Rebounds
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Player
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Team
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Date
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Opponent
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Notes
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55
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia Warriors
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November 24, 1960
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Boston Celtics
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Record set in a losing effort; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half; scored 34 points.
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51
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Bill Russell*
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Boston Celtics
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February 5, 1960
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Syracuse Nationals
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Set a then-record for rebounds in a game; set a still-standing record for rebounds in a winning effort.
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49
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Bill Russell*
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Boston Celtics
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November 16, 1957
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Philadelphia Warriors
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Set a then-record for rebounds in a game; set a still-standing record of 32 rebounds in a single half.
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Bill Russell*
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Boston Celtics
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March 11, 1965
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Detroit Pistons
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45
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia Warriors
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February 6, 1960
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Syracuse Nationals
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Single-game record for a rookie; scored 44 points; the fourth quadruple double-double in NBA history.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia Warriors
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January 21, 1961
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Scored 56 points; the fifth quadruple double-double in NBA history.
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43
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Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
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November 10, 1959
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New York Knicks
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Set a then-record for a rookie; scored 39 points.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia Warriors
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December 8, 1961
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Triple overtime; Chamberlain also scored a then-record 78 points in the game; the sixth quadruple double-double in NBA history.
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Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
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January 20, 1963
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia 76ers
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March 6, 1965
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Boston Celtics
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42
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Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
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January 15, 1960
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Boston Celtics
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Rookie season; scored 44 points; the second quadruple double-double in NBA history.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia Warriors
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January 25, 1960
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Detroit Pistons
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Rookie season; Chamberlain also scored a rookie record 58 points in the same game; the third quadruple double-double in NBA history.
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Nate Thurmond*
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San Francisco Warriors
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November 9, 1965
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Detroit Pistons
|
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia 76ers
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January 14, 1966
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Boston Celtics
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Scored 37 points.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Los Angeles Lakers
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March 7, 1969
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Boston Celtics
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Overtime.
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41
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Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
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February 12, 1958
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Syracuse Nationals
|
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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San Francisco Warriors
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October 26, 1962
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Detroit Pistons
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Overtime; scored 50 points; the seventh quadruple double-double in NBA history.
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Bill Russell*
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Boston Celtics
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March 14, 1965
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San Francisco Warriors
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia 76ers
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April 5, 1967
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Boston Celtics
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Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
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40
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Bill Russell*
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Boston Celtics
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March 23, 1958
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Philadelphia Warriors
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Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
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Bill Russell*
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Boston Celtics
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December 12, 1958
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Cincinnati Royals
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Overtime.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia Warriors
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November 4, 1959
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Syracuse Nationals
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Set a then-record for a rookie; third game of career; scored 41 points; the first quadruple double-double in NBA history.
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Bill Russell*
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Boston Celtics
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March 29, 1960
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St. Louis Hawks
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NBA Finals record (tie)
|
Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
February 12, 1961
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Philadelphia Warriors
|
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Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
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April 18, 1962
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Los Angeles Lakers
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NBA Finals record (tie); game 7 overtime victory; Russell's 19 rebounds in a single quarter is the most of any NBA quarter — regular season or playoffs; scored 30 points.
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Jerry Lucas*
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Cincinnati Royals
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February 29, 1964
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Philadelphia 76ers
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His rookie season.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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San Francisco Warriors
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November 22, 1964
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Detroit Pistons
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Scored 50 points; the eighth and final quadruple double-double in NBA history.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
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Philadelphia 76ers
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December 28, 1965
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Boston Celtics
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Scored 31 points.
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39
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Neil Johnston*
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Philadelphia Warriors
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December 4, 1954
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Syracuse Nationals
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Set a then-record.
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Bill Russell*
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Boston Celtics
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January 25, 1959
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Detroit Pistons
|
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Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
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December 19, 1959
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New York Knicks
|
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Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
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December 28, 1959
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Cincinnati Royals
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Rookie season; scored 39 points.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
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January 13, 1960
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Syracuse Nationals
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Rookie season; scored 42 points.
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Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
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January 29, 1960
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Boston Celtics
|
Rookie season; scored 43 points.
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Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
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March 19, 1960
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Philadelphia Warriors
|
|
Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
March 23, 1961
|
Syracuse Nationals
|
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
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November 4, 1961
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Detroit Pistons
|
Scored 58 points.
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Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
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December 21, 1961
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New York Knicks
|
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia 76ers
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April 6, 1965
|
Boston Celtics
|
Scored 30 points.
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38
|
Maurice Stokes*
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Rochester Royals
|
January 14, 1956
|
Syracuse Nationals
|
Rookie season; triple-double, scored 26 points with 12 assists.
|
Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
February 23, 1958
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Philadelphia Warriors
|
|
Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
December 4, 1959
|
New York Knicks
|
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
November 29, 1960
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
Scored 44 points.
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
December 18, 1960
|
Cincinnati Royals
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Scored 32 points.
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Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
April 11, 1961
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St. Louis Hawks
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Scored 30 points
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia Warriors
|
November 25, 1961
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Chicago Packers
|
Scored 39 points.
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Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
February 21, 1963
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San Francisco Warriors
|
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
San Francisco Warriors
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February 21, 1963
|
Boston Celtics
|
Scored 40 points.
|
Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
April 16, 1963
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Wilt Chamberlain*
|
San Francisco Warriors
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April 24, 1964
|
Boston Celtics
|
|
Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
January 30, 1965
|
New York Knicks
|
|
Bill Russell*
|
Boston Celtics
|
March 3, 1965
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
March 2, 1967
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
Triple-double, scored 24 points with 13 assists.
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
April 16, 1967
|
San Francisco Warriors
|
Triple-double, scored 10 points with 10 assists; 26 rebounds in one half, setting the NBA Playoffs record.
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
December 20, 1967
|
Seattle SuperSonics
|
Scored 53 points.
|
Wilt Chamberlain*
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
March 9, 1969
|
Baltimore Bullets
|
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