The Big E vs. Wilt, 1968

[One month into his rookie season with the San Diego Rockets, Elvin Hayes traveled to Chicago and laid 40 points and 20 rebounds on the Bulls. Hayes and the Rockets caught the redeye flight home to San Diego after the game, and the next night the Big E dropped 54 points on the Detroit Pistons, breaking the NBA rookie scoring record. 

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