From the Annals of the Iceman –  In 1978, George Gervin scored 63 points for the San Antonio Spurs in the final game of the regular season to edge out the Denver Nuggets’ David Thompson for the NBA scoring title.  It was one of the closest contests for the NBA scoring crown ever.  Gervin was unstoppable for the Spurs against the New Orleans Jazz.  But Thompson did not go down without a fight as earlier that same day he scored 73 points against the Detroit Pistons. for the season, Gervin averaged 27.22 points per game to Thompson’s 27.15.

Gervin would lead the league again in 1979, 1980 and 1982, making him one of just three NBA players to ever capture  at least four scoring titles.  Only Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan have claimed more scoring titles.  Gervin  ended his career with nine NBA All-Star and three ABA All-Star appearances and scored  26,595 points over his NBA/ABA career with a scoring average of 26.2 points per game.