March
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2-Wilt Chamberlin scores an NBA record 100 points in a game against New York(1962)
The East defeats the West 111-94 in the first ever allstar game(1951)
7-the NBA expands to 18 when they add the New Orleans Jazz(1974)
10-Oscar Robertson of Cincinatti finishes the Season with an average of 30.8ppg,12.5 rpg, and 11.4 assist a game. to become the first and only player to average a triple double over a season(1962)
11-First publicly played basketball game(1892)
15-Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; he goes into a coma & is permanently disabled. (1958)
24-Micheal Williams of Minnesota makes an NBA record 97 free throws in a row.(1993)
28-Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game.(1972)
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