Joel Embiid vs. Zaza Pachulia Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zaza Pachulia and Joel Embiid, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Joel Embiid played 8 years in the NBA, 8 less than Zaza Pachulia, who played 16. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Zaza Pachulia had his rookie season in 2003-04. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Joel Embiid |
8 |
7 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Zaza Pachulia |
16 |
9 |
2003-04 to 2018-19 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Joel Embiid |
Zaza Pachulia |
Season |
2016-17 | 2003-04 |
Team |
Philadelphia 76ers | Orlando Magic |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
31 |
25.4 |
20.2 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
7.8 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
6.5 |
13.8 |
.466 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.367 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
.783 |
Zaza Pachulia |
59 |
11.3 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.644 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
63 |
30.3 |
22.9 |
2.3 |
8.7 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
16.8 |
.483 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
.308 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
.769 |
Zaza Pachulia |
74 |
18.9 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
8 |
34.8 |
21.4 |
2.9 |
9.8 |
12.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
7.5 |
17.3 |
.435 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.276 |
5.4 |
7.6 |
.705 |
Zaza Pachulia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
64 |
33.7 |
27.5 |
2.5 |
11.1 |
13.6 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
9.1 |
18.7 |
.484 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
.300 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
.804 |
Zaza Pachulia |
78 |
31.4 |
11.7 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
7.9 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
8.7 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
11 |
30.4 |
20.2 |
1.9 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
14.5 |
.428 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.308 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
.822 |
Zaza Pachulia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
51 |
29.5 |
23.0 |
2.8 |
8.9 |
11.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
15.7 |
.477 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.331 |
6.9 |
8.5 |
.807 |
Zaza Pachulia |
72 |
28.1 |
12.2 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
6.9 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.786 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
4 |
36.3 |
30.0 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
8.5 |
18.5 |
.459 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
12.0 |
14.8 |
.814 |
Zaza Pachulia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
51 |
31.1 |
28.5 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
10.6 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
9.0 |
17.6 |
.513 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.377 |
9.2 |
10.7 |
.859 |
Zaza Pachulia |
62 |
15.2 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.437 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.706 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
11 |
32.5 |
28.1 |
1.5 |
9.1 |
10.5 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
9.2 |
17.9 |
.513 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.390 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.835 |
Zaza Pachulia |
7 |
15.0 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.280 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.714 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
68 |
33.8 |
30.6 |
2.1 |
9.6 |
11.7 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
19.6 |
.499 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.371 |
9.6 |
11.8 |
.814 |
Zaza Pachulia |
77 |
19.1 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
10 |
38.5 |
23.6 |
2.1 |
8.6 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
16.1 |
.484 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
.212 |
7.3 |
8.9 |
.820 |
Zaza Pachulia |
11 |
23.6 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.415 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.762 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
66 |
34.6 |
33.1 |
1.7 |
8.4 |
10.2 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
11.0 |
20.1 |
.548 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.330 |
10.0 |
11.7 |
.857 |
Zaza Pachulia |
78 |
14.0 |
4.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.650 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
9 |
37.3 |
23.7 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
17.0 |
.431 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
.179 |
8.4 |
9.3 |
.905 |
Zaza Pachulia |
11 |
14.6 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.625 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
39 |
33.6 |
34.7 |
2.4 |
8.6 |
11.0 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
11.5 |
21.8 |
.529 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.388 |
10.2 |
11.6 |
.883 |
Zaza Pachulia |
79 |
15.7 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
.461 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
6 |
41.3 |
33.0 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
10.8 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
22.2 |
.444 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
.333 |
11.2 |
13.0 |
.859 |
Zaza Pachulia |
11 |
17.7 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.773 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
58 |
28.3 |
7.8 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
7.9 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.741 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
52 |
21.8 |
5.9 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.757 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
53 |
25.0 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
.846 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
73 |
23.7 |
8.3 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
6 |
21.5 |
6.7 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.615 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
76 |
26.4 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
6.2 |
9.4 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
5 |
22.4 |
6.6 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.4 |
.882 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
70 |
18.1 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
15 |
14.1 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.765 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
69 |
14.1 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
.564 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
7 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
68 |
12.9 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joel Embiid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Zaza Pachulia |
2 |
11.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |