Is this the most dominant playoff game performance ever?

[CavaliersFTW]

56pts (22-48fg, 12-22ft) 35reb 1a 12blks

Series clinching win:

56 points, 35 rebounds, ~ 12 blocked shots

6 NBA records of that time broken that game including:

*Most points ever scored in a playoff game up to that time (56)

*Most field goals attempted in one playoff half (25)

*Most field goals attempted in one playoff quarter (14)

*Most free throws attempted in one playoff quarter (11)

The article does not state the other two records.

Is that the most dominant playoff game ever played? If not, who's had a more dominant individual playoff statline? That's a 55+ point triple double... with 35 rebounds. If it's not at the top it's got to be one of the most dominant playoff performances.

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Here's another candidate:


Quadruple-Double

24pts (9-13fg, 6-10ft) 35reb 12a 12blks

In an EDF first game win over the Boston Celtics - he would actually have another Quadruple-Double in the Finals against Thurmond and the Warriors, and win the title that season.

[dubeta]

No and its not even close.

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Series clinching win:

56 points, 35 rebounds, ~ 12 blocked shots

6 NBA records of that time broken that game including:

*Most points ever scored in a playoff game up to that time (56)

*Most field goals attempted in one playoff half (25)

*Most field goals attempted in one playoff quarter (14)

*Most free throws attempted in one playoff quarter (11)

The article does not state the other two records.

Is that the most dominant playoff game ever played? If not, who's had a more dominant individual playoff statline? That's a 55+ point triple double... with 35 rebounds. If it's not at the top it's got to be one of the most dominant playoff performances.

MJ > Wilt

[Jud]

Stat-wise it probably is, but then again Wilt was in a weak ass era

[LAZERUSS]

Not only that, but as always, Chamberlain came up huge in an "at-the-brink" elimination game.

Find me another GOAT candidate who put up a 50+ point game in an absolute "must-win" playoff game (other than Wilt, himself, of course, who managed to accomplish that feat THREE times...as well as a 45 point game in a "must-win" Finals game.)

[CavaliersFTW]

No and its not even close.

Present your list of other performances that push it way down the list to "not even close" territory.

[Deuce Bigalow]

22-48 fg
12-22 ft

[CavaliersFTW]

Stat-wise it probably is, but then again Wilt was in a weak ass era

How about 42 rebounds, 37 rebounds, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter to secure a come-from-behind victory and holding Bill Russell to 4-14 shooting and 9 points? Do weak arguments apply when the competition is Bill Russell?



How about as a rookie against Russell in a must-win game, 50 points 35 rebounds setting a rookie playoff scoring record and Boston Garden field goal record:



I could have sworn people told me Wilt wasn't a dominant playoff performer. And not a clutch type of player. Weird finding articles like this if that is supposed to be the case.

[CavaliersFTW]

22-48 fg
12-22 ft

GOAT stamina running up and down the floor blocking all those shots only to have to catch all those entry passes and take shots and get fouled on the other end

BTW where'd you get those numbers? I've been looking for as many stats as I can on some of these games but bball reference only has total points and total field goals/FT's, it doesn't have attempts.

[LAZERUSS]

GOAT stamina running up and down the floor blocking all those shots only to have to catch all those entry passes and take shots and get fouled on the other end

BTW where'd you get those numbers? I've been looking for as many stats as I can on some of these games but bball reference only has total points and total field goals/FT's, it doesn't have attempts.

nbastats.net

also, how about EVERY ONE of the Wilt-Russell H2H's...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?pli=1#gid=0

Incidently, and as always, Deuce ignored league-wide shooting. Wilt's 22-48, or was .458...in a post-season that shot an eFG% of .411.


In your Russell-Wilt H2H above...

Chamberlain shot 22-42 from the field, or .524...in a post-season NBA that shot an eFG% of .402.

As almost was always the case, Chamberlain's eFG% and TS% were WAY above the post-season league averages.

[LAZERUSS]

How about 42 rebounds, 37 rebounds, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter to secure a come-from-behind victory and holding Bill Russell to 4-14 shooting and 9 points? Do weak arguments apply when the competition is Bill Russell?



