Basketball Facts The tallest man to play in the NBA was Gheorge Muresan he was seven feet, seven inches tall. The most points any player has ever scored in one game is 100 Wilt Chamberlain, who played for Philadelphia, scored 100 points against New York in 1962. Back when peach baskets were used as the hoop, every time someone scored, a referee had to fetch the ball by climbing a ladder.Learn more at http://www.softschools.com/facts/sports/basketball_facts/567/ . The highest scoring team in a game is Detroit with 186 points. Learn more at http://www.nba.com/pistons/history/highest-scoring-game-ever