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"wilt" Definitions
  1. [intransitive] (of a plant or flower) to bend towards the ground because of the heat or a lack of water
  2. [intransitive] (informal) to become weak or tired or less confident synonym flag
  3. thou wilt (old use) used to mean ‘you will’, when talking to one person

562 Sentences With "wilt"

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" Wilt Chamberlain "Wilt Chamberlain, I say from the bottom of my heart, you can move into my neighborhood any time you want.
Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit;Wilt thou not, Jule?' and, by my holidame,The pretty wretch left crying and said 'Ay.
"If I know my father, he's up there arguing with Wilt that his son is the best big man in the game," O'Neal said, referring to Wilt Chamberlain.
"Prior to us coming into the market, Oak Wilt trenching was done by utility contractors that knew less about Oak Wilt than, normally, the home owners did," he says.
The state's pollution policies rarely wilt its perennially blooming economy.
Wilt thou be made a man out of my vice?
Colorful bouquets are pretty while they last, but eventually wilt.
Ms Argerich often tackles works that make other pianists wilt.
LONDON (Reuters) - Where mortals wilt in the spotlight, champions bask.
"I really liked Wilt as a person," Thurmond told NBA.
I shrivel against the glass, wilt there in the cold.
It did not flinch, did not wilt, did not stumble.
Stirring with a large wooden spoon helped wilt the greens.
"In the adjoining county Blanco, in 2000 there were six spots with Oak Wilt," he tells CNBC Make It. Now, in 2017, he estimates that there are 600 incidences of Oak Wilt throughout the county.
"Wilt had rung the bell of freedom loud and clear, shouting, 'Let my people be free to express themselves,' " Naulls wrote in his church newsletter, as related in Gary M. Pomerantz's book "Wilt, 1962" (2005).
Unlike your poor, dead succulent, a botanical tattoo will never wilt.
Do what thou wilt, kitten, is the extent of the law.
But you also saw his competitive side where he didn't wilt.
Bill Russell (133 per game) and Wilt Chamberlain (213) averaged more.
Bill Russell (4.7 per game) and Wilt Chamberlain (4.2) averaged more.
Most emerging market currencies continued to wilt against the surging dollar.
They won the title in 1967 with a dominant Wilt Chamberlain.
Russell got the best of Wilt, year after year after yeah.
Toss in half of the spicy mustard greens and let wilt.
Appeals to obviousness seem to wilt as soon as they appear.
Only Wilt Chamberlain's 2018-point game in 1962 tops this performance.
The N.B.A. record is nine, by Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlain in 256.
When you heat plant parts, they get softer, or they wilt.
Wilt Chamberlain (922) and Nate Thurmond (896) are the only others.
The one person who seemed to wilt on stage was Sen.
In fifth place on the list is Wilt Chamberlain with 31,419 points.
Earlier in the month, Ashley Wilt visited Disneyland with a special guest.
Westron wynde, when wilt thou blow, the small raine down can raine.
"& IT HARM FASCISTS," the Yerbamala spell book states, "DO WHAT THOU WILT."
In 2015, Paytas started dated musician and performer Sean van der Wilt.
The breakup of Paytas and van der Wilt was full of controversy.
Wilt Chamberlain, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon and Goose Tatum were the others.
He doesn't block shots like Wilt and Bill Russell but does intimidate.
Wilt Chamberlain may have been the most unstoppable player in NBA history.
It may also signal to the interviewer that you wilt under pressure.
Westbrook broke the record of nine, set by Wilt Chamberlain in 2181.
Agriculture could suffer as extreme heat and drought start to wilt crops.
It may wilt in the face of leaders' erratic and self-defeating behaviour.
But the second the door closes behind them, Dre and Bow visibly wilt.
Wilt Chamberlain holds the NBA record with nine in a row in 1968.
Neither did Magic Johnson or Larry Bird, or Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell.
They don't wilt under pressure any more often than most crafty veterans do.
They will wilt and drop,be nothing, but for summer they show green.
When the flowers wilt, the company will deliver them to a composting facility.
Wilt Chamberlain had 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists in a 1968 game.
That's one off Wilt Chamberlain's thought-to-be-untouchable NBA record set in 1962.
Over this time, the leaves will soften and wilt, rendering a lot of water.
They will light up her room for a few days — and then eventually wilt.
That's also the year Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50 points and 25 rebounds per game.
He needs 12 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for fifth-place on the list.
He needs 22015 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for fifth-place on the list.
Philadelphia traded Wilt Chamberlain to the Los Angeles Lakers before the 1968-403 season.
I brown sausages and wilt a big bunch of greens in the same pan.
Cook the water out, and food will wilt or become dry, crisp or crunchy.
Have you forgotten Wilt Chamberlain living in New York when he played for Philadelphia?
In adapting myself to my new country, my Swedish woman power began to wilt.
I toss in the leaves at the very end, just to wilt them down.
Reed scored the game's first 2 baskets ... and played lockdown defense on Wilt Chamberlain.
Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James played at the Palestra while in high school.
The wilt was first detected in July in the province near the border with Venezuela.
After closer examination, however, the environmentally friendly façade of the Green Beanery began to wilt.
This enters their roots and spreads through their water-transport systems, causing them to wilt.
Wilt: 25 percent off of the entire site (with promo code MEMORIALDAY25); through May 30.
Temple led by nine points with 7:31 to go, but the Cougars didn't wilt.
With her major in anthrozoology, Wilt hopes to graduate and become an employee at CCI.
He is tied with Wilt Chamberlain for the second-most triple-doubles in a season.
The flowers need to be kept cold every step of the way, otherwise they'll wilt.
"There are some strains that are starting to wilt, with leaves falling off," he said.
Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain and Russell did not make it to Season 15.
He joined Wilt Chamberlain, who had 183 points, 218 rebounds and 218 assists on Feb.
I HATE being bored, and tend to wilt in the face of convention and repetition.
That belongs to none other than Wilt Chamberlain in 10-2110 with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Those bacteria block water flow in the flowers' stems, causing your blooms to wilt sooner.
That belongs to none other than Wilt Chamberlain in 19703-62 with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Justin Trudeau&aposs left eyebrow began to wilt under the heat and pressure of the spotlight.
In particular, a variety of tomato called Hawaii 7996 does not suffer from such bacterial wilt.
Rutgers didn't wilt, though, as Baker and Mathis drilled 863-pointers to pull within a basket.
Only Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan have had at least seven consecutive triple-doubles.
"He is my first service dog pup that I have taken to Disneyland," Wilt tells PEOPLE.
Add the spinach and cook for 30 to 45 seconds until it begins to wilt.8.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until bok choy starts to wilt and shrinks by half, about 2 minutes.
Many great college basketball players not named Bill: Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Anthony Davis.
I wasn't going to be defined by it, and it wasn't me to wilt under pressure.
If your product is popular enough, government officials, wary of taking on beloved services, will wilt.
The Sooners did not wilt and stretched the lead to 15 on a Freeman 3-pointer.
Massive love for the sesh Or: My river runs to thee: Blue sea, wilt welcome me?
So, sending a bouquet of peonies that will wilt in a day just won't cut it.
When the plants wilt, it can serve as a reminder to water them and the tree.
This senior trio is not likely to wilt under the hot lights of NCAA tournament pressure.
The only NBA player to score 100 points in a game is Wilt Chamberlain, in 1962.
Wilt Chamberlain, turning a parlor game about "who is the greatest" into a real-life showdown.
But each time he came close, the rand would wilt and investors would dump South Africa's bonds.
But the two researchers' work suggests at least three ways in which bacterial wilt might be tackled.
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Fusarium wilt is very difficult to control -- it spreads easily in soil, water and infected planting material.
Serve just as the spinach begins to wilt, and scatter the reserved whole egusi seeds on top.
The evidence of his career suggests the unflappable Englishman will not wilt in the heat of battle.
Michael Wilt is a senior policy writer and editor with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
The Globetrotters had several stars, among them Meadowlark Lemon, Marques Haynes, Goose Tatum and, briefly, Wilt Chamberlain.
In the pre-free-agent days, Wilt Chamberlain moved, West to East and then East to West.
Those '71-72 Lakers cruised to the N.B.A. title behind Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Gail Goodrich.
In that same outing, Bryant also surpassed Wilt Chamberlain's 78-point game set back in December 1961.
In 2014, USPS dedicated a Forever stamp to NBA player Wilt Chamberlain, another original artwork by Nelson.
I've got like a seven and a half foot ceiling ... Wilt Chamberlain couldn't stand up in it.
Zuckerberg will likely wilt under the pressure of a campaign for anything bigger than mayor of Menlo Park.
The last time a player accomplished that feat to start a season was Wilt Chamberlain in 1965-66.
Brussels sprouts and mustard greens are both hearty enough that they won't wilt as the week goes by.
Lacking a-peel The humble banana is under attack by a disease spreading around the globe: Fusarium wilt.
We now know the genome sequences of the banana and the fungi that cause Fusarium wilt and Sigatoka.
It took nearly two decades for Wilt Chamberlain and his Philadelphia 76ers to surpass Syracuse at 20153-13.
As a result, a city widely regarded as among the world's friendliest toward business has seen commerce wilt.
Villeneuve had the faster car, but while clearly talented he had shown a tendency to wilt under pressure.
