1961β62 Philadelphia Warriors season | |
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Head coach | Frank McGuire |
Arena | Philadelphia Civic Center |
Results | |
Record | 49–31 (.613) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Division finals (lost to Celtics 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WPTZ/ WCAU/ WFIL |
Radio |
WIBG ( Bill Campbell) |
The 1961β62 Philadelphia Warriors season was the sixteenth season for the National Basketball Association franchise in Philadelphia, and the last before their relocation to San Francisco, California, for the following season.
Wilt Chamberlain had the most statistically dominating season in NBA history. Chamberlain led the league with an NBA record 50.4 points per game. [1] In one eight-day stretch in January, Chamberlain participated in three games in which he scored at least 63 points per game. [2] On March 2, 1962, the Warriors played the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Chamberlain had one of the most dominating performances in NBA history as he notched 100 points before 4,124 fans. [2] The game was actually played at the Warriors' training facility. Despite his high scoring, Wilt did not win the NBA MVP that season. The award was given to Bill Russell. The Warriors finished second behind Russell's Boston Celtics with a 49β31 record. [2] In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Syracuse Nationals in five games. Russell and Chamberlain met in the Eastern Division finals. The series went for the full seven games. In Game 7, the Celtics' Sam Jones hit the winning shot with 2 seconds remaining. [2]
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Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games, [3] [4] took place between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The Warriors won the game, 169β147, setting what was then a record for the most combined points in a game by both teams. But the game is most remembered for the 100 points scored by Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain, who set the NBA single-game scoring record. The next leading scorer for Philadelphia was Al Attles with 17 points. [5] The Knicks' leading scorer was Guerin with 39 points. In that game, Chamberlain also broke five other NBA scoring records, of which four still stand.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Boston Celtics | 60 | 20 | .750 | β | 23β5 | 26β12 | 11β3 | 26β10 |
x- Philadelphia Warriors | 49 | 31 | .613 | 11 | 18β11 | 19β19 | 12β1 | 18β18 |
x- Syracuse Nationals | 41 | 39 | .513 | 19 | 18β10 | 11β19 | 12β10 | 17β19 |
New York Knicks | 29 | 51 | .363 | 31 | 19β15 | 2β23 | 8β13 | 11β25 |
1961β62 NBA records | |||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | β | 9β1 | 7β1 | 5β3 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 7β2 | 10β2 |
Chicago | 1β9 | β | 1β9 | 3β7 | 2β8 | 6β4 | 0β10 | 4β6 | 1β9 |
Cincinnati | 1β7 | 9β1 | β | 6β6 | 5β7 | 5β4 | 3β5 | 9β3 | 5β4 |
Detroit | 3β5 | 7β3 | 6β6 | β | 4β8 | 5β4 | 1β7 | 7β5 | 4β5 |
Los Angeles | 3β6 | 8β2 | 7β5 | 8β4 | β | 6β2 | 6β3 | 10β2 | 6β2 |
New York | 4β8 | 4β6 | 4β5 | 4β5 | 2β6 | β | 4β8 | 4β4 | 3β9 |
Philadelphia | 4β8 | 10β0 | 5β3 | 7β1 | 3β6 | 8β4 | β | 6β3 | 6β6 |
St. Louis | 2β7 | 6β4 | 3β9 | 5β7 | 2β10 | 4β4 | 3β6 | β | 4β4 |
Syracuse | 2β10 | 9β1 | 4β5 | 5β4 | 2β6 | 9β3 | 6β6 | 4β4 | β |
1961β62 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 19 | N Los Angeles | 113β118 | Wilt Chamberlain (48) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | October 20 | Los Angeles | 115β122 | Wilt Chamberlain (57) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 21 | New York | 95β132 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 2β1 | |||||
4 | October 27 | Syracuse | 126β122 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 2β2 | |||||
5 | October 28 | @ Syracuse | 119β115 | Wilt Chamberlain (43) | 3β2 | |||||
6 | November 3 | Boston | 112β98 | Wilt Chamberlain (28) | 3β3 | |||||
7 | November 4 | Detroit | 132β135 | Wilt Chamberlain (58) | 4β3 | |||||
