Elton Brand vs. Happy Hairston Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Happy Hairston and Elton Brand, 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.
Elton Brand played 17 years in the NBA, 6 more than Happy Hairston, who played 11. Elton Brand had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Happy Hairston had his rookie season in 1964-65. 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 |
Elton Brand |
17 |
5 |
1999-00 to 2015-16 |
Happy Hairston |
11 |
9 |
1964-65 to 1974-75 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
81 |
37.0 |
20.1 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
16.1 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
.685 |
Happy Hairston |
61 |
12.1 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.1 |
5.8 |
.373 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
3 |
13.0 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
.278 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.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 |
% |
Elton Brand |
74 |
39.3 |
20.1 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
10.1 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
16.4 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.4 |
.708 |
Happy Hairston |
72 |
24.9 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.489 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.5 |
.685 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
5 |
30.0 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
12.4 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.6 |
.711 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
80 |
37.8 |
18.2 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
11.6 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
12.6 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
6.6 |
.742 |
Happy Hairston |
79 |
30.9 |
14.9 |
- |
- |
8.0 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.8 |
12.2 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.8 |
.660 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
4 |
35.0 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
7.0 |
13.5 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.8 |
.533 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
62 |
39.6 |
18.5 |
4.6 |
6.8 |
11.3 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
14.5 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
.685 |
Happy Hairston |
74 |
34.0 |
17.9 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.5 |
13.3 |
.487 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
7.1 |
.699 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
6 |
24.8 |
11.7 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
11.8 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.600 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
69 |
38.7 |
20.0 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
10.3 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
14.2 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
.773 |
Happy Hairston |
81 |
35.7 |
18.1 |
- |
- |
11.8 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.5 |
14.0 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.8 |
.731 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
81 |
37.0 |
20.0 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
9.5 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
15.4 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
.752 |
Happy Hairston |
70 |
34.7 |
18.5 |
- |
- |
11.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.9 |
13.9 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.9 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
16 |
18.5 |
7.4 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.686 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
79 |
39.2 |
24.7 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
9.6 |
18.2 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
5.6 |
7.2 |
.775 |
Happy Hairston |
80 |
36.5 |
18.6 |
- |
- |
10.0 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
7.2 |
15.4 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.4 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
12 |
43.1 |
25.4 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
10.3 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
10.3 |
18.8 |
.551 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
.750 |
Happy Hairston |
12 |
39.3 |
17.0 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.9 |
13.7 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.760 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
80 |
38.5 |
20.5 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
8.1 |
15.1 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
.761 |
Happy Hairston |
80 |
34.4 |
13.1 |
- |
- |
13.1 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
15 |
38.5 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
13.1 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.9 |
11.2 |
.440 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.794 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
8 |
34.3 |
17.6 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.787 |
Happy Hairston |
28 |
33.5 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
13.2 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.6 |
11.7 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.4 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
3 |
8.7 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
.111 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.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 |
% |
Elton Brand |
29 |
31.7 |
13.8 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
8.8 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
12.6 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.7 |
.676 |
Happy Hairston |
77 |
34.2 |
14.5 |
4.4 |
9.2 |
13.5 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
- |
3.4 |
5.0 |
9.9 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.8 |
.771 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
5 |
34.4 |
9.2 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
10.4 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
- |
1.6 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
76 |
30.2 |
13.1 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
11.3 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.738 |
Happy Hairston |
74 |
30.9 |
10.3 |
4.1 |
8.7 |
12.8 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
- |
2.9 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
81 |
34.7 |
15.0 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
8.3 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
12.1 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.780 |
Happy Hairston |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
5 |
37.0 |
15.6 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
12.4 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.769 |
Happy Hairston |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
60 |
28.9 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
9.7 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.733 |
Happy Hairston |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
13 |
27.4 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
7.6 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.625 |
Happy Hairston |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
72 |
21.2 |
7.2 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
6.6 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.710 |
Happy Hairston |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Happy Hairston |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
73 |
19.4 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.649 |
Happy Hairston |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
7 |
11.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
.167 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.800 |
Happy Hairston |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
36 |
13.5 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.522 |
Happy Hairston |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Happy Hairston |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
17 |
13.2 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.431 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
.889 |
Happy Hairston |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elton Brand |
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Happy Hairston |
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