Throw a handful of fresh basil into the oil, let it wilt, then dump in the San Marzanos.
But baby or chopped spinach leaves, torn Swiss chard, kale or mustard greens would all wilt down acceptably.
Under her cross-examination, the expert opinions of various doctors seem to wilt, at least on the page.
Wilt in handfuls of greens to add vegetables, and serve with toast smeared with that soft, sweet garlic.
The flowers wilt early, leaving behind little energy for the bulbs to use to develop, multiply or blossom.
House Republicans also expressed serious doubts — only to wilt after party leaders made superficial changes to the bill.
Her allies in the House say the speaker is hardly the sort to wilt under Mr. McConnell's attacks.
He ranks sixth on the N.B.A.'s career scoring list, just 232 points behind No. 5 Wilt Chamberlain (31,419).
Whatever you grew on your windowsill, whatever's in season, whatever's about to wilt in the back of your fridge.
The total is the highest single game total outside of Bryant's 81 points and multiple outputs by Wilt Chamberlain.
The love story is shallowly written, and the charismatic performers often wilt under the haunting scenes of systemic violence.
To test that idea they grew crops of Hawaii 7996 and a second, wilt-vulnerable, tomato variety called Moneymaker.
I'm slim with a slight potbelly, and under normal, sober conditions I wilt when I'm the center of attention.
You may have heard of the other guys on the list: Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Kevin Garnett.
They could do without the last-minute Hallmark card or the flowers that will inevitably wilt in a week.
But there hasn't been much rain during the summer, causing many of the plants to wilt and dry out.
Household spending, the economy's main driver, is starting to wilt as inflation pushes past the BoE's 2 percent target.
By the event's end, I grasp what's causing the people around me to cheer and wilt with every moment.
"It's enough to make lesser people wilt," Mr. Gidley said of the news media exposure focused on Ms. Hicks.
Or you could add peas to the pan, or toss in baby greens to wilt among the pasta strands.
"They've really let their brand wilt the last few years," said David Cole, a games analyst with DFC Intelligence.
The Flyers didn't wilt and got within 253-219 when Lindblom scored at 24:22 for his fifth goal.
Wilt did it twice: 50.4 points per game in 1961-62 and 44.8 points per game in 1962-63.
Robertson's 1961-62 season was good for only third in the M.V.P. voting, behind Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain.
And as Brady marched New England to one score, and then another, it was Jacksonville's charge not to wilt.
Teach them, as Shaq and Wilt and Wennington did before you, that basketball is the realm of the large.
No one in the restaurant knew what I'd done, so I strolled outside and "celebrated" with my best Wilt impression.
Pro tip: Avoid the pre-made bouquets as they tend to wilt faster and be more padded, Apartment Therapy writes.
We got Shaggy Friday leaving SiriusXM's headquarters in NYC and asked about Blueface's Ric Flair/Wilt Chamberlain-esque big boast.
The victory was Iowa State's first over a No. 1 since the Cyclones toppled Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in 1957.
If it gets blustery and windy and warm at Pebble that wilt (on the greens) can creep in quite quickly.
As he tells a pap here, it doesn't sound like Wilt Brody and Kaitlynn are getting back together anytime soon.
Neurons in the front and side of the brain wilt, and along with them, images of peacefully growing old fade.
Michael Jordan (2000), Wilt Chamberlain (233), Karl Malone (0003), Kobe Bryant (2000), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) are the others.
President Trump should keep the bloom on the rose of the economy or the "grand old party" will surely wilt.
At 34 years old, he's projected to pass Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jordan on the all-time scoring list.
One note: By the end of the day on Saturday, the third day of NYCC, some couples seemed to wilt.
Keeping Score LeBron James, like Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal before him, was drawn to Los Angeles.
Second, I thought she shot from the hip and, with her slight political experience, would wilt on the campaign trail.
When whole wheat bread is pricey, then Millennials will wilt — and wash away forever like some tide-born murky silt.
Hutchins and Wilt Chamberlain are the only N.B.A. players to have led the league in rebounding in their rookie seasons.
On the same court that day in Hershey, Pa., Wilt Chamberlain astonished the basketball world with a 2100-point game.
I found the red rose from the vigil, starting to fade and wilt, in a vase on the kitchen counter.
He could tell you about attending Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic speech in Washington with Wilt Chamberlain in 1963.
Now, they have about a week before they wilt — seven days is the typical postsale life expectancy of a rose.
Flowers wilt and chocolate boxes inevitably empty, but a written note that expresses love can last centuries, if not longer.
By morning, like a sylvan Cinderella, its white petals wilt before the sun ever gets a shot at a kiss.
Westbrook also moved into a tie with Wilt Chamberlain for fourth on the career list with his 78th triple-double.
Wilt began his N.B.A. career during the 220-29 season and played until he retired after the 211-217 season.
Wilt earned copious scorn throughout his career for being so dominant (and so much bigger than most of his opposition).
And Wilt Chamberlain, of course, led the N.B.A. in total assists (270) as a center with Philadelphia in 1967-68.
Going into the game, Westbrook and Wilt Chamberlain were the only players in NBA history with nine consecutive triple-doubles.
That tally seemed to wilt Anaheim's will, and the Stars took advantage of the lull to put away the game.
Booker joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, David Robinson and Elgin Baylor as the N.B.A.'s 70-point scorers.
The investment is a shot in the arm for a company that many thought would wilt under pressure from Amazon.
Kansas State didn't wilt and came back with seven straight points for a 58-57 lead with 2:45 left.
Westbrook had 21 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds to match the record streak set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1968.
Having encountered Wilt Chamberlain in passing almost 40 years ago, she decided he was the great she wanted to highlight.
On Fourth of July, Wilt proposed to Byrd at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. – with special help from Kit Kat.
The only redeeming part is the extraordinary pleasure you get from watching people wilt under pressure and choke on national television.
The following spring, Egan should've teamed with Wilt Chamberlain in reaching the Eastern Conference Finals against Bill Russell and the Celtics.
"I&aposve always known the person of interest needed to be pursued," Reiding&aposs younger brother, Rodney Wilt, told the station.
Elijah will move on to this professional training next month, which means his time with Wilt is drawing to a close.
His trademark deep returns keep opponents pegged back and his fitness levels mean he thrives in adverse conditions where others wilt.
I appreciate her conclusion, too, and to paraphrase it in more Satanic terms: do what thou wilt with thine own bush.
Just try not to tear up when you remember that the flowers will eventually wilt (it's really that kind of day).
The feisty 76ers refused to wilt after falling behind 95-79, going on a 13-0 run to get within three.
Only Wilt Chamberlain, who had four consecutive triple-doubles in the 1967 playoffs, had ever recorded three consecutive playoff triple-doubles.
Chef'n Saladshears Salad Chopper, $9.95Chopped salads are delicious, but chopping lettuce is tedious and can wilt the leaves in the process.
There were still times when he seemed to wilt in the face of the sustained attacks on him and his record.
For a fleeting moment, we are able to witness a "preserved beauty" before the "ice melts and flowers wilt," Boyd wrote.
It's toasted just enough for it to be malleable without losing crispness, and doesn't wilt, despite the warmth of the rice.
It's why she doesn't wilt from a challenge like making sure she nails how to lift her head in Gone Girl.
A local farmer pulls the leaves and shows me the drying specks: Fusarium wilt, a blight caused by dust and dryness.
That's why his season should not be compared to those muscular, number-bending seasons of, say, Wilt Chamberlain or Babe Ruth.
Wilt Chamberlain, averaging more than 50 points and 20 rebounds per game over half a century ago, wasn't gefilte fish either.
CEO Paulus de Wilt said in a statement the offering had strong retail demand "despite heightened market volatility in recent days".
The way people react to Harden makes him a true heir to Wilt, despite the fact that he's eight inches shorter.
Move over, Wilt ... there's a new member of the 100-point game club -- NBA star Jarrett Culver's older brother, J.J. Culver!!
Before the candidate arrives, a few of her supporters wilt under the scorching sun and are carried out for first aid.
In the sweltering heat, the flowers had started to wilt — but the music was blaring and the energy had picked up.
Meanwhile in Southeast Asia and Australia, the fungal disease fusarium wilt threatens to wipe out bananas, a global favorite rich in micronutrients.
No player in league history had ever scored 50 points in his first game for a new team — not even Wilt Chamberlain.
One of the main benefits of practicing Gyrotonic is to help joint pain, promote good posture, and increase spinal health, Wilt says.
I love watching old episodes of "Saturday And Live" with my favorite comedians Wilt Ferdel, Adang Sambler, and musical guest Pearl James.
One thing all the great centers had in common was mobility—Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Cowens, David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, even Shaq.
Michael ('213-'27) and Wilt ('27-'21) played in different eras ... and both had ridiculous stats and an insane amount of accolades.
Drummond missed 23 of 36 free-throw attempts, surpassing the mark of 22 misses set by 76ers center Wilt Chamberlain on Dec.
Payton had joined Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan and Russell Westbrook as the only players ever with five consecutive triple-doubles.
Westbrook matched an NBA record set by Wilt Chamberlain with his ninth consecutive triple-double: 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists.
When he was just a boy, the deadly disease Oak Wilt rampaged through his Austin, Texas neighborhood, strangling and ultimately destroying trees.
