On This Date: March 2

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• Sunday, March 2, 2008

  Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 52 points in a 108-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

• Sunday, March 2, 1975

  Kevin Porter of the Washington Bullets dished out 21 assists in a 117-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Friday, March 2, 1973

  Tiny Archibald of the Kansas City-Omaha Kings dished out 20 assists in a 117-112 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

• Thursday, March 2, 1967

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers pulled down 38 rebounds in a 136-128 win over the San Francisco Warriors.

• Friday, March 2, 1962

  Guy Rodgers of the Philadelphia Warriors dished out 20 assists in a 169-147 win over the New York Knicks.

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points in a 169-147 win over the New York Knicks.

  The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the New York Knicks 169-147 in the 9th-highest scoring game in NBA history.

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most field goals in a game with 36, in a win over the Knicks

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most field goal attempts in a game with 63, in a win over the Knicks

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most field goals in a half with 22, in a win over the Knicks

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most free throws in a game with 28, in a win over the Knicks

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most points in a game with 100, in a win over the Knicks

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most field goal attempts in a half with 37, in a win over the Knicks

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most field goal attempts in a quarter with 21, in a win over the Knicks

  Wilt Chamberlain sets a record for most points in a half with 59, in a win over the Knicks

• Sunday, March 2, 1958

  Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks pulled down 35 rebounds in a 103-93 win over the Cincinnati Royals.

• Friday, March 2, 1951

  The East defeated the West 111-94 in the 1st NBA All-Star Game before 10,094 fans in Boston, MA.