Don Collins vs. Dikembe Mutombo Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dikembe Mutombo and Don Collins, 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.
Don Collins played 6 years in the NBA, 12 less than Dikembe Mutombo, who played 18. Don Collins had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Dikembe Mutombo had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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 |
Don Collins |
6 |
2 |
1980-81 to 1986-87 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
18 |
13 |
1991-92 to 2008-09 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Don Collins |
Dikembe Mutombo |
Season |
1980-81 | 1991-92 |
Team |
Atlanta Hawks, Washington Bullets | Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
- | All-Star Game |
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 |
% |
Don Collins |
81 |
22.8 |
11.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
10.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.776 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
71 |
38.3 |
16.6 |
4.5 |
7.8 |
12.3 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
12.2 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.5 |
7.0 |
.642 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
79 |
20.4 |
10.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.716 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
82 |
36.9 |
13.8 |
4.2 |
8.9 |
13.0 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
9.5 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.1 |
6.0 |
.681 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
7 |
21.3 |
6.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.432 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.714 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
65 |
24.2 |
11.8 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
9.8 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.743 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
82 |
34.8 |
12.0 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
11.8 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
4.1 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
7.8 |
.569 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
.583 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
12 |
42.6 |
13.3 |
3.3 |
8.7 |
12.0 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
5.8 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
9.0 |
.463 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
8.2 |
.602 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
61 |
15.7 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.483 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.730 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
82 |
37.8 |
11.5 |
3.9 |
8.7 |
12.5 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.6 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
3 |
28.0 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
11 |
8.3 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.353 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.889 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
74 |
36.7 |
11.0 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
11.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
.695 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
1 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Don Collins didn't play in 1985-86.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
6 |
9.5 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.357 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.714 |
Dikembe Mutombo |
80 |
37.2 |
13.3 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
11.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
9.0 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
.705 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
10 |
41.5 |
15.4 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
.628 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
6.4 |
.719 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
82 |
35.6 |
13.4 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
9.1 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
5.5 |
.670 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
4 |
34.0 |
8.0 |
3.3 |
9.5 |
12.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
4.0 |
.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 |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
50 |
36.6 |
10.8 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
12.2 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.9 |
5.7 |
.684 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
9 |
42.2 |
12.6 |
4.0 |
9.9 |
13.9 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
7.9 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
5.2 |
.702 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
82 |
36.4 |
11.5 |
3.7 |
10.4 |
14.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
.562 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
5.1 |
.708 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
80 |
36.3 |
11.5 |
3.2 |
7.6 |
10.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
.501 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
5 |
34.6 |
8.8 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
5.2 |
.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 |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
24 |
21.4 |
5.8 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
.374 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.727 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
10 |
11.5 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
65 |
23.0 |
5.6 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.681 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
3 |
12.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
80 |
15.2 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.741 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
7 |
14.4 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.769 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
64 |
14.9 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.526 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.758 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
75 |
17.2 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.690 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
7 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
39 |
15.9 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.538 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.711 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
6 |
20.5 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.615 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
9 |
10.7 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Collins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dikembe Mutombo |
2 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |