Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain: He is 2.16 meters tall and weighs 125 kilograms. He is a center. Born on August 21, 1936, he studied at the University of Kansas. Nicknamed Big Dipper and Big Bucket. Chamberlain is one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. He is the only player in the NBA who has scored 1 points alone in a game. In the 1961-1962 season, he averaged 5.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. He has played for three NBA teams for 14 seasons and was selected for the All-Star Game for 13 times.

This is perhaps the most memorable moment in NB A history. On March 2nd, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 1 points in the game between Philadelphia Warriors (now Golden State Warriors) and Knicks. After 4 years, the memory has become increasingly blurred, the numbers have been remembered, and the people and legends behind the numbers have been forgotten. On October 12, 1999, Chamberlain died of a heart attack in his sleep, which may be the most suitable way for Chamberlain to make a curtain call.

He is a wise man. He may be more profound than the man we understand from the hearsay. His life is not only the sexual relationship of 2, women, but also his erudition, enthusiasm, tolerance and wisdom are a monument.

before the game

4 years ago, there was no live TV broadcast in NBA, and the game between Warriors and Knicks was not the focus of people's attention. On the 4th anniversary of that great game, we found witnesses of that great moment and pieced together March 2, 1962, a milestone in NBA history with them.

Chamberlain grew up in Philadelphia, but he insisted on living in new york. Chamberlain thinks Philadelphia is not big enough, modern enough or fashionable enough. He started a little earlier than usual. At 1: 3 pm, he took the train from Manhattan to the 3th Street Station in Philadelphia. Then, he took the Warriors bus to the hershey Gymnasium, just after 3: . He played a video game with several team officials. Everyone knew that Chamberlain would win whatever he played. Warrior boss Rikhman found that the highest score on the machine was 18, so he made a bet that Chamberlain could not score more than 18. But in the end, he scored 21 points, which seemed to be an omen, but no one present at that time expected what would happen next.

Let's talk about hershey Gymnasium. This gymnasium is located in Hershey Town, about 1 miles from Philadelphia. In 193, industrialist hershey founded hershey Chocolate Company here, which is one of the most famous chocolate brands in the United States. Since then, the town has been named after it. Although tens of thousands of people now proudly claim that they witnessed Chamberlain's game, in fact, this gymnasium can only accommodate 7,2 people, and actually the number of people watching the game is even smaller, only 4,124 people. It seems that this figure can't be compared with the miracle created by Chamberlain, but this is the fact.

Monument

In the game against the Lakers on December 8, 1961, Chamberlain broke the NBA single-game scoring record with 78 points. Campbell, the radio commentator who was in charge of broadcasting the game at that time, recalled that in the first three games of that game, Chamberlain scored 67, 65 and 61 points respectively, but no one really thought he would score 1 points.

In the first quarter, Chamberlain scored 23 points. At the end of the first half, the number rose to 41. At 28 points in the third quarter, the Knicks panicked and began to commit a crazy foul. They didn't want to let the ball go to Chamberlain, but the Warriors also deliberately fouled the Knicks and gave the ball to Chamberlain. At least three players have been keeping an eye on Chamberlain, but it's no use. Campbell said, "This is not a game anymore. This is a performance by one person. No one can stop him. He scored 1 points, and it seems easy. I've been waiting for this day. Someone scored 1 points."

Chamberlain made 36 of 63 shots and made 28 of 32 free throws. When Chamberlain scored 74 points, the fans began to count Chamberlain under the guidance of live commentary. 98 seconds before the end, Chamberlain was two points short of creating a history of 1 points. Chamberlain shot and missed. He grabbed the rebound and made up the shot, but he still missed. The rebound was grabbed by teammate Lakenbill. He passed it to Luke, and the ball returned to Chamberlain's hand. A dunk was made. This time, he succeeded, and there were still 46 seconds left before the end of the game. But the crazy fans couldn't care less. They rushed into the stadium, and the staff made great efforts to drive them back to the stands. But people couldn't sit still, even Pollack, who was in charge of scoring, was no exception. He was also in charge of the public relations of the Warriors at that time. After knowing the score, he immediately rushed to the phone to dictate the news to the media. After 4 years, many people questioned whether the remaining 46 seconds had been played, but according to some listeners who insisted on listening to the live radio broadcast, the game was finally played, and the Warriors defeated the Knicks at the bottom of the score 169-147.

Afterword

At that time, there was no electronic scoreboard in N BA. Pollack wrote down the sign of 1 points with a pen. The photo of Chamberlain holding the sign was taken by Vassis, a reporter of Associated Press, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism that year.

The destination of the p>1-point basketball is now a mystery. Riemann of Pennsylvania claimed that he got the ball and sold it after Chamberlain's death. But Pollack said that Riemann's ball was just the insignificant 46-second ball at the end of the game. After the game, Chamberlain and his teammates signed the ball at 1 minutes. He also said that any statement about the whereabouts of the ball was purely imaginary.

After Chamberlain scored 78 points, his coach Mike Gul predicted that he would score 1 points one day, but after he really scored 1 points, Mike Gul admitted that he never believed that his prediction would come true. "I was angry at that time, because Wilt scored 78 points, but we still lost to the Lakers. But getting 1 points, I never even dreamed of it. "

Chamberlain was not too excited. He just felt liberated. "I finally got 1 points. God, now I don't have to run around like a fool." After the game, Chamberlain took a short rest, then got into the car with teammate Knowles and two other Knicks players and returned to their home in new york.