8 | November 8 | @ Detroit | 132β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (58) | 5β3 | |||||
9 | November 9 | Syracuse | 108β151 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 6β3 | |||||
10 | November 11 | @ Boston | 125β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (41) | 6β4 | |||||
11 | November 14 | @ New York | 122β124 | Wilt Chamberlain (34) | 6β5 | |||||
12 | November 15 | Cincinnati | 133β145 | Wilt Chamberlain (43) | 7β5 | |||||
13 | November 17 | Los Angeles | 125β121 | Wilt Chamberlain (56) | 7β6 | |||||
14 | November 18 | @ Syracuse | 130β148 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 7β7 | |||||
15 | November 19 | @ Chicago | 122β114 | Wilt Chamberlain (51) | 8β7 | |||||
16 | November 21 | @ Cincinnati | 125β118 | Wilt Chamberlain (45) | 9β7 | |||||
17 | November 23 | Boston | 119β106 | Wilt Chamberlain (31) | 9β8 | |||||
18 | November 25 | Chicago | 102β134 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 10β8 | |||||
19 | November 28 | @ St. Louis | 121β111 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 11β8 | |||||
20 | December 1 | @ Los Angeles | 138β117 | Wilt Chamberlain (60) | 12β8 | |||||
21 | December 2 | @ Los Angeles | 119β129 | Wilt Chamberlain (37) | 12β9 | |||||
22 | December 5 | @ New York | 122β105 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 13β9 | |||||
23 | December 6 | St. Louis | 137β132 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 13β10 | |||||
24 | December 8 | Los Angeles | 151β147 (3OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (78) | 13β11 | |||||
25 | December 9 | Chicago | 113β135 | Wilt Chamberlain (61) | 14β11 | |||||
26 | December 10 | N Chicago | 118β109 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 15β11 | |||||
27 | December 12 | N Detroit | 132β109 | Wilt Chamberlain (54) | 16β11 | |||||
28 | December 13 | @ Boston | 113β123 | Wilt Chamberlain (52) | 16β12 | |||||
29 | December 14 | Syracuse | 125β136 | Wilt Chamberlain (43) | 17β12 | |||||
30 | December 16 | @ Chicago | 112β110 | Wilt Chamberlain (50) | 18β12 | |||||
31 | December 19 | @ Cincinnati | 117β110 | Wilt Chamberlain (57) | 19β12 | |||||
32 | December 20 | @ Detroit | 117β102 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 20β12 | |||||
33 | December 25 | @ New York | 135β136 (2OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (59) | 20β13 | |||||
34 | December 26 | N Syracuse | 111β118 | Wilt Chamberlain (51) | 21β13 | |||||
35 | December 27 | New York | 119β131 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 22β13 | |||||
36 | December 29 | N Los Angeles | 123β118 | Wilt Chamberlain (60) | 23β13 | |||||
37 | December 30 | Boston | 116β111 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (41) | 23β14 | |||||
38 | January 1 | @ Los Angeles | 111β114 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | 23β15 | |||||
39 | January 3 | @ Los Angeles | 123β124 | Wilt Chamberlain (36) | 23β16 | |||||
40 | January 5 | St. Louis | 116β134 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 24β16 | |||||
41 | January 7 | @ St. Louis | 112β137 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 24β17 | |||||
42 | January 9 | Syracuse | 129β120 | Wilt Chamberlain (47) | 24β18 | |||||
43 | January 10 | @ Detroit | 113β110 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 25β18 | |||||
44 | January 11 | @ Cincinnati | 128β145 | Wilt Chamberlain (52) | 25β19 | |||||
45 | January 13 | Chicago | 117β135 | Wilt Chamberlain (73) | 26β19 | |||||
46 | January 14 | @ Boston | 136β145 | Wilt Chamberlain (62) | 26β20 | |||||
47 | January 17 | N St. Louis | 130β136 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (62) | 27β20 | |||||
48 | January 18 | Cincinnati | 151β133 | Wilt Chamberlain (54) | 27β21 | |||||
49 | January 19 | N Detroit | 136β125 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 28β21 | |||||
50 | January 20 | Detroit | 107β123 | Wilt Chamberlain (44) | 29β21 | |||||
51 | January 21 | N Syracuse | 132β139 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (62) | 30β21 | |||||
