On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA 's single-game scoring record with 100 points in the Philadelphia Warriors' 169-147 win over the New York Knicks . The NBA didn't add the 3-point line until 1979, making this performance even more remarkable.

In October 2025, Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe scored the third-most points by an NBA player in his first game, notching 34 versus the Boston Celtics .Chamberlain scored 43 points in his debut in 1959 for the Philadelphia Warriors. Frank Selvy scored 35 points for the Milwaukee Hawks against Boston in 1954.

Let's look at the best all-time individual scoring efforts in NBA history, many of which belong to Chamberlain.

100 - Wilt Chamberlain , Philadelphia vs. New York, March 2, 1962

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