When and where did David Thompson have 53 points in a half?
Tip-Off Timer: David Thompson’s 53 Points in a Half Posted Sep 04, 2009 9:00AM By Tim Povtak (RSS feed) David ThompsonTip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Friday, there are 53 days remaining. Never has the NBA seen such a final-day, two-man showdown in the race for a scoring title. Only four times in league history has a player scored 53 points or more in a one half of a game. And two of those came on the same day — April 9, 1978 — when David Thompson and George Gervin waged a thrilling battle that was held six hours and 1,500 miles apart. Thompson scored 53 of his 73 points in the first half for the Denver Nuggets, who were playing that afternoon in Detroit on the final day of the regular season. Gervin, knowing just what he needed to win the scoring title, had 53 of his 63 points in the first half that night for the San Antonio Spurs, who were playing in New Orleans. The two high-scoring, high-flying stars were linked by their earlier da
Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Friday, there are 53 days remaining. Never has the NBA seen such a final-day, two-man showdown in the race for a scoring title. Only four times in league history has a player scored 53 points or more in a one half of a game. And two of those came on the same day — April 9, 1978 — when David Thompson and George Gervin waged a thrilling battle that was held six hours and 1,500 miles apart. Thompson scored 53 of his 73 points in the first half for the Denver Nuggets, who were playing that afternoon in Detroit on the final day of the regular season. Gervin, knowing just what he needed to win the scoring title, had 53 of his 63 points in the first half that night for the San Antonio Spurs, who were playing in New Orleans. The two high-scoring, high-flying stars were linked by their earlier days in the ABA, and they forever have been linked by that last-day scoring duel. Gervin won the title with a 27.22 ppg
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