Eric Gordon vs. John Paxson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Paxson and Eric Gordon, 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.
Eric Gordon played 16 years in the NBA, 5 more than John Paxson, who played 11. Eric Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while John Paxson had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 |
Eric Gordon |
16 |
7 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
John Paxson |
11 |
10 |
1983-84 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Eric Gordon |
John Paxson |
Season |
2008-09 | 1983-84 |
Team |
Los Angeles Clippers | San Antonio Spurs |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second 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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
78 |
34.3 |
16.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.456 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.389 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.854 |
John Paxson |
49 |
9.3 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.445 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.182 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.615 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
62 |
36.0 |
16.9 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
12.6 |
.449 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.371 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
.742 |
John Paxson |
78 |
16.1 |
6.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.509 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.294 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.840 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
5 |
22.8 |
10.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
8.4 |
.500 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
.222 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
56 |
37.7 |
22.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
16.9 |
.450 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.364 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.825 |
John Paxson |
75 |
20.9 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
.466 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.300 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
3 |
26.7 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
9 |
34.4 |
20.6 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
15.6 |
.450 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
.250 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
.754 |
John Paxson |
82 |
32.8 |
11.3 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
9.7 |
.487 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.371 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.809 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
3 |
29.0 |
8.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.500 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
42 |
30.1 |
17.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
13.9 |
.402 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.324 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.842 |
John Paxson |
81 |
23.3 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
.493 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.347 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.733 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
10 |
16.5 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.377 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.167 |
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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
64 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
.436 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.391 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.785 |
John Paxson |
78 |
22.3 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.480 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.331 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
16 |
18.9 |
5.8 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
.474 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.263 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
61 |
33.1 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
11.4 |
.411 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
.448 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.805 |
John Paxson |
82 |
28.8 |
10.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
8.6 |
.516 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.359 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
4 |
35.8 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.406 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.833 |
John Paxson |
15 |
26.3 |
6.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
.425 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.444 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
45 |
32.9 |
15.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.418 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
.384 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.888 |
John Paxson |
82 |
24.0 |
8.7 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
.548 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.438 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.829 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
17 |
28.6 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
6.9 |
.530 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.143 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
75 |
31.0 |
16.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
13.5 |
.406 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
.372 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.840 |
John Paxson |
79 |
24.6 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
6.2 |
.528 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.273 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.784 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
11 |
32.5 |
12.9 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
11.0 |
.421 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.386 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.722 |
John Paxson |
22 |
27.2 |
7.9 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
.525 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.444 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.842 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
69 |
31.2 |
18.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
14.1 |
.428 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.359 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.809 |
John Paxson |
59 |
17.5 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.451 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.463 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
17 |
32.3 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
13.0 |
.380 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
.331 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.836 |
John Paxson |
19 |
17.4 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
.583 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.625 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.727 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
68 |
31.7 |
16.2 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
13.8 |
.409 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.360 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.783 |
John Paxson |
27 |
12.7 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
.441 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.409 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
11 |
37.3 |
17.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
13.6 |
.447 |
3.5 |
8.6 |
.400 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.857 |
John Paxson |
9 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
36 |
28.2 |
14.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
12.9 |
.369 |
2.7 |
8.4 |
.317 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.766 |
John Paxson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
12 |
34.2 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
14.7 |
.409 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
.322 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.875 |
John Paxson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
27 |
29.2 |
17.8 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
5.9 |
13.6 |
.433 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
.329 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.825 |
John Paxson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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John Paxson |
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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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
57 |
29.3 |
13.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.475 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.412 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.778 |
John Paxson |
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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 |
% |
Eric Gordon |
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John Paxson |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
69 |
28.5 |
12.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
9.5 |
.446 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.371 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
.821 |
John Paxson |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
5 |
29.8 |
10.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
.409 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.345 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.833 |
John Paxson |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
68 |
27.8 |
11.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
9.1 |
.443 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.378 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.797 |
John Paxson |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
4 |
29.5 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
.321 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.412 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.875 |
John Paxson |
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