52 | January 24 | N Chicago | 122β108 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 31β21 | |||||
53 | January 26 | N St. Louis | 110β136 | Wilt Chamberlain (47) | 32β21 | |||||
54 | January 27 | Boston | 106β131 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 33β21 | |||||
55 | January 28 | @ Boston | 133β129 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (50) | 34β21 | |||||
56 | January 30 | @ New York | 110β116 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 34β22 | |||||
57 | February 1 | Cincinnati | 109β130 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 35β22 | |||||
58 | February 2 | N New York | 129β116 | Wilt Chamberlain (35) | 36β22 | |||||
59 | February 3 | @ Syracuse | 112β134 | Wilt Chamberlain (41) | 36β23 | |||||
60 | February 4 | Syracuse | 117β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (50) | 37β23 | |||||
61 | February 8 | N New York | 136β120 | Wilt Chamberlain (59) | 38β23 | |||||
62 | February 9 | @ Boston | 126β124 | Wilt Chamberlain (48) | 39β23 | |||||
63 | February 10 | Boston | 106β107 | Wilt Chamberlain (38) | 40β23 | |||||
64 | February 11 | @ New York | 121β111 | Wilt Chamberlain (42) | 41β23 | |||||
65 | February 13 | @ Cincinnati | 132β152 | Wilt Chamberlain (65) | 41β24 | |||||
66 | February 14 | @ Detroit | 110β119 | Wilt Chamberlain (42) | 41β25 | |||||
67 | February 16 | Cincinnati | 132β136 | Wilt Chamberlain (48) | 42β25 | |||||
68 | February 17 | @ St. Louis | 121β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (67) | 42β26 | |||||
69 | February 20 | N Chicago | 112β107 | Wilt Chamberlain (48) | 43β26 | |||||
70 | February 21 | @ Syracuse | 109β150 | Wilt Chamberlain (46) | 43β27 | |||||
71 | February 22 | St. Louis | 121β139 | Wilt Chamberlain (61) | 44β27 | |||||
72 | February 24 | Boston | 109β86 | Wilt Chamberlain (26) | 44β28 | |||||
73 | February 25 | New York | 149β135 | Wilt Chamberlain (67) | 44β29 | |||||
74 | February 27 | @ St. Louis | 147β137 | Wilt Chamberlain (65) | 45β29 | |||||
75 | February 28 | @ Chicago | 128β119 | Wilt Chamberlain (61) | 46β29 | |||||
76 | March 2 | N New York | 169β147 | Wilt Chamberlain (100) | 47β29 | |||||
77 | March 4 | @ New York | 129β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (58) | 48β29 | |||||
78 | March 7 | @ Boston | 102β153 | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | 48β30 | |||||
79 | March 11 | @ Syracuse | 130β148 | Wilt Chamberlain (44) | 48β31 | |||||
80 | March 14 | @ Chicago | 119β115 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (34) | 49β31 |
Note: GP= Games played; MIN=Minutes; FG= Field Goals; FT= Free Throws; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
= Indicates team leader |
Player | GP | MIN | FG | FT | REB | AST | PTS |
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Wilt Chamberlain | 80 | 3882 | 1597 | 835 | 2052 | 192 | 4029 |
Paul Arizin | |||||||
Tom Meschery | |||||||
Al Attles | |||||||
Tom Gola | |||||||
Guy Rodgers | 80 | 2648 | 267 | 121 | 348 | 643 | 655 |
Following the season, the Warriors moved west to San Francisco after Edward Gottlieb sold the team to a Bay Area credit card company. [2] Despite the loss, Philadelphia was without pro-basketball for just that one season. The Syracuse Nationals, who challenged the Warriors in the playoffs for many years, moved to Philadelphia in 1963, becoming the Philadelphia 76ers. [2]
1961β62 Philadelphia Warriors season | |
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Head coach | Frank McGuire |
Arena | Philadelphia Civic Center |
Results | |
Record | 49–31 (.613) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Division finals (lost to Celtics 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WPTZ/ WCAU/ WFIL |
Radio |
WIBG ( Bill Campbell) |
The 1961β62 Philadelphia Warriors season was the sixteenth season for the National Basketball Association franchise in Philadelphia, and the last before their relocation to San Francisco, California, for the following season.
