Eric Gordon vs. Rod Higgins Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rod Higgins 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, 3 more than Rod Higgins, who played 13. Eric Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Rod Higgins had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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 |
Rod Higgins |
13 |
6 |
1982-83 to 1994-95 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Eric Gordon |
Rod Higgins |
Season |
2008-09 | 1982-83 |
Team |
Los Angeles Clippers | Chicago Bulls |
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 |
Rod Higgins |
82 |
26.8 |
10.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
8.5 |
.448 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.317 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
78 |
20.2 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.045 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.724 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
68 |
13.9 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.441 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.270 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
1 |
1.0 |
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 |
- |
|
Season 4 |
|
Eric Gordon |
Rod Higgins |
Season |
2011-12 | 1985-86 |
Team |
New Orleans Hornets | Seattle Supersonics, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls |
Honors & Awards |
| |
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 |
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 |
Rod Higgins |
30 |
11.1 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.368 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.111 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
73 |
20.5 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.176 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
10 |
17.7 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.391 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.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 |
% |
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 |
Rod Higgins |
68 |
32.2 |
15.5 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
10.7 |
.526 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.487 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
.848 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
81 |
23.3 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
7.8 |
.476 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.393 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.821 |
|
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 |
Rod Higgins |
8 |
33.4 |
14.9 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
10.3 |
.488 |
1.3 |
4.4 |
.286 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
.853 |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
82 |
24.3 |
11.1 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.481 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.347 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
82 |
24.7 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
6.8 |
.463 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.332 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.819 |
|
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 |
Rod Higgins |
9 |
23.8 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.426 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.308 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.821 |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
25 |
21.4 |
10.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
.412 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.347 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.814 |
|
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 |
Rod Higgins |
2 |
8.5 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
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 |
% |
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 |
Rod Higgins |
69 |
20.7 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.412 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.323 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.861 |
|
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 |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
36 |
15.2 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.436 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.440 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.738 |
|
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 |
Rod Higgins |
3 |
19.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
5 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
.250 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.167 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eric Gordon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rod Higgins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
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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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Rod Higgins |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
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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 |
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 |
Rod Higgins |
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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 |
Rod Higgins |
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