last week, i was watching an NBA game, thunder vs. nuggets. it was one of those great games where you can feel the energy from the arena almost coming out of your tv. fast paced, lead changes every possession, overtime.. you get the picture. and the part that the announcers were most excited about was kevin durant and russell westbrook. they were on fire, scoring 51 and 40 points. 91 combined points, that's crazy!
that really helps put today in perspective. fifty years ago today, wilt chamberlain set one of the most mind-blowing records in sports, scoring exactly 100 points in a single, regulation, no overtime NBA game. today, if a player scored 40 points in a game, that's amazing. 50 is nearly unheard of. so one hundred points? it's legendary.
and here's what i love about it. it almost seems like a legend, too good to be true. there were no TV cameras in that arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania that night. in this media-soaked world, we have no film record of one of the best sports performances of all time. we do, however, have this.
that really helps put today in perspective. fifty years ago today, wilt chamberlain set one of the most mind-blowing records in sports, scoring exactly 100 points in a single, regulation, no overtime NBA game. today, if a player scored 40 points in a game, that's amazing. 50 is nearly unheard of. so one hundred points? it's legendary.
and here's what i love about it. it almost seems like a legend, too good to be true. there were no TV cameras in that arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania that night. in this media-soaked world, we have no film record of one of the best sports performances of all time. we do, however, have this.
this picture taken after the game sort of sums it up. a little piece of paper, with a single, handwritten number scrawled on it. i think this is so perfectly understated. also, the fact that the record is a simple, even one hundred. it's neat, perfect, and most likely, untouchable. i absolutely adore this clip from sportscenter today.
so happy anniversary, wilt chamberlain. here's to another fifty years.