Oak Wilt is particularly common in the Midwest, but present in various states throughout the country, including some pockets of central Texas.
Harden recorded his 17th consecutive 30-point game, the longest such streak since Wilt Chamberlain had a 20-game run in 243.
I put thin wedges of lettuce to quickly and lightly wilt in warm butter and broth and spoon it over hot bread.
The first high profile relationship Paytas had on YouTube that people really started paying attention to was with Sean van der Wilt.
That would move him past Larry Bird (59) for fifth on the career list and pull him close to Wilt Chamberlain's 78.
The top ten consists mostly of hyper-efficient center campaigns—three from Chandler, three from Artis Gilmore, a late-career Wilt Chamberlain.
And while Toronto continued to press, and has continued to shoot well from 3-point range, Golden State has yet to wilt.
Anything with a high moisture content (grated Parmesan, lemon zest, fresh herbs) will wilt your crunchy corn like water on a Cheeto.
But in the end, nothing he tried made the difference on Saturday, in part because of Iceland's obduracy, its refusal to wilt.
The EPA said it received a request to extend the use of propiconazole on avocados to control laurel wilt disease in Florida.
This game was like something from the days of Wilt Chamberlain, who took 63 shots in his 100-point game in 1962.
In memory, such flowers never lose their bloom; in Ohio or Korea, though, young lives wilt, fade, and get thrown away. ♦
The Mavericks didn't wilt and went back ahead 101-89 when Porzingis grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 5:37 left.
Harden recorded his 17th consecutive 30-point game, the longest such streak since Wilt Chamberlain had a 373-game run in 1964.
In a season where the expectation was that he would wilt without Calvin Johnson, Stafford has continued to thrive under Jim Bob Cooter.
Man, I've thought about it every now and again, I don't know I think I'd give Wilt Chamberlain a run for his money.
Consider this ... a Michael Jordan autographed JERSEY card only sold for $95,000 last year -- while a WILT CHAMBERLAIN rookie card fetched just $60,000.
All alone at King's Landing with few allies, Sansa slowly begins to wilt under the constant humiliation and psychological warfare from the Lannisters.
Houseplants, available at The Sill, from $5Roses look and smell lovely for a time, but they wilt and die and are tossed away.
CEO Paulus de Wilt said on a call with reporters that the size of the offer had taken into consideration recent market volatility.
After a wonderful year-and-a-half together, Wilt decided to treat the well-behaved pooch to a work field trip to Disneyland.
He needed to average about two every six games during the second half to break Wilt Chamberlain's 49-year-old mark of 31.
Ric Flair is half the man Wilt Chamberlain claimed to be -- admitting he's slept with roughly 10,000 women during his storied wrestling career.
We've now seen a stalwart group in Congress that won't wilt under the pressure as long as it believes in what it's doing.
Ab-Soul:  Do What Thou Wilt (Top Dawg Entertainment) "Mischievous, mysterious, miscellaneous," he calls himself—with exceptional self-awareness if you ask me.
Wawrinka broke Nishikori's serve at 5-6 to even the match at one set apiece, and Nishikori began to wilt in the humidity.
" He describes the number of women he's slept with thusly: "Less than Wilt Chamberlain, but more than you and all your friends combined.
The Fusarium wilt, popularly referred to as Panama disease, attacks the roots of plantain and several varieties of bananas and can prove lethal.
But toward the end of the race, Flanagan's face turned red and she began to wilt, staggering a bit as their advantage narrowed.
Forget $100k ... the Warriors' official scorer's sheet from Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game sold for over $214,000 at auction ... TMZ Sports has learned.
The only player to sink more field goals without a miss is Wilt Chamberlain, who reached 18, 16 and 15 in different games.
Harden's average of 36.13 points a game was the highest by any player in N.B.A. history other than Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan.
College students wilt when exposed to ideas they disagree with, and 24-hour cable news shrieks at us, forcing us into ideological bubbles.
Davis was named the All-Star Game's most valuable player on Sunday after scoring 52 points, which broke Wilt Chamberlain's record of 42.
DIY: Herb, fruit and vegetable plants Forget about flowers that wilt in a few days — a plant can last until next Mother's Day!
On their most recent anniversary, he hid an artificial rose in a bouquet of real ones — a love token that would never wilt.
If that cauliflower you bought a week ago is beginning to wilt, cook it — even if you're not sure how you'll use it.
Rockets 114, Knicks 110 James Harden inched past Wilt Chamberlain and didn't stop his latest one-man show until he'd tied Kobe Bryant.
Philadelphia didn't wilt and got within 3-2 when Sanheim notched his first goal of the season with a nifty backhand at 12:24.
The notion that some players rise to the occasion while others wilt under pressure is not necessarily only the stuff of hagiographic nostalgia films.
Wilt Chamberlain had two such games (62 and 63 points), and Rick Barry had a 64-point night on March 26, 603, against Portland.
"It was a similar story that was boosting the market but they don't last forever and eventually the story starts to wilt," he said.
When those Lakers—led by Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, and Gail Goodrich—won 69 games in 1971-72, average league attendance was only 8,061.
Thurmond, at 6 feet 143 inches, vied with the likes of Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Willis Reed and Wilt Chamberlain, his onetime teammate.
Wilt Chamberlain had two such games (239 and 23 points), and Rick Barry had a 503-point night on March 250, 21, against Portland.
The grand list of players in history who normalized this box score for an entire season amounts to two: Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor.
Behind his desk a wall of bookshelves held the sports trophies he collects, among them signed Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain basketballs.
Booker joins Kobe, David Robinson, David Thompson, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in league history to score at least 70.
Cilic, the third seed, was the fourth player in the men's top 10 to wilt under the pressure applied by opponents who felt none.
"Intellectually it seems like it should be too much for retail, which was supposed to wilt under these pressures," the Mad Money host said.
My distaste for jewelry deepened as I watched Vladimir, the sole provider for our family, wilt under the stress of running his own business.
Wilt Chamberlain had the NBA changing rules all the time—most notably, they introduced goaltending and interference calls to dampen his dominance around the rim.
Next suppose that a large number of people each pay 25 cents to watch Wilt Chamberlain, then the top player in the NBA, play basketball.
Some cultures ban menstruating women from touching plants, flowers or walking through crop fields in the belief they may cause them to wilt and die.
"Gyrotonic takes influences from yoga, Pilates, tai chi, swimming, and dance," says Chuck Wilt, a certified Gyrotonic instructor and modern dancer in New York City.
He spent his rookie season as an apprentice of sorts to Wilt Chamberlain, a center considered one of the greatest NBA players of all time.
How wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull the mote out of thine eye; And, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
For Wilt, Elgin, Jerry, and everyone who wore a purple-and-gold uniform, this was a fulfillment of a promise, and a return to glory.
But the Democrats could win in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where moderate Republican incumbents are all seeing their prospects wilt with Mr Trump.
"My base scenario is that they are going to settle," said William Wilt, the president of Assured Research, which follows trends in the insurance industry.
Unfortunately, the play fails to ask emotional questions of the characters who surround Hilary, and they tend, in their flatness, to wilt in her shadow.
Thunder top Spurs; Westbrook matches Wilt OKLAHOMA CITY — The San Antonio Spurs came into Thursday night as one of the hottest teams in the league.
The United States scored early, but France did not wilt, the rhythm of the game beating ever faster, its pulse racing and its blood coursing.
Every game has its so-called unbreakable records, like Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in a single N.B.A. game or Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak.
While he appeared to wilt slightly during the five hours he waited before an M.C. summoned him for a tour, his enthusiasm did not wane.
Bryant scores 215 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 33-point outing in 23.
The feat ranked Bryant just below Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962, as the second-highest scorer in a single game in league history.
When they wilt and go soft, add a few tablespoons of the leftover dredging flour and cook that, stirring often, for five minutes or so.
Last month, Evan Wilt was widely ridiculed on social media for how he eats Kit Kats after his girlfriend, Haley Byrd, shared a picture on Twitter.
For dessert, there are slightly damp farmer cheese pelmeni with cocoa-infused skins, nicely muddled with sour cherries and chocolate flakes that promptly wilt into sauce.
By using a strategy he calls "rope-a-dope," Ali ducks and dodges in the Zaire darkness, watching Foreman wilt in the outdoor humidity and heat.
Nowitzki made his first two shots, both trademark jumpers, in the opening four minutes to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's sixth-leading all-time scorer.
Cavendish bananas are resistant to those devastating Fusarium wilt Race 1 strains, so were able to replace the Gros Michel when it fell to the disease.
The brothers have watched more than a few vines wilt and wither, taking note each time which ones seem to cope with the environment the best.
Westbrook posted 33 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds to break a tie with Wilt Chamberlain (113-68) for second place on the triple-double list.
The Aramco selloff may not raise anywhere near the hoped for $50 billion or so if the value of a barrel of crude continues to wilt.
It's late March, some of them beginning to turn and wilt and fade, heads Drooping, papery at the tips, desiccated, or completely gone, reduced to calyx.
Portugal, faced with the loss of its leader and its motor and its man who is always in lights, did not wither or wilt or wobble.
They are, in order, Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy, David Robinson, Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, Arvydas Sabonis, Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor, Ray Felix, O'Neal and Terry Cummings.