Wilt Chamberlain had the most statistically dominating season in NBA history. Chamberlain led the league with an NBA record 50.4 points per game. [1] In one eight-day stretch in January, Chamberlain participated in three games in which he scored at least 63 points per game. [2] On March 2, 1962, the Warriors played the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Chamberlain had one of the most dominating performances in NBA history as he notched 100 points before 4,124 fans. [2] The game was actually played at the Warriors' training facility. Despite his high scoring, Wilt did not win the NBA MVP that season. The award was given to Bill Russell. The Warriors finished second behind Russell's Boston Celtics with a 49β31 record. [2] In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Syracuse Nationals in five games. Russell and Chamberlain met in the Eastern Division finals. The series went for the full seven games. In Game 7, the Celtics' Sam Jones hit the winning shot with 2 seconds remaining. [2]
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Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games, [3] [4] took place between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The Warriors won the game, 169β147, setting what was then a record for the most combined points in a game by both teams. But the game is most remembered for the 100 points scored by Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain, who set the NBA single-game scoring record. The next leading scorer for Philadelphia was Al Attles with 17 points. [5] The Knicks' leading scorer was Guerin with 39 points. In that game, Chamberlain also broke five other NBA scoring records, of which four still stand.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Boston Celtics | 60 | 20 | .750 | β | 23β5 | 26β12 | 11β3 | 26β10 |
x- Philadelphia Warriors | 49 | 31 | .613 | 11 | 18β11 | 19β19 | 12β1 | 18β18 |
x- Syracuse Nationals | 41 | 39 | .513 | 19 | 18β10 | 11β19 | 12β10 | 17β19 |
New York Knicks | 29 | 51 | .363 | 31 | 19β15 | 2β23 | 8β13 | 11β25 |
1961β62 NBA records | |||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | β | 9β1 | 7β1 | 5β3 | 6β3 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 7β2 | 10β2 |
Chicago | 1β9 | β | 1β9 | 3β7 | 2β8 | 6β4 | 0β10 | 4β6 | 1β9 |
Cincinnati | 1β7 | 9β1 | β | 6β6 | 5β7 | 5β4 | 3β5 | 9β3 | 5β4 |
Detroit | 3β5 | 7β3 | 6β6 | β | 4β8 | 5β4 | 1β7 | 7β5 | 4β5 |
Los Angeles | 3β6 | 8β2 | 7β5 | 8β4 | β | 6β2 | 6β3 | 10β2 | 6β2 |
New York | 4β8 | 4β6 | 4β5 | 4β5 | 2β6 | β | 4β8 | 4β4 | 3β9 |
Philadelphia | 4β8 | 10β0 | 5β3 | 7β1 | 3β6 | 8β4 | β | 6β3 | 6β6 |
St. Louis | 2β7 | 6β4 | 3β9 | 5β7 | 2β10 | 4β4 | 3β6 | β | 4β4 |
Syracuse | 2β10 | 9β1 | 4β5 | 5β4 | 2β6 | 9β3 | 6β6 | 4β4 | β |
1961β62 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 19 | N Los Angeles | 113β118 | Wilt Chamberlain (48) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | October 20 | Los Angeles | 115β122 | Wilt Chamberlain (57) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 21 | New York | 95β132 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 2β1 | |||||
4 | October 27 | Syracuse | 126β122 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 2β2 | |||||
5 | October 28 | @ Syracuse | 119β115 | Wilt Chamberlain (43) | 3β2 | |||||
6 | November 3 | Boston | 112β98 | Wilt Chamberlain (28) | 3β3 | |||||
7 | November 4 | Detroit | 132β135 | Wilt Chamberlain (58) | 4β3 | |||||
8 | November 8 | @ Detroit | 132β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (58) | 5β3 | |||||
9 | November 9 | Syracuse | 108β151 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 6β3 | |||||
