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1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1961–62 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.

1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachFrank McGuire
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record49–31 (.613)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision finals
(lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
RadioWIBG
(Bill Campbell)
< 1960–61 1962–63 >

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 49–31 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]

Roster

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Philadelphia Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F11Arizin, Paul6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)Villanova
G16Attles, Al6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)North Carolina A&T
C13Chamberlain, Wilt7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)275 lb (125 kg)Kansas
G/F7Conlin, Ed6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)Fordham
G/F15Gola, Tom6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)La Salle
G34Larese, York6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg)North Carolina
F12Luckenbill, Ted6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)Houston
F14Meschery, Tom6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)Saint Mary's
F9Radovich, Frank6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)Indiana
G5Rodgers, Guy6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)Temple
F17Ruklick, Joe6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)Northwestern
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

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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, 169–147, 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.

Season standings

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Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics6020.750–23–526–1211–326–10
x-Philadelphia Warriors4931.6131118–1119–1912–118–18
x-Syracuse Nationals4139.5131918–1011–1912–1017–19
New York Knicks2951.3633119–152–238–1311–25

Record vs. opponents

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1961–62 NBA records
TeamBOSCHICINDETLALNYKPHISTLSYR
Boston–9–17–15–36–38–48–47–210–2
Chicago1–9–1–93–72–86–40–104–61–9
Cincinnati1–79–1–6–65–75–43–59–35–4
Detroit3–57–36–6–4–85–41–77–54–5
Los Angeles3–68–27–58–4–6–26–310–26–2
New York4–84–64–54–52–6–4–84–43–9
Philadelphia4–810–05–37–13–68–4–6–36–6
St. Louis2–76–43–95–72–104–43–6–4–4
Syracuse2–109–14–55–42–69–36–64–4—

Game log

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1961–62 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 19N Los Angeles113–118Wilt Chamberlain (48)0–1
2October 20Los Angeles115–122Wilt Chamberlain (57)1–1
3October 21New York95–132Wilt Chamberlain (53)2–1
4October 27Syracuse126–122Wilt Chamberlain (55)2–2
5October 28@ Syracuse119–115Wilt Chamberlain (43)3–2
6November 3Boston112–98Wilt Chamberlain (28)3–3
7November 4Detroit132–135Wilt Chamberlain (58)4–3
8November 8@ Detroit132–128Wilt Chamberlain (58)5–3
9November 9Syracuse108–151Wilt Chamberlain (55)6–3
10November 11@ Boston125–128Wilt Chamberlain (41)6–4
11November 14@ New York122–124Wilt Chamberlain (34)6–5
12November 15Cincinnati133–145Wilt Chamberlain (43)7–5
13November 17Los Angeles125–121Wilt Chamberlain (56)7–6
14November 18@ Syracuse130–148Wilt Chamberlain (39)7–7
15November 19@ Chicago122–114Wilt Chamberlain (51)8–7
16November 21@ Cincinnati125–118Wilt Chamberlain (45)9–7
17November 23Boston119–106Wilt Chamberlain (31)9–8
18November 25Chicago102–134Wilt Chamberlain (39)10–8
19November 28@ St. Louis121–111Wilt Chamberlain (39)11–8
20December 1@ Los Angeles138–117Wilt Chamberlain (60)12–8
21December 2@ Los Angeles119–129Wilt Chamberlain (37)12–9
22December 5@ New York122–105Wilt Chamberlain (39)13–9
23December 6St. Louis137–132Wilt Chamberlain (39)13–10
24December 8Los Angeles151–147 (3OT)Wilt Chamberlain (78)13–11
25December 9Chicago113–135Wilt Chamberlain (61)14–11
26December 10N Chicago118–109Wilt Chamberlain (55)15–11
27December 12N Detroit132–109Wilt Chamberlain (54)16–11
28December 13@ Boston113–123Wilt Chamberlain (52)16–12
29December 14Syracuse125–136Wilt Chamberlain (43)17–12
30December 16@ Chicago112–110Wilt Chamberlain (50)18–12
31December 19@ Cincinnati117–110Wilt Chamberlain (57)19–12
32December 20@ Detroit117–102Wilt Chamberlain (55)20–12
33December 25@ New York135–136 (2OT)Wilt Chamberlain (59)20–13
34December 26N Syracuse111–118Wilt Chamberlain (51)21–13
35December 27New York119–131Wilt Chamberlain (53)22–13
36December 29N Los Angeles123–118Wilt Chamberlain (60)23–13
37December 30Boston116–111 (OT)Wilt Chamberlain (41)23–14
38January 1@ Los Angeles111–114Wilt Chamberlain (32)23–15
39January 3@ Los Angeles123–124Wilt Chamberlain (36)23–16
40January 5St. Louis116–134Wilt Chamberlain (53)24–16
41January 7@ St. Louis112–137Wilt Chamberlain (55)24–17
42January 9Syracuse129–120Wilt Chamberlain (47)24–18
43January 10@ Detroit113–110Wilt Chamberlain (39)25–18
44January 11@ Cincinnati128–145Wilt Chamberlain (52)25–19
45January 13Chicago117–135Wilt Chamberlain (73)26–19
46January 14@ Boston136–145Wilt Chamberlain (62)26–20
47January 17N St. Louis130–136 (OT)Wilt Chamberlain (62)27–20
48January 18Cincinnati151–133Wilt Chamberlain (54)27–21
49January 19N Detroit136–125Wilt Chamberlain (53)28–21
50January 20Detroit107–123Wilt Chamberlain (44)29–21
51January 21N Syracuse132–139 (OT)Wilt Chamberlain (62)30–21
52January 24N Chicago122–108Wilt Chamberlain (55)31–21
53January 26N St. Louis110–136Wilt Chamberlain (47)32–21
54January 27Boston106–131Wilt Chamberlain (53)33–21
55January 28@ Boston133–129 (OT)Wilt Chamberlain (50)34–21
56January 30@ New York110–116Wilt Chamberlain (55)34–22
57February 1Cincinnati109–130Wilt Chamberlain (53)35–22
58February 2N New York129–116Wilt Chamberlain (35)36–22
59February 3@ Syracuse112–134Wilt Chamberlain (41)36–23
60February 4Syracuse117–128Wilt Chamberlain (50)37–23
61February 8N New York136–120Wilt Chamberlain (59)38–23
62February 9@ Boston126–124Wilt Chamberlain (48)39–23
63February 10Boston106–107Wilt Chamberlain (38)40–23
64February 11@ New York121–111Wilt Chamberlain (42)41–23
65February 13@ Cincinnati132–152Wilt Chamberlain (65)41–24
66February 14@ Detroit110–119Wilt Chamberlain (42)41–25
67February 16Cincinnati132–136Wilt Chamberlain (48)42–25
68February 17@ St. Louis121–128Wilt Chamberlain (67)42–26
69February 20N Chicago112–107Wilt Chamberlain (48)43–26
70February 21@ Syracuse109–150Wilt Chamberlain (46)43–27
71February 22St. Louis121–139Wilt Chamberlain (61)44–27
72February 24Boston109–86Wilt Chamberlain (26)44–28
73February 25New York149–135Wilt Chamberlain (67)44–29
74February 27@ St. Louis147–137Wilt Chamberlain (65)45–29
75February 28@ Chicago128–119Wilt Chamberlain (61)46–29
76March 2N New York169–147Wilt Chamberlain (100)47–29
77March 4@ New York129–128Wilt Chamberlain (58)48–29
78March 7@ Boston102–153Wilt Chamberlain (30)48–30
79March 11@ Syracuse130–148Wilt Chamberlain (44)48–31
80March 14@ Chicago119–115 (OT)Wilt Chamberlain (34)49–31