He's also tenth in two-point percentage, ahead of Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone, Dirk Nowitzki, Jerry West, Kobe, Bird, Wade, and several other Hall of Famers.
Looking at college football schedules is like looking at Wilt Chamberlain's track record—you really don't know how so much went down in so little time.
Like Banksy's disintegrating "Girl With Balloon," the flashes aren't made to last — within hours, they're carried off in pieces by passers-by or left to wilt.
Heat some olive oil in it over medium-high heat, and toss in a bunch of leafy greens — some Tuscan kale, for instance — to wilt them.
If you don't have a green thumb and plants seem to wilt when you glance in their general direction, then this is the list for you.
This was scientific paper, elastoplastic Mylar sheets, which were less likely to inflict paper cuts, or to wilt into a tissue when subjected to repeated crumpling.
He imagined his younger brother, Donald Wilt, 62, of Paradise, and elder brother, Paul Howard Burton of Magalia, "three or four years older," had fled, too.
He dropped a career-high 81 points in a single game in 2006, which ranks second all-time behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point showing in 1962.
In recent years, miners and manufacturers had tapped easy-to-access bank credit and government subsidies to fire up production even as demand began to wilt.
A talented defender and rebounder, Conley averaged 21950 rebounds per game in the 21951-21951 season while guarding the likes of the 21953-21955 Wilt Chamberlain.
It has been massaged, chopped, baked, fried, and left to wilt in the homes of countless Americans, who, it now seems, are ready to abandon it.
All tulips must wilt After recovering somewhat during the summer, the value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are sharply down over the last several weeks. 7.
But in the season opener, Wilt Chamberlain scored 259 points and pulled down 217 rebounds in his first N.B.A. game and the Knicks, of course, lost.
Democrats have lived in fear for weeks that their tightly crafted impeachment message would wilt under the glare of the TV cameras and Trump's relentless assault.
"Imhoff whined to the referee with unwitting foresight, 'Why don't you just give the guy his hundred now,'" Gary M. Pomerantz wrote in "Wilt, 258" (2005).
For Curry, winning MVP in three straight years is next to impossible (Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, and Bill Russell are the only players who've done it).
Sosten Alfred is a farmer in Dedza district, where weeks of drought combined with the fall armyworm attacks have caused most of the standing maize to wilt.
ING's head of foreign exchange strategy Chris Turner said the market was dominated by the dollar's wilt but that UK data had certainly also helped the pound.
As reported on Monday, Panama Disease (or Fusarium wilt) is caused by a fungus that can attack what kind of crop, threatening the global supply of it?
A fungal disease called Fusarium wilt or Panama disease nearly wiped out the Gros Michel and brought the global banana export industry to the brink of collapse.
So we're left worrying that a couple weeks without water or regulated temps in our apartment will leave our plant babies all wilt-y (and dead, eep!).
NOTES: SG Klay Thompson became the fourth Warrior ever to score 60 points in a game, joining SF Joe Fulks, C Wilt Chamberlain and SF Rick Barry.
The dry oil is practically weightless, so it works like a charm on finer hair like mine, which tends to wilt when too much moisture is involved.
Ichiro has had one of the finest seasons ever by a 42-year-old, but as a baseball ancient he's liable to wilt in the summer heat.
Once the Spaniard squandered four break points at 2-2 in the second set, he appeared to wilt under pressure and Schwartzman ran away with the match.
Roughly chop the arugula then place it inside the slow cooker, cover, and cook until the arugula just begins to wilt, about 10 to 15 minutes.3.
Along the way, he passed Paul Arizin (143,266) for third place on the Warriors' all-time scoring list, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain (17,783) and Rick Barry (215,213).
He's got 221 triple doubles in 239 games, the most ever in the modern game and most since Wilt Chamberlain had 303 in the 230-260 season.
The 68-win Philadelphia 76ers—led by 763-year-old Wilt Chamberlain and his 24-point, 24-rebound per game averages—were next, exactly 20 years later.
But perhaps more importantly than any of this is the fact that more sensitive crops like corn and wheat can shrivel up—literally wilt—when temperatures increase.
"All you really need is a great volumizer," says the Los Angeles-based hairstylist Adir Abergel, explaining that layers of product will only make fine hair wilt.
Massenet's lush scores can easily wilt, but on Thursday, Edward Gardner led a performance that was sumptuous without ever slogging — not grandly imposing but straightforward and sincere.
You can compare the scoring totals of LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain, or the home run ledgers of Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron.
A small section on foraging is included: "Scraps, Wilt & Weeds: Turning Wasted Food Into Plenty" by Mads Refslund and Tama Matsuoka Wong (Grand Central Life & Style, $35).
MOOSE CRASHES ALASKA COUPLE&aposS WEDDING, &aposOBLIVIOUSLY&apos GALLOPS THROUGH CEREMONY People on Twitter demanded Byrd break up with Wilt because of his bizarre Kit Kat-eating method.
Conversely, crops growing over old stone walls struggle to find water and wilt in the heat, to form what are known in the jargon as "negative" crop marks.
In case you're wondering ... Ric Flair claims he's banged 10,000 women -- give or take a few -- and Wilt Chamberlin, of course, famously bragged his tally is 20,000 strong.
The amazing feat has only been accomplished by one other player: Wilt Chamberlain back in 03, who tallied 20 points, 23 rebounds, and 22019 assists, according to ESPN.
Almost as quickly as the roses sprout into life, so too do they wilt and die, the garden floor quickly becoming a carpet of murky grays and greens.
NOTES: The other five players with at least 30,000 points are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (113,387), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32,292) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419).
Drizzle a warm bacon dressing onto baby spinach, and it will start to wilt on impact; you'll get something closer to a sauté than to a pert salad.
It wasn't a perfect study, but in the end, they concluded that the greatest mark is not Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game or Nolan Ryan's seven no-hitters.
That drudgery is the initial takeaway from a film that's ultimately about how romance can wilt when taken out of the very specific context that brings lovers together.
With a splash of olive oil in a medium-hot pan, he blisters the cherry tomatoes, so the skins start to wilt and the juices begin to run.
The possible outbreak of the wilt was detected in 150 hectares (371 acres) in the department of La Guajira, in the country's northeast near the border with Venezuela.
Wilt's Philadelphia Warriors played the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania on March 2, 1962 ... and Wilt scored 100 POINTS -- the only player to ever reach triple digits.
As a rookie in 1969-70, he averaged 11.6 points a game and started for the Lakers alongside the likes of Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor.
But the French team, which has been at the top level of international hockey for less than a decade, is also hoping not to wilt under the pressure.
Climate change, disproportionately caused by carbon emissions from America, seems to be behind a severe drought that has led crops to wilt across seven countries in southern Africa.
In a 2006 game against the Toronto Raptors, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points, second in history only to Wilt Chamberlain's famous 100-point game in 1962.
In addition, having spent 25 years on spin cycle being put through the wringer, Clinton is not going to wilt like Bush did when Trump picks on her.
His signature moment came at center, though, when he matched up against Wilt Chamberlain late in Game 5 of the 1970 N.B.A. finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
He noted, however, that while Bloomberg does not wilt when he comes under attack, he can have the reverse problem, being a bit too prickly in his responses.
" Knowing he can run faster straight ahead than the tackle can go backward, he tries to reach an area behind the tackle that Wilt called the "sweet spot.
We're told the same card of Wilt -- who's famous for dropping 100 points in a single NBA game back in 1962 -- previously sold for $45,000 in May 2017.
But it started to wilt again in recent sessions on growing expectations that the U.S. central bank will raise interest rates as soon as next week, buoying the dollar.
In a period that often sees peak sales, Chinese business publications reported that flower sellers were having to throw out unwanted floral arrangements that had been left to wilt.
As a bonus, HTD keeps filming as the matches burn and wilt into a pile of kelp-and-licorice-looking husks (two flavors which probably do not mix well).
With a curvy, hourglass-shaped brush and fluffy bristles that grab every last lash, it's the perfect equation for full, feathered lashes that won't wilt or flake all day.
But consider signing up for a small Gyrotonic group class (there are classes on ClassPass!), so you can learn from an expert and get hands-on attention, Wilt says.
Half of the fruits and vegetables grown in Egypt are never eaten because they are often moved to market in open-air trucks and wilt quickly in the heat.
Shrinking demand from China and a glut of supply have sapped the value of exports from Australia, Brazil and Canada, among other places, causing their currencies to wilt, too.
Westbrook finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 233 assists in the contest as he tied Wilt Chamberlain (78) for the fourth-most career triple-doubles in NBA history.
The process of getting the lighting and composition just right takes days — sometimes so long that the flowers wilt, the fruit changes color and she has to start over.
A small lens of fresh water has supported life on the Marshall Islands' atolls for millennia, but, as salt water intrudes, breadfruit trees and banana palms wilt and die.
They never exchanged a cross word, and they never appeared to wilt, perhaps because of the four espresso shots over ice that serve as their daily pick-me-up.
Seattle ranks 493th in time of possession, leaving its defense to wilt from overexposure to even the milder elements (see 30 first downs granted to the Bills last week).