10 | November 11 | @ Boston | 125β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (41) | 6β4 | |||||
11 | November 14 | @ New York | 122β124 | Wilt Chamberlain (34) | 6β5 | |||||
12 | November 15 | Cincinnati | 133β145 | Wilt Chamberlain (43) | 7β5 | |||||
13 | November 17 | Los Angeles | 125β121 | Wilt Chamberlain (56) | 7β6 | |||||
14 | November 18 | @ Syracuse | 130β148 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 7β7 | |||||
15 | November 19 | @ Chicago | 122β114 | Wilt Chamberlain (51) | 8β7 | |||||
16 | November 21 | @ Cincinnati | 125β118 | Wilt Chamberlain (45) | 9β7 | |||||
17 | November 23 | Boston | 119β106 | Wilt Chamberlain (31) | 9β8 | |||||
18 | November 25 | Chicago | 102β134 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 10β8 | |||||
19 | November 28 | @ St. Louis | 121β111 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 11β8 | |||||
20 | December 1 | @ Los Angeles | 138β117 | Wilt Chamberlain (60) | 12β8 | |||||
21 | December 2 | @ Los Angeles | 119β129 | Wilt Chamberlain (37) | 12β9 | |||||
22 | December 5 | @ New York | 122β105 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 13β9 | |||||
23 | December 6 | St. Louis | 137β132 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 13β10 | |||||
24 | December 8 | Los Angeles | 151β147 (3OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (78) | 13β11 | |||||
25 | December 9 | Chicago | 113β135 | Wilt Chamberlain (61) | 14β11 | |||||
26 | December 10 | N Chicago | 118β109 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 15β11 | |||||
27 | December 12 | N Detroit | 132β109 | Wilt Chamberlain (54) | 16β11 | |||||
28 | December 13 | @ Boston | 113β123 | Wilt Chamberlain (52) | 16β12 | |||||
29 | December 14 | Syracuse | 125β136 | Wilt Chamberlain (43) | 17β12 | |||||
30 | December 16 | @ Chicago | 112β110 | Wilt Chamberlain (50) | 18β12 | |||||
31 | December 19 | @ Cincinnati | 117β110 | Wilt Chamberlain (57) | 19β12 | |||||
32 | December 20 | @ Detroit | 117β102 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 20β12 | |||||
33 | December 25 | @ New York | 135β136 (2OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (59) | 20β13 | |||||
34 | December 26 | N Syracuse | 111β118 | Wilt Chamberlain (51) | 21β13 | |||||
35 | December 27 | New York | 119β131 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 22β13 | |||||
36 | December 29 | N Los Angeles | 123β118 | Wilt Chamberlain (60) | 23β13 | |||||
37 | December 30 | Boston | 116β111 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (41) | 23β14 | |||||
38 | January 1 | @ Los Angeles | 111β114 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | 23β15 | |||||
39 | January 3 | @ Los Angeles | 123β124 | Wilt Chamberlain (36) | 23β16 | |||||
40 | January 5 | St. Louis | 116β134 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 24β16 | |||||
41 | January 7 | @ St. Louis | 112β137 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 24β17 | |||||
42 | January 9 | Syracuse | 129β120 | Wilt Chamberlain (47) | 24β18 | |||||
43 | January 10 | @ Detroit | 113β110 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | 25β18 | |||||
44 | January 11 | @ Cincinnati | 128β145 | Wilt Chamberlain (52) | 25β19 | |||||
45 | January 13 | Chicago | 117β135 | Wilt Chamberlain (73) | 26β19 | |||||
46 | January 14 | @ Boston | 136β145 | Wilt Chamberlain (62) | 26β20 | |||||
47 | January 17 | N St. Louis | 130β136 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (62) | 27β20 | |||||
48 | January 18 | Cincinnati | 151β133 | Wilt Chamberlain (54) | 27β21 | |||||
49 | January 19 | N Detroit | 136β125 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 28β21 | |||||
50 | January 20 | Detroit | 107β123 | Wilt Chamberlain (44) | 29β21 | |||||
