


April 9, 1978, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana. George Gervin told his San Antonio teammates during the game to abandon their plans to ensure he won the scoring title. San Antonio Spurs Schedule is available. They didn't listen. Earlier on that final day of the 1977-78 regular season, Denver's David Thompson had scored 73 points against the Detroit Pistons, the most by a guard in San Antonio Spurs History. It meant Gervin needed 58 at New Orleans that night to claim the scoring crown. San Antonio Spurs Schedule was really busy this season too.
While Thompson scored 32 in the opening quarter of his earlier game, "The Iceman" came out cold. San Antonio Spurs Tickets. Gervin missed his first six shots, at which point he said, "Guys, let's just forget it." They ignored his request and kept feeding him the ball. Gervin's points started piling up San Antonio Spurs Schedule quickly. The 6-foot-7 guard had 53 by halftime and tallied 10 more in the third quarter before taking the final quarter off. His final average of 27.22 edged Thompson's 27.15 in the tightest scoring race in NBA and San Antonio Spurs history.