Nowitzki, who turns 40 in June, entered Tuesday just 281 points short of surpassing Wilt Chamberlain (31,149 points) for the fifth spot on the N.B.A.'s career scoring list.
But Evens estimated that Fragrant Moss could last for years, whereas flowers wilt in days, and that it would be easier to care for than a flowering plant, too.
Consider Penn's maxim on speech, "If thou thinkest twice, before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better of it" — a welcomed perspective in our age of Twitterspeak.
Just be sure to let the greens wilt a bit and the garlic cook in the steam, or go ahead and cook them separately and stir it all together.
Harden has scored at least 30 points in 13 consecutive games, good for the third-longest such streak in N.B.A. annals behind Wilt Chamberlain's streaks of 65 and 31.
The place where Wilt Chamberlain famously banged a large portion of his alleged 20,000 hookups is for sale ... and can be yours for a small fee of $18.99 MILLION!!
Squabbling and delays over big foreign investments in mining projects, along with low global commodity prices, have stemmed inflows of foreign currency, prompting the local currency, the togrog, to wilt.
Cooper was having fun at Bootsy Bellows Friday night in WeHo when our photog asked him to guesstimate the number, and whether it compares to Wilt Chamberlain's self-proclaimed tally.
Lopez saved a break point with a dinked angled volley at the start of the third and his young opponent, playing his fourth match in three days, began to wilt.
Wilt isn't sure when she will get her next puppy from CCI, but thinks she might take a few months off from being a dog mom to focus on school.
In that sense, it feels relatable, an inversion of techno's Energizer Bunny optimism—it just keeps going and going—for us flesh sacks liable to wilt in the extreme heat.
"I think oil will wilt going into the confab and it might have a tough week given that none of these countries want to cut back on production," Cramer said.
Known as "Wilt the Stilt," the athletic, 224-foot-24 Chamberlain led the league in scoring his first seven seasons, shattering NBA records and changing the style of play forever.
The Magic scored the first nine points of the third quarter, but the Hawks refused to wilt after a quick timeout and led 91-65 going into the final quarter.
After watching her new crops wilt, she was nearly hospitalized as a result of anxiety and high blood pressure, she said, and had to remain in Molepolole for two weeks.
His 11 triple-doubles this season are second in the league, while the 27 he has earned over his career are second all-time amongst centers trailing only Wilt Chamberlain.
Stir with a wooden spoon intermittently until the leeks and onions are starting to relax and become translucent — you do not want to add color here, just sweat and wilt.
Iron flowers spring upright from the white gravestones, but most of them wilt, representing not just death, but a nation that has forgotten to replace dead roses with fresh blossoms.
The diverse crop of new inductees also includes the Vienna Philharmonic's 1938 recording of Mahler's Ninth Symphony, Metallica's "Master of Puppets" and live coverage from Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game.
It is also the reason that Gastelum, a chunky welterweight, can go up to middleweight and wilt men who probably have fifteen to twenty pounds on him on fight night.
Body/Origin Descriptors: There used to be some pretty creative nicknames of this variety: the Hick from French Lick, the Round Mound of Rebound, Wilt the Stilt, the Big Fundamental.
In the end, he decided to join that string of all-time greats — including Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal — and make his way to the Lakers midcareer.
There was little to do but wilt and watch the vendors selling shirts, hats and pins, their often crude messages eliciting the occasional laugh from those waiting in the heat.
The 81-point total was the most points scored in a game in Lakers history and the second most all-time behind Wilt Chamberlain's famous 100-point mark in 1962.
The Avalanche didn't wilt and cut the advantage to 4-3 at 9:09 on a goal by Burakovsky while the referee had his hand up for a delayed penalty.
Though the plant attracts a host of springtime pollinators, these insects' services are hardly necessary, as the flowers are self-fertile and rarely wilt without producing a hoard of seeds.
It is possible that we are witnessing, in real time, a performance as aberrant as anything any of the primordial basketball legends (Wilt, Oscar, Bill Russell, Pistol Pete) ever did.
For instance, Rubio could well wilt under Trump's inevitable negative attacks, or Trump could pick up a good share of supporters from other candidates who might drop out (like Cruz).
Psychotherapist, sex counsellor, and author Ian Kerner takes into account some of the psychological issues that can cause erections to wilt and suggests that Viagra can help in these instances.
Basketball star Wilt Chamberlain extends a long left in the direction of world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali as they met at an ABC television studio in New York, March 10, 1967.
Former Melbourne semi-finalist Dimitrov had three sets points to draw level but Tiafoe refused to wilt under the pressure and reeled off five straight points to move two sets ahead.
That's why, when its personalities leave for other news networks, they often wilt — because other news networks still, ostensibly, have a mission to inform viewers of what's happening in the world.
But the Explorers didn't wilt and managed to score the final four points of the half, including a layup by Powell at the buzzer to get within four at 40-36.
"Backed by our current shareholder, we have recently commenced a review of our strategic alternatives, which may include a potential Initial Public Offering," said CEO Paulus de Wilt in a statement.
The Sioux know as well as any of America's native peoples that justice is a shifting concept, that treaties, laws and promises can wilt under the implacable pressure for mineral extraction.
The letter he wrote after the Utah episode was titled "Goodbye Hockey," so sure was he then that the sport had won, that he would wilt away to find another life.
If you happen to have a bunch of chard or mustard greens in the fridge, chop it up and wilt it right into the pasta when you add the beurre blanc.
Conley lifted Utah to a 33-30 lead at the 8:43 mark, but the Rockets did not wilt, with Gordon again stepping forward to shoulder the offensive load for Houston.
She might stand as still as a statue and then wilt gradually, with her long black mane veiling her face, or arch backward, grasping at strands of hair with slender fingers.
If all goes as planned, they could develop cacao plants that don't wilt or rot at their current elevations, doing away with the need to relocate farms or find another approach.
For the first time ever, the official Philadelphia Warriors scoring sheet from Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game is up for sale ... and it's expected to rake in more than $100,000!!!
Levandowski not only wants to throw out Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, he's going full-on Aleister Crowley with some "do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" bullshit.
The last show—with Wilt, Sauron, Nile, and Chain—will take place on July 9, and after that, the space will be used for some other, as-yet-to-be-determined purpose.
Known as "Wilt the Stilt," the athletic, 7-foot-267 Chamberlain led the league in scoring his first seven seasons, shattering NBA scoring records and changing the NBA style of play forever.
"My main goal is to raise a confident and well-adjusted puppy that will succeed in their professional training and eventually as a service dog," Wilt explains of the puppy-raising process.
For those who can't work at CCI full-time, but would love to support the non-profit and their pups, Wilt said that CCI is always looking for volunteers, including puppy raisers.
The Buffaloes scored the next seven to go back up 241-41, but Cal wouldn't wilt and trailed by only two after a jumper by Paris Austin with 23:08 to go.
The loser's bracket match between Kings of Urban versus Flipsid3 saw the former wilt under expectation, while Flipsid3 began a resurgent run of form that would take it straight to the final.
The Minnesota Twins refuse to wilt in their pursuit of a postseason berth and open a six-game homestand with the first of three against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
The point guard has 393 triple-doubles on the season and his next one will tie him with Wilt Chamberlain (239 in 22-2107) for second place on the single-season list.
Jefferson treats Dwight Powell like he's Wilt Chamberlain after Ellis makes no commitment at the point of attack and escorts Barea to the basket: It's a problem that won't fix itself overnight.
He said players like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also could have been considered unanimous picks even though the vote did not go that way.
At 703 feet 9 inches, but solidly built, he could battle near the basket with giants like Wilt Chamberlain but also score from the perimeter with a smooth, left-handed jump shot.
McWhorter, though, was an otherwise conventional, if slightly old-fashioned, liberal Democrat; he'd arrived at sociology's doorstep with a bouquet of Daniel Patrick Moynihan's ideas just as they were beginning to wilt.
Westbrook moved into sole possession of third place for the most triple-doubles in a season, behind Oscar Robertson's 41 in the 262-260 season and Wilt Chamberlain's 219 in 210-23.
Wilt Chamberlain's rookie card just sold at auction for more than 600 TIMES what he once scored in a basketball game ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned somebody paid over $60k for it!!
Wilt worked with Kit Kat to create the custom ring box, which was 3D printed to look like the classic chocolate bar and magnetic to break apart and reveal a diamond ring inside.
Instead, despite a bevy of new incentives and funding provided to the insurers by this GOP plan, the insurance industry will continue to wilt under the weight of covering these most costly customers.
Even the film's ringleader, a talented songwriter and performer named Mike, seems to gradually wilt over the course of the film, becoming less assertive and creative in both his artistic and personal life.
But she fought back in the third set and wore down the towering Czech, who started to wilt in the punishing conditions, hunching over her racket at the end of almost every point.
One thing to know: Wilt Chamberlain holds a wide range of NBA records, but is probably best known for being the only player in history to score 100 points in a single game.
For context, on January 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant put up 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, for the second highest scoring performance in NBA history, to Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962.
The ailment didn't stop Harden from scoring 30 points to post his 32nd consecutive 30-point effort, the second-longest streak in NBA history behind Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain's 65-game run.
Unlike many others, McDonald's app will track a customer's location to ensure that orders are sent to the right restaurant and timed so that food is not left to wilt under heat lamps.