How about as a rookie against Russell in a must-win game, 50 points 35 rebounds setting a rookie playoff scoring record and Boston Garden field goal record:



I could have sworn people told me Wilt wasn't a dominant playoff performer. And not a clutch type of player. Weird finding articles like this if that is supposed to be the case.

How about Wilt in his 37 post-season games in which they were either series-clinching, or must win games...

Wilt actually played in 37 "elimination games",...games where either his team faced elimination, or could have clinched the series:

1. W: 53-22-2, 24-42 FG/FGA

2. W: 50-35-2, 22-42

3. L: 26-24-0, 8-18

4. L: 33-23-1, 13-29

5. W: 56-35-1, 22-48

6. W: 32-21-1, 12-29

7. L: 22-22-3, 7-15

8. W: 39-30-?, 19-29

9. L: 30-27-2, 12-28

10. W: 38-26-5, 14-22, 10 blks (Triple-Double)

11. W: 30-26-4, 13-22, 13 blks (Triple-Double)

12. L: 30-32-2, 12-15

13. L: 46-34-?, 19-34

14. W: 18-27-9, 7-14

15. W: 29-36-13, 10-16, 7 blks (Triple-Double)

16. W: 24-23-4, 8-13

17. W: 25-27-3, 10-19

18. L: 28-30-7, 11-21

19. L: 20-27-8, 6-21

20. L: 14-34-5, 4-9

21. W: 11-25-1, 5-9

22. W: 16-29-3, 5-11, 16 blks (Triple-Double)

23. L: 8-18-4, 1-5

24. L: 18-27-3, 7-8

25. W: 36-14-3, 12-20

26. W: 12-26-11, 4-11, 11 blks (Quad-Double)

27. W: 30-27-6, 11-18, 11 blks (Triple-Double)

28. W: 45-27-3, 20-27

29. L: 21-24-4, 10-16

30. W: 25-19-9, 7-12

31. L: 23-12-4, 10-21

32. W: 8-31-8, 4-6

33. W: 20-24-2, 8-12, 10 blks (Triple-Double)

34. W: 24-29-4, 10-14, 8 blks

35. W: 21-28-4, 10-17, 8 blks

36. W: 5-22-7, 2-2

37. L: 23-21-3, 9-16


W-L : 24-13

Here were Wilt's averages in those 37 games:

29.5 ppg

26.1 rpg

4.2 apg (missing one game)

.546 FG% (in post-seasons that shot about .440 on average in that span.)

Keep in mind that 24 of those 37 games came after his "scoring seasons" (59-60 thru 65-66)

[CavaliersFTW]

How about Wilt in his 37 post-season games in which they were either series-clinching, or must win games...

Might as well edit 12 blocks for the 56 point game. Also, do you have dates for all those games? I'd like to do a newspaper search on all of them. Maybe I could make a thread on it eventually with all the news recaps.

[LAZERUSS]

Might as well edit 12 blocks for the 56 point game. Also, do you have dates for all those games? I'd like to do a newspaper search on all of them. Maybe I could make a thread on it eventually with all the news recaps.

Yeah...

nbastats.net is rapidly producing all the box-scores from Wilt's era, and it won't be long and you will have not only Wilt's entire stat-lines, but everyone else's in that era.

[CavaliersFTW]

Yeah...

nbastats.net is rapidly producing all the box-scores from Wilt's era, and it won't be long and you will have not only Wilt's entire stat-lines, but everyone else's in that era.

I notice one thing though, he only had 5 blocks in the 72 Finals. I know the announcers throughout that game kept saying "8 blocks" but even the newspapers of that time only printed that he had 5 and you can count 5 on film despite them saying 8.

[LAZERUSS]

Might as well edit 12 blocks for the 56 point game. Also, do you have dates for all those games? I'd like to do a newspaper search on all of them. Maybe I could make a thread on it eventually with all the news recaps.

Both BB_Reference and NBAstats.net have the dates listed. It would just be a question of taking the time to look them up.

NBAstats.net has almost all of Wilt's complete stats now...

http://nbastats.net/

scroll down to about the bottom third of that link, and you will see a list of GOATs,... one of them being Wilt. Click on it, and it will bring up a spreadsheet.

Also, just above the those players are the speadsheets with the known box-scores from different periods.