51 | January 21 | N Syracuse | 132β139 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (62) | 30β21 | |||||
52 | January 24 | N Chicago | 122β108 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 31β21 | |||||
53 | January 26 | N St. Louis | 110β136 | Wilt Chamberlain (47) | 32β21 | |||||
54 | January 27 | Boston | 106β131 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 33β21 | |||||
55 | January 28 | @ Boston | 133β129 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (50) | 34β21 | |||||
56 | January 30 | @ New York | 110β116 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | 34β22 | |||||
57 | February 1 | Cincinnati | 109β130 | Wilt Chamberlain (53) | 35β22 | |||||
58 | February 2 | N New York | 129β116 | Wilt Chamberlain (35) | 36β22 | |||||
59 | February 3 | @ Syracuse | 112β134 | Wilt Chamberlain (41) | 36β23 | |||||
60 | February 4 | Syracuse | 117β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (50) | 37β23 | |||||
61 | February 8 | N New York | 136β120 | Wilt Chamberlain (59) | 38β23 | |||||
62 | February 9 | @ Boston | 126β124 | Wilt Chamberlain (48) | 39β23 | |||||
63 | February 10 | Boston | 106β107 | Wilt Chamberlain (38) | 40β23 | |||||
64 | February 11 | @ New York | 121β111 | Wilt Chamberlain (42) | 41β23 | |||||
65 | February 13 | @ Cincinnati | 132β152 | Wilt Chamberlain (65) | 41β24 | |||||
66 | February 14 | @ Detroit | 110β119 | Wilt Chamberlain (42) | 41β25 | |||||
67 | February 16 | Cincinnati | 132β136 | Wilt Chamberlain (48) | 42β25 | |||||
68 | February 17 | @ St. Louis | 121β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (67) | 42β26 | |||||
69 | February 20 | N Chicago | 112β107 | Wilt Chamberlain (48) | 43β26 | |||||
70 | February 21 | @ Syracuse | 109β150 | Wilt Chamberlain (46) | 43β27 | |||||
71 | February 22 | St. Louis | 121β139 | Wilt Chamberlain (61) | 44β27 | |||||
72 | February 24 | Boston | 109β86 | Wilt Chamberlain (26) | 44β28 | |||||
73 | February 25 | New York | 149β135 | Wilt Chamberlain (67) | 44β29 | |||||
74 | February 27 | @ St. Louis | 147β137 | Wilt Chamberlain (65) | 45β29 | |||||
75 | February 28 | @ Chicago | 128β119 | Wilt Chamberlain (61) | 46β29 | |||||
76 | March 2 | N New York | 169β147 | Wilt Chamberlain (100) | 47β29 | |||||
77 | March 4 | @ New York | 129β128 | Wilt Chamberlain (58) | 48β29 | |||||
78 | March 7 | @ Boston | 102β153 | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | 48β30 | |||||
79 | March 11 | @ Syracuse | 130β148 | Wilt Chamberlain (44) | 48β31 | |||||
80 | March 14 | @ Chicago | 119β115 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (34) | 49β31 |
Note: GP= Games played; MIN=Minutes; FG= Field Goals; FT= Free Throws; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
= Indicates team leader |
Player | GP | MIN | FG | FT | REB | AST | PTS |
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Wilt Chamberlain | 80 | 3882 | 1597 | 835 | 2052 | 192 | 4029 |
Paul Arizin | |||||||
Tom Meschery | |||||||
Al Attles | |||||||
Tom Gola | |||||||
Guy Rodgers | 80 | 2648 | 267 | 121 | 348 | 643 | 655 |
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Division Semi-finals: 3β2 (home: 2β1; road: 1β1)
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Division finals: 3β4 (home: 3β0; road: 0β4)
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1962 schedule |
Following the season, the Warriors moved west to San Francisco after Edward Gottlieb sold the team to a Bay Area credit card company. [2] Despite the loss, Philadelphia was without pro-basketball for just that one season. The Syracuse Nationals, who challenged the Warriors in the playoffs for many years, moved to Philadelphia in 1963, becoming the Philadelphia 76ers. [2]