My friends and I played football, baseball and basketball when we were kids, so our heroes were the likes of Y.A. Tittle, Johnny Unitas, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell.
In 2016, Paytas publicly announced she and van der Wilt had split up in a video where she filmed herself crying on her kitchen floor — a trend she would soon become famous for.
I got a bouquet with lots of white flowers in it, which tend to age a little faster, so mine lasted about four or five days before they started to wilt and discolor.
The Mavericks got within 87-81 early in the fourth, but unlike on Tuesday, the Kings didn't wilt and went on to win for only the second time in their past six games.
The 30,163 list includes four Hall of Famers in the career leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points), Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain, and a highly likely one in Bryant, who is third.
If you keep your home temps around 65-70 F don't let temps surpass 80 F. Plants will wilt quickly and you may have to do some heavy pruning if they don't bounce back.
NOTES: Mavericks F Dirk Nowitzki is now 59 points away from reaching 30,000 career points, a mark achieved by only five players: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.
Just-in-time manufacturing windows could be just-missed; food importers and exporters could see their perishables wilt with the wait, especially as customs procedures might have to be repeated on the French side.
Bryant's jerseys hang below previously retired jerseys honoring Abdul-Jabbar (33), Elgin Baylor (83), Wilt Chamberlain (13), Gail Goodrich (25), Johnson (32), O'Neal (34), Jerry West (44), Jamaal Wilkes (52), and James Worthy (42).
"It wasn't just the miners that lost their livelihoods when mining jobs disappeared; other industries started to wilt, too, and entire communities were affected," Cindy Bee, a beekeeper with Appalachian Headwaters, told NPR News.
The 30,000-point threshold is noteworthy, according to Bleacher Report, because only six players in NBA history have gotten there: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Dirk Nowitzki.
And when Mr. Trump was seeking a new lawyer — a high-wattage TV combatant who would not wilt under the pressures of the news media or legal adversaries — Mr. Giuliani seemed a natural pick.
In the 1970s, National Basketball Association stars like Wilt Chamberlain, Connie Hawkins and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came to challenge local talent like Joe Hammond, known as the Destroyer, and Earl Manigault, nicknamed the Goat.
"Getting a note saying 'and the deadline is today at 5 latest' makes me feel as if I will wilt under the pressure of a deadline that is not my own," Mr. Shapiro said.
Sometimes I use real flowers, but this was a nighttime event and I wasn't sure how long she was going to be there, so it was better to go with fake than have them wilt!
The up-tempo pace of the 80's would have been advantageous to LeBron, too, and he'd have been a Wilt-like freak (on the court) in the defense-less 60's and 70's.
I'll be fair, though: Wilt, you were the ONLY PERSON to take one from him, in 1967, but you also lost after forming a goddang super team with Jerry West and Elgin Baylor in 1969.
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS The newly engaged couple went back to Wilt&aposs house for a surprise engagement party, which was stocked with a Kit Kat cake provided by Hershey's.
Reitman's new project might satisfy continuity hounds who genuinely loved the original films and / or the 1980s animated spinoff series, but this could be another demonstration that studios are willing to wilt before online backlash.
Wilt is a volunteer puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) — a non-profit with six campuses across the country where people train and place service dogs free of charge to those in need.
Westbrook passed Wilt Chamberlain for second place on the single-season list with his 32nd triple-double in Saturday's 112-104 win over the Utah Jazz and trails only Oscar Robertson's 41 in 1961-62.
Clip it into shorter elbows and punches out of the clinch and he could probably wilt Barao under his power along the fence over the course of a couple of rounds if all went well.
For lettuce soup, I wilt onions in butter, then add whatever soft herbs, like parsley, chervil, savory, tarragon, mint, I have — the more the merrier — then lettuce leaves and barely enough water to cover them.
Jade's grown-up tweak to her mother's recipe is to add a leafy thatch of cilantro to the raw scallions on top of the chicken, which wilt when they are hit with the steaming sauce.
Beneath the mottled surface, they are still iron, and it is that which carried them through: their refusal to wilt; the wisdom that is measured in battle scars; and, yes, their relish for the fight.
Q: How much grief are you taking from teammates about LeBron James passing you for No. 6 on the all-time scoring list before you had a chance to pass Wilt Chamberlain at No. 5?
The N.B.A., founded in 1946, is 73 years old; when it was about the age of the W.N.B.A. now, Wilt Chamberlain played his legendary 100-point game in 1962 in front of roughly 4,000 spectators.
"Revisionist History" began in 2016, billed as a journey through "things misunderstood and overlooked," such as Wilt Chamberlain's refusal to shoot free throws underhand to improve his accuracy and the decline of McDonald's french fries.
Harden had assists on eight 3-pointers, so he had a hand in 95 of Houston's 129 points, which according to the Elias Sports Bureau is second only to Wilt Chamberlain for combined scoring impact.
Then there is Taiwanese beef noodle soup, its lovely fathoms contoured by orange peel, tomatoes, fermented bean curd and doubanjiang (hot broad-bean paste), with mustard greens added at the very end, just to wilt.
The state mobilized in December after the discovery that oak trees in Brooklyn and in Suffolk County on Long Island were infected with oak wilt, a deadly fungus that chokes off trees' internal water supply.
"Revisionist History" began in 2016, billed as a journey through "things misunderstood and overlooked," such as Wilt Chamberlain's refusal to shoot free throws underhand to improve his accuracy and the decline of McDonald's french fries.
"We have received confirmation of the presence in Colombia of the fungus fusarium tropical type 4, which is the causal agent for the wilt in 175 hectares planted with banana," institute director Deyanira Barrero told Reuters.
Along with Toronto, fighting for the right to dethrone Golden State will be the Bucks, Sixers, Celtics (probably?), and I'm going to throw the Pacers into this discussion because Domas Sabonis is the new Wilt Chamberlain.
Insects that enter a parachute-plant flower fall into a pit of pollen and cannot escape past the needle-hairs until the flower begins to wilt—by which time they are thoroughly covered in the stuff.
Also last month, Juliane Kellner, 42, died in a murder-suicide in Henderson, Nevada, according to police — and her son, 21-year-old Brandon Wilt, believes she met her killer on a dating website, KVVU reported.
"It was super comforting because the first year away from home at college can be a little scary," Wilt says of her time with Elijah, adding the dog also helped her make new friends at school.
LEADING ALL-TIME NBA SCORERS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Karl Malone 36,928 Kobe Bryant 33,643 Michael Jordan 32,292 LeBron James 31,425 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by John O'Brien
Kellner's son, 21-year-old Brandon Wilt, said he believed his mom had met the man through the dating app Plenty of Fish and that they'd been seeing each other for about a month, reports KVVU.
The biggest difference between him and any of the other greats you'd care to name — Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, Larry Bird — is that Walton's brilliant career barely ever happened.
The arrival of the wilt in Latin America could heavily damage banana exports and may put food security in producer countries at risk, Carlos Soto, the head of the Colombian Agricultural Institute said in an interview.
He had an opportunity to pursue an extension of the streak, the second longest in league history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 1773-game run in 1763-1753, but he dribbled out the clock with the victory secure.
I believed that the resort inspired "Dirty Dancing" and that Jerry Seinfeld performed there as a little pup, but I remember hearing once that Wilt Chamberlain, of all people, worked at this hotel as a bellhop.
But while Mr. Lugar sometimes compared his efforts to those of George Marshall, the creator of the Marshall Plan that rebuilt Europe, he watched the fruits of his efforts begin to wilt in his last years.
In sports terms, Jones is less Floyd Mayweather Jr. or even Sugar Ray Robinson than he is Wilt Chamberlain or Oscar Robertson — an athlete who so thoroughly outclassed his contemporaries that he outpaced the sport itself.
" The keyboard tones echo "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," while the extended vocal-harmony coda (singing Crowley's precepts "Do what thou wilt" and "Love is the law") hints at "I Want You (She's So Heavy).
OK, so there wasn't much doubt about this one ... Ayton's been called a player of a generation and possibly the next Wilt Chamberlain, so it was a no-brainer for the Suns to take him first.
"I hope you enjoy these, they are sent with my love but my heart does not wilt," writes Nickolas Muray, a photographer for Vogue and the New York Times in a letter that had been locked away.
The frizz-fighting effects weren't as intense as other past treatments, but the Cezanne did cut the frizz by about 70 percent and my hair doesn't wilt or puff too much beneath the oppressive east coast humidity.
But Stern realized that the league's ability to tell a story people would want to hear depended in great part upon honoring its past and the accomplishments of players like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jerry West.
Maybe he would attempt that by insulting them; after all, taunts and expletives and cynicism until now have been unknown in the U.S. armed forces, and some Trump toughness will cause the delicate flowers to wilt immediately.
Famously, neither Mr Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain managed to do any better early in their careers, and both faced the same vapid questions Mr James did about whether they had what it takes to win a title.
What better way to generate some sorely needed good press than by having Olajuwon, a budding Hall of Fame-caliber center, reach a statistical milestone that not even Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or Bill Russell managed?
He scored or assisted on 91 points on the night, third all time, ESPN reported, behind Wilt Chamberlain in his 63-point game (two assists) and Harden himself in 2016 (53 points, 17 assists against the Knicks).
