Fifty years since 100

Wilt Chamberlain didn’t just tower over his peers, he left records that endured for decades. And for 50 years, one mighty number has stood as the Mount Everest of sport’s magic numbers: 100 points. One hundred points was no flash of momentary greatness. It was a fireball of scoring that will likely never be topped – and put Chamberlain everywhere from the record book to an unmatched spot in the short list of sport’s all-time unbelievable performances. But on March 2, 1962, at the Hershey Sports Arena, hardly anyone noticed. There were no TV cameras. Sports writers were scarce — and so were the fans. Only 4,124 attended the game, in fact, between the Warriors and the New York Knicks as the final stretch of the 1961-62 season dwindled down. – AP