cincinnati Royals, Chamberlain finished with 65 points and 22 rebounds. His team, the Philadelphia Warriors, would lose the game by 20 points.
On February 17th, 1962, in a game against the St. Louis Hawks, Chamberlain would put up 67 points and 28 rebounds. Again, the Warriors would lose the game.
On February 22nd, 1962, in a game against the St. Louis Hawks, Chamberlain would put up 61 points and 26 rebounds. The Warriors would win this game by 18 points.
On February 25th, 1962, in a game against the New York Knicks, Chamberlain would put up 67 points and 21 rebounds in a losing effort.
On February 27th, 1962, in a game against the St. Louis Hawks, Chamberlain would put up 65 points and 23 rebounds. The Warriors would win by 10 points.
The very next night, on February 28th, 1962, Chamberlain would put up 61 points and 28 rebounds, as his Warriors would beat the Chicago Packers by nine points.
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In the first game of March that year, Chamberlain would put up his famed 100 point game against the New York Knicks.
Chamberlain would run out of steam after that point, as he would only break 50+ points two more teams that year, including the post-season.
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The crazy thing about Chamberlain's 1961-62 season is that he didn't even win MVP, despite averaging nearly 20 PPG more than the next closest player, Walt Bellamy.