Last March, Russell Westbrook poured in 57 to go along with 10 rebounds and 11 assists, to set the record, bettering a 1968 performance by Wilt Chamberlain, who had 53 points with 14 assists and 32 rebounds.
Bryant's eruption against the Raptors, the second-highest scoring output in league history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 22-point game in 1962, came just 33 days after Kobe scored 62 points in three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks.
One look at the Trump rallies during the election and even nine months later should tell everyone that a big chunk of the nation's voters aren't going to wilt from a temporary shutdown or a debt downgrade.
The concept of a Big Three was hardly new — just ask Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor — but the teaming up of friendly rivals broke with a tradition in a way that many people found unsettling.
Like Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point night, Robertson's feat during the 1961-423 season when he averaged double figures in points, rebounds and assists was considered untouchable but Westbrook's mix of athleticism and audacity has put it in reach.
In going to the Lakers, James is the latest in a long line of superstars -- from Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Shaquille O&aposNeal -- who have arrived in Los Angeles with a mandate to win championships.
"We found that in general, outcomes such as sleepiness, quality of life, and treatment adherence were similar," said senior study author Dr. Timothy Wilt of the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System and the University of Minnesota School of Medicine.
Greer averaged 22.1 points a game on the 76ers' 1967 championship squad, playing alongside Wilt Chamberlain at center, Chet Walker, Luke Jackson and Billy Cunningham at forward, and Larry Costello and Wally (later Wali) Jones in the backcourt.
In the heat of a hard-fought campaign, they argue, his improvised campaign will wilt under pressure from the well-oiled Democratic machine, which already enjoys majority support in key demographics: African-Americans, Hispanics, women and young people.
Once again, Doña Marta would have to resort to the only alternative means of communication available in a town where the sole media outlet is run by the military: notices printed on paper that wilt in the humidity.
" Jeansonne takes a Panglossian view of Hoover's early tribulations, but a better assessment of his scarred soul was made by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore: "If you put a rose in Hoover's hand, it would wilt.
The Lakers have those 16 championship banners swinging in the Staples Center rafters along with all those retired jerseys of players who need only a single name — Magic and Kareem and Elgin and Wilt and Shaquille and Kobe.
Head coach Ty Harrelson considered benching his star — the NAIA leading scorer — but when he consulted Culver&aposs teammates, they were unanimously in favor of letting the senior chase the 100-point mark made famous by Wilt Chamberlain.
His 224.2 triple-doubles have him on track to pass Larry Bird as one of the five most prolific triple-doublers in league history, joining the illustrious company of Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, Jason Kidd and Wilt Chamberlain.
Mr. Naharin's movement language, Gaga, is as much sensorial as it is a physical act, requiring muscular strength and suppleness in the joints to suddenly spring into the air, wilt in a backbend or crash to the floor.
Georges Niang scored 212 points, Monte Morris added 214, and No. 211 Iowa State beat top-ranked Oklahoma, 219-219, on Monday night, its first win over a No. 211 team since toppling Wilt Chamberlain's Kansas Jayhawks in 214.
Not only would I not die, but also no one I loved would die: Instead, we'd collectively float along, minds and bodies intact, through this mortal life and into paradise, a place where nothing could wilt, fail, or end.
Jokic has recorded triple-doubles at a faster rate than any center in history, and after averaging 7.3 assists per game last season, he's closing in on Wilt Chamberlain's record for highest per-game average by a center (8.6).
"The little capital I had got used up in buying fertilisers, manure and seeds, and I nearly lost my entire tomato harvest to an attack by bacteria wilt," she said, adding that she now sells second-hand clothes instead.
Nowitzki is 48 points shy of becoming only the sixth NBA player to reach 30,000 career points, a feat that would put him in the company of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.
Ratings agency Fitch said Trump's victory may add downside risks to Mexico's economic growth, while Moody's warned the government may not meet its goals of cutting its budget deficit if flows of trade or foreign investment wilt under Trump.
He joined Wilt Chamberlain (six times), Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, Elgin Baylor, and David Robinson as the only 70-point scorers in league history — and he shattered Tom Chambers' 27-year-old (to the day) club record of 60.
As U.S. trading began, the dollar had recovered to 106.23 yen having been as low as 105.69 overnight though its wilt against the euro left it around 0.3 percent weaker against a basket of currencies at just below 90.
The difference between this move by James, and the ones executed in the past by top-tier Hall of Famers like Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal, is that James does not need anything from the Lakers.
He played with the Hall of Famers Sweetwater Clifton, Harry Gallatin, Dick McGuire and Richie Guerin and the All-Stars Carl Braun and Willie Naulls, competing against N.B.A. stars like Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman.
The highly theoretical show throws into question the monetary value of a work of art, especially with works that will wilt, like Bea Fremderman's Untitled (Clothes), a series of found clothing works, planted with sprouts, that litter the floor.
Rookie Josh Okogie provided a spark by scoring 16 points and playing energetic defense on Harden, who still extended his streak of 30-point games to 31 with 42 points, matching Wilt Chamberlain for the second-longest streak in NBA history.
"Patients with daytime sleepiness could be adequately evaluated and treated by primary care providers who have additional sleep training, especially if access to sleep specialists is limited and if there is unmet demand for sleep apnea services," Wilt said by email.
"An it harm none, do what thou wilt" is the most common form of the Rede; it simply means that those who abide by the rule are free to do whatever they wish as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.
Westbrook fell one assist shy of his 26th triple-double of the campaign - his 25 are the most in a single season since Hall-of-Famer Wilt Chamberlain posted 31 in 1967-68 - in the loss to the Pacers. 1.
His first business, Oak Wilt Specialist of America, was founded in 1998 and took off after he invested a total of $110,000 of his own money in the materials he needed to inject the trees with a fungicide called Alamo.
Davis' 40-point, 20-rebound performance Tuesday night that featured 26 points from the charity stripe — a stat line only registered by one Wilt Chamberlain during his record-smashing 100-point game — may have been enough to silence his doubters.
But Davis' 40-point, 20-rebound performance Tuesday night that featured 26 points from the charity stripe — a stat line only registered by one Wilt Chamberlain during his record-smashing 100-point game — may have been enough to silence his doubters.
Wilt Chamberlain confronted a similar fate playing against Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics all those years in the N.B.A. For a while, the elite group of men's tennis players known as the Big Four comprised Murray, Federer, Nadal and Djokovic.
Coming at the same time as the Russian collusion hysteria starting to wilt under Democrat self-doubt, and the crushing special election loss for Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia, maybe everyone really is getting tired of all of Trump's winning.
In recent years, it has become common for venture-backed companies like Facebook and Uber to wilt in share value subsequent to their public offerings—which happens to be the period when many venture capitalists distribute their stake back to investors.
Rookie guard Josh Okogie provided a spark with 16 points and played energetic defense on Harden, who still extended his streak of 30-point games to 31 with 42 points, matching Wilt Chamberlain for the second-longest streak in NBA history.
Head coach Ty Harrelson considered benching his star — the NAIA leading scorer — but when he consulted Culver&aposs teammates, they were unanimously in favor of letting the senior chase the 100-point mark made famous by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain.
It was the 17th game in a row in which Harden scored at least 30 points — a feat previously accomplished in a single season by only Wilt Chamberlain — and it was Harden's third game of 50 or more points this season.
Nissan left the Leaf to wilt a bit with a range of around 100 miles when Chevy and Tesla start to offer ranges with 200-plus miles, and now there are a number of other new EVs well past that 100-mile mark.
He recorded 18 triple-doubles in the regular season, which ties for third all-time with former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson (1981-1083) and trails only two marks put up by legendary Wilt Chamberlain (31 and 24) during the 1960s.
"Splash it all over" was the advertising slogan for Brut 33, an aftershave marketed for the sporting man of action and worn by the alpha male likes of Henry Cooper (boxing), Kevin Keegan (soccer), Wilt Chamberlain (basketball) and Joe Namath (gridiron football).
The Lakers have retired the following numbers: 8, Kobe Bryant; 13, Wilt Chamberlain; 22, Elgin Baylor; 24, Kobe Bryant; 25, Gail Goodrich; 32, Magic Johnson; 33, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; 34, Shaquille O'Neal; 42, James Worthy; 44, Jerry West; and 52, Jamaal Wilkes.
The NBA MVP became the first player to have 20 points, 20 assists and 20 rebounds in a game since Wilt Chamberlain (in 1968) in the Thunder's 119-213 win over the Lakers ... and he explained the symbolic meaning to the milestone.
" Wilt said his mom had moved to Las Vegas in December 2017 to enter a 12-month rehab program at Refuge for Women, which promises on its website to offer long-term care for women who have "escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation.
Sort of like adding fresh basil, you can toss in cleaned and chopped greens like spinach, lacinato kale, or Swiss chard that will wilt relatively quickly for an easy way to get a little extra veg in your carb-heavy dinner plans.
Photos of the piece survive on social media, of course, as most things now do — a cascade of orchids and echinacea, nature sculpted into a gloriously unnatural state — but even the images are haunted by the specter of wilt; it's built in.
The current record is Wilt Chamberlain's 72.7 for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1972-73 — and you can count Robinson among those curious about how the league plans to address record book matters if the coronavirus crisis prevents the season from resuming. .