Player stats

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Note: GP= Games played; MIN=Minutes; FG= Field Goals; FT= Free Throws; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

= Indicates team leader
PlayerGPMINFGFTREBASTPTS
Wilt Chamberlain803882159783520521924029
Paul Arizin
Tom Meschery
Al Attles
Tom Gola
Guy Rodgers802648267121348643655

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Playoffs

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1962 playoff game log
Division Semi-finals: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1March 16SyracuseW 110–103Paul Arizin (43)Wilt Chamberlain (25)Guy Rodgers (8)Philadelphia Civic Center
6,937		1–0
2March 18@ SyracuseW 97–82Wilt Chamberlain (28)Wilt Chamberlain (26)Wilt Chamberlain (4)Onondaga War Memorial
5,250		2–0
3March 19SyracuseL 100–101Wilt Chamberlain (40)Wilt Chamberlain (25)Guy Rodgers (9)Philadelphia Civic Center
5,328		2–1
4March 20@ SyracuseL 99–106Wilt Chamberlain (29)Wilt Chamberlain (9)Guy Rodgers (7)Onondaga War Memorial2–2
5March 22SyracuseW 121–104Wilt Chamberlain (56)Wilt Chamberlain (35)Guy Rodgers (10)Philadelphia Civic Center
7,829		3–2
Division finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1March 24@ BostonL 89–117Wilt Chamberlain (33)Wilt Chamberlain (31)Chamberlain, Arizin (3)Boston Garden0–1
2March 27BostonW 113–106Wilt Chamberlain (42)Wilt Chamberlain (37)Guy Rodgers (10)Philadelphia Civic Center1–1
3March 28@ BostonL 114–129Wilt Chamberlain (35)Wilt Chamberlain (29)Wilt Chamberlain (6)Boston Garden1–2
4March 31BostonW 110–106Wilt Chamberlain (41)Wilt Chamberlain (34)Guy Rodgers (10)Philadelphia Civic Center2–2
5April 1@ BostonL 104–119Wilt Chamberlain (30)Wilt Chamberlain (14)Guy Rodgers (9)Boston Garden2–3
6April 3BostonW 109–99Wilt Chamberlain (32)Wilt Chamberlain (21)Guy Rodgers (10)Philadelphia Civic Center3–3
7April 5@ BostonL 107–109Tom Meschery (32)Wilt Chamberlain (22)Guy Rodgers (8)Boston Garden3–4
1962 schedule

Awards and honors

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Relocation to San Francisco

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962)
  3. ^ Lawrence, Mitch (October 15, 1999). "Chamberlain's feats the stuff of legend". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Bork, p. 33–35
  5. ^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
  6. ^ "1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors Roster and Stats".
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