So, the other day, I got curious about who actually scored the most points in just one half of an NBA game. You see these guys go on crazy runs sometimes, and it got me thinking, what’s the absolute peak? What’s the record?
My first step was just doing a quick search online. Typed in something like “most points half nba” or whatever. Lots of results popped up immediately, mostly talking about huge scoring games overall.
Digging into the Records
Naturally, Wilt Chamberlain’s name came up right away. You know, the 100-point game. That’s the big one everyone knows. I saw that mentioned everywhere. And yeah, 100 points is nuts, no question about it. But I was specifically looking for the record within a single half.
So I had to look a bit closer. I started reading through some articles and stat pages. Took me a little while to filter through the full game records versus the half records.
Turns out, the record for most points in one half also belongs to Wilt Chamberlain. Makes sense, right? During that legendary 100-point game back in 1962, he apparently went completely wild in the second half.
The Actual Number
Here’s what I found:
- Wilt scored 59 points in the second half of that game against the New York Knicks. Fifty-nine points! In just 24 minutes of play. That’s just hard to wrap my head around.
- I also saw Kobe Bryant’s name mentioned a lot. In his 81-point game, which is the second-highest scoring game ever, he dropped 55 points in the second half. That’s insane too, and apparently the second-highest total for a half ever.
So yeah, started with a simple question after watching some highlights, did some digging online, sifted through the big game scores, and finally landed on Wilt’s 59-point half during his 100-point masterpiece. It’s pretty wild to think about scoring that much, that fast. Just shows how dominant some players can be.
