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What is the NBA record of points by a single player in the first half? Who has it?

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There was a single game left in the 197-78 season before the playoffs. It would be the last time the Detroit Pistons played at Cobo Arena because, starting the following season, they would be using the new and spacious Pontiac Silverdome. However, the Detroit fans were not sentimental and were not planning to give the fourth-place Pistons a warm farewell in the arena that had been their home since 1961. That same night, two players, one in Detroit and another almost across the United States, made history in the NBA, scoring the most points in the first half, with a few hours of difference between the games. David Thompson On April 9, 1978, 3,482 fans enjoyed a thrilling game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets on a relaxed Sunday afternoon. David Thompson and George Gervin were engaged in a scoring duel for most of the year, and only 14 points separated them at the top of the league scoring chart heading into their last games that Sunday. Although the Pistons vs Nuggets ...

Puebla win points deduction appeal: can Cruz Azul qualify for the Liga MX Apertura 2023 play-in round?

Cruz Azul’s disastrous Liga MX Apertura 2023 tournament will end in fitting fashion after Puebla won an appeal against a points deduction issued to them earlier in the campaign, leaving La Máquina with no hope of sneaking into the play-in round ahead of the end-of-year liguilla . What did Cruz Azul need to qualify for the Apertura 2023 play-in round? Joaquín Moreno’s team were set to go into matchday 17 needing a minor miracle to salvage an unlikely a shot at glory and sneak into the top 10 in the standings. They needed to beat Puebla by a five-goal margin and hope Santos Laguna lost to Atlético San Luis, while Mazatlán, Juárez, Querétaro and Pachuca all dropped points. A four-goal win would also have been enough if Mazatlán lost to Toluca rather than drew. Sept. 1: #Xolos lose 3-0 to Puebla away from home After the game Xolos summit an appeal to get the three points from the match due to Puebla's assistant coach not being registered. Xolos win appeal Nov. 9: appeal is reversed. ...

Mikel Arteta points to one thing Arsenal were missing against Tottenham

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Mikel Arteta admitted his side lacked the cutting edge needed to see off rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby. A brace from Son Heung-min allowed Spurs to leave the Emirates Stadium with a well-deserved 2-2 draw, maintaining Ange Postecoglou's unbeaten start to life as a Premier League manager. Arsenal also remain unbeaten, having won four and drawn two of their opening six Game s, but the Gunners were left frustrated by their inability to hold onto the lead twice given to them by Cristian Romero's own goal and Bukayo Saka's penalty. Jorginho, a half-time substitute for the injured Declan Rice, was directly at fault for Spurs' second goal, and Gabriel Jesus was guilty of a glaring miss in the first half after robbing James Maddison of possession of the edge of his own penalty area. Those passages of play, and Arsenal's failure to break Spurs down for a third time, led Arteta to admit after the Game that his side lacked the necessary quality to pick up...