Nowitzki has spent his entire career in Dallas and will enter next season — his record-setting 21st in a row in the same uniform — just 233 points short of passing Wilt Chamberlain's 31,419 for No. 5 on the N.B.A.'s career scoring list.
A 21-year-old woman writes something on the wall of a public housing stairwell in Fanling, a working-class suburb of Hong Kong: Dear Hong Kong people: Our struggle is taking time, so we must guard that our will not wilt.
While Harden's performance on Monday broke his tie with Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the N.B.A.'s longest single-season streak of 30-plus points by a player not named Chamberlain, Harden has a long way to go before catching Wilt.
While Trump supporters remain with him, (he enjoys a 90% approval rating among Republicans, Gallup found earlier this month) sources with knowledge say that even Trump's own attorneys were dispirited by the President's performance, noting that he seemed to wilt in the face of Putin.
Needing just 40 points to surpass Wilt Chamberlain at No. 5 on the league's career scoring list, Nowitzki knows that the Mavericks could ask him to come off the bench next season after the team signed the veteran center DeAndre Jordan in free agency.
The franchise continued to be relevant thanks to homegrown stars like Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, but starting with the acquisition of Wilt Chamberlain in 1968, the team has shown a knack for knowing when their homegrown talent needs an injection of star power.
To watch a great counter fighter wait for his openings and snatch them is impressive, but to see a man simply walk forward and wilt an opponent with his will is something that shoots to the most primal and violent part of the mind.
It was a victory for all those old virtues — tenacity and industry and a refusal to wilt — that this club acquired a long time ago, in the first reign of Jose Mourinho, and that it has somehow been able to transfer from generation to generation.
Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, recently announced a $2000 million grant challenging groups and institutions to come up with fresh strategies to fight living things like habitat-choking zebra mussels and a catastrophic fungus that causes even the most ancient oaks to wilt away.
By the time she adds heaps of holy basil, which wilt almost immediately in the heat, the meat is just about cooked through, and the dish is ready to eat with hot jasmine rice, and the kitchen is filled with a cozy, familiar smell.
But in spite of every bit of nonsense outside of the ring, Conor McGregor has always been a man of his word in the cage and he came out ready to push the pace as he has to wilt every other fighter he's met spare Nate Diaz.
"I don't want it in a sense because I think it disrespects Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West — you know all the guys that prior to me I never had a chance to play against," the Charlotte Hornets team owner explained at the time of the GOAT title.
I will continue to study current environmental effects and distress to plant life, and the patterns and rhythms found in nature, along with the missteps and irregularities in botany, caused by decay, rot, wilt, dormancy, death, and genetic and viral mutations like phyllody, petalody, and fasciation.
The experience was so enjoyable for both Elijah and Wilt, who also used the trip to spread the word about CCI's amazing work, that the puppy raiser plans to take all of her future canine trainees there before returning the dogs to the CCI campus in California.
Wilt "the Stilt" remains the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game - a record most experts feel will never be broken - and his sheer dominance forced the league into several rules that would limit the effect a center can have on a game.
" 1:3 "If thou workest at what is before thee, following right reason seriously, vigorously, calmly, without allowing anything to distract thee…" 2:3 "If thou holdest to this, expecting nothing, fearing nothing, but satisfied with thy present activity according to nature... thou wilt live happy.
Jim McMillian, a former Columbia University star who helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a 2677-game winning streak and the 11 N.B.A. championship as a second-year pro playing with Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West, died on Monday in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 68.
There was the Minneapolis Lakers cycle with George Mikan, then the Los Angeles Lakers cycle with Jerry West and Elgin Baylor and then with Wilt Chamberlain, then the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson cycle, the Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal cycle, then the cycle Bryant led.
It's not just the riverfront aesthetes who wilt at the thought of hulking iron vessels blocking their cherished water views — although having 16 barges anchored off Yonkers day and night might make that funky river town suddenly feel a lot more like a floodlit Galveston, Tex.
The Lakers won a half-dozen NBA championships during their original years in Minneapolis (thus the team name), and featured a star-studded procession of icons in L.A., including Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and more.
My NBC Sports colleague Tom Haberstroh took that point a sobering step further when he noted recently that of the 34 players to win the N.B.A.'s annual Most Valuable Player Award since it was introduced in 1956, only three have died: Bryant, Malone and Wilt Chamberlain.
Eventually, time seemed to polish the sharp edges of local sporting antipathy toward Bryant, and he is now acknowledged as one of the two greatest basketball players from Philadelphia, along with Wilt Chamberlain To Lower Merion, Bryant remains what Downer called the heartbeat of the school.
Thunder 237, Jazz 29 OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook had 226 points, 23 assists and 210 rebounds Saturday for his 23nd triple-double of the season, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain's single-season best and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 133-213 victory over the Utah Jazz.
The Knicks, seeking a center to help them compete against Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics and Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors, selected Imhoff as the third overall pick in the 212 N.B.A. draft, after the Cincinnati Royals chose Robertson and the Minneapolis Lakers selected West.
Lefty of the Decade: James Harden Regular readers know much how we love our southpaws here at Stein Line HQ. Regular readers also surely remember last week's ode to James Harden, which enumerated all the ways he is proving to be a worthy heir to Wilt Chamberlain.
It sounds kind of banal, and he even quoted Gertrude Stein's "A rose is a rose is a rose" in his show notes, but then he subverted expectations by focusing on the flowers' flaws: the moment when they begin to wilt and the decay sets in.
It looked bleak for Halep when she trailed 2-0 in the second set but the effects of Stephens' efforts suddenly caught up with her as the American began to wilt and Halep grabbed the momentum with nine consecutive points on the way to a 4-2 lead.
Rattling Rubio with unflinching eye contact, Christie had walked the Florida senator into a trap: one that made him appear inexperienced, unready for the role of commander in chief, a robotic candidate programmed with scripted lines, who seemed to wilt under pressure as sweat beaded on his forehead.
ESPN first reported the teams' agreement, which sets up Davis as the latest in a lineage of decorated Lakers power players that began with George Mikan in Minneapolis in the 1950s and has also featured Wilt Chamberlain, Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard in addition to Abdul-Jabbar and O'Neal.
We've all seen jokes on how much it wilts down, but the fact that it can wilt at all makes it incredibly versatile — if you've got a bag you haven't addressed early enough, give it a quick rinse and toss it into just about any dish you're cooking up.
Let's take a look at basketball history: Wilt Chamberlain (played from 1959 to 1973): The most unstoppable scorer in the history of the NBA, Chamberlain averaged more than 50(!) points a game during the 19623-1962 season and more than 40 points a game during the 1962-235.4 season.
The scoring effort was enough to push him past three former Kansas greats into 24th place on the all-time list with 1,382 - 50 points shy of 23rd place Wilt Chamberlain - while his rebounding total allowed him to become the 16th Jayhawk to reach 700 for his career.
And regular-season injuries to a pivotal player can also distort a finals matchup, as when the title-winning Knicks had a 262-295 edge on the Lakers in 21975, after Wilt Chamberlain had played in only 212 regular-season games for Los Angeles before returning for the playoffs.
Clyde Lovelette, an Olympic, college and N.B.A. champion who transformed the game as one of its first truly big men, was 86; his hardwood heir Nate Thurmond, a defensive stalwart who battled Russell, Wilt and Kareem in the paint in a 14-year Hall of Fame career, was 74.
Wilt was a 2x NBA champion, 1x Finals MVP, 4x NBA MVP, 13x All-Star, 7x NBA scoring champ, 7x All-NBA 1st Team, 11x NBA rebounding champ who once scored 100 points in a game and averaged 30 points, 23 rebounds, 4 assists a game over his 14 season career.
On this day in 1962, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pa. The closest anyone has come since was in 2006, when Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers put up 81 points against the Toronto Raptors.
SCRAPS, WILT AND WEEDS: Turning Wasted Food Into Plenty (Grand Central Life & Style, $222.99) is written by Tama Matsuoka Wong and the Noma co-founder Mads Refslund, who is on the forefront of the movement to raise awareness about the environmentally devastating amount of food that goes to waste every year.
On June 22011, the 0003-year-old Sacramento native became the first person to free solo, or climb without ropes, Yosemite National Park's famous 2000,23-foot-tall cliff face—a once-in-a-millennium achievement in the same vein as Joe DiMaggio's 22012-game hitting streak or Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point basketball game.
"We kept in touch after he left San Francisco, but it was a happy day for me when I heard he was traded because I didn't want to play forward for the rest of my life and neither did I want to play behind Wilt for the rest of my life," he said.
Discussing his numbers, you end up putting him in sentences with Michael Jordan, who is by acclamation considered to be the greatest player to ever live, and Wilt Chamberlain, a man who was so ahead of his time that the NBA changed the rules to give teams a fair chance to stop him.
Social media is behind some of this change, of course, altering how we perceive beauty, freezing it in place, giving an afterlife to a cluster of blossoms that might wilt overnight, but floral artists have also tapped into an inchoate desire in recent times to cultivate imperfection — and even a touch of chaos.
The sequence might as well have been a nightmare: Kendall was forced to dial into the meeting instead of attending in person, running through stalled traffic while on his phone (leaving his supporters to wilt under Logan's gaze) and trying to interpret the stony silences on the other end of the line.

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