Joe Johnson vs. Tree Rollins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tree Rollins and Joe Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Joe Johnson and Tree Rollins both played 18 years in the NBA. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Tree Rollins had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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
Joe Johnson 18 13 2001-02 to 2021-22
Tree Rollins 18 15 1977-78 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2001-021977-78
Team Boston Celtics, Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 77 24.9 7.5 1.0 2.4 3.3 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.9 1.5 3.3 7.6 .430 0.5 1.7 .292 0.5 0.7 .774
Tree Rollins 80 22.4 7.6 2.2 4.7 6.9 1.0 0.7 2.7 1.5 4.1 3.2 6.5 .487 - - - 1.3 1.9 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 2 25.5 8.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.5 4.0 3.5 6.0 .583 - - - 1.0 4.0 .250

Season 2

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2002-031978-79
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 27.5 9.8 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.9 9.7 .397 0.9 2.5 .366 1.2 1.5 .774
Tree Rollins 81 23.5 8.4 2.7 4.6 7.3 0.6 0.6 3.1 1.1 4.0 3.7 6.9 .535 - - - 1.1 1.7 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 27.3 5.3 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.5 2.3 8.5 .275 0.3 2.2 .154 0.3 0.8 .400
Tree Rollins 9 23.6 5.7 2.1 5.8 7.9 0.6 0.3 2.7 1.6 3.2 2.3 5.7 .412 - - - 1.0 1.4 .692

Season 3

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2003-041979-80
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 40.6 16.7 1.0 3.7 4.7 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.2 6.8 15.7 .430 1.0 3.3 .305 2.1 2.8 .750
Tree Rollins 82 25.9 8.9 3.5 6.0 9.4 0.9 0.7 3.0 1.2 3.9 3.5 6.3 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.7 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 5 26.8 8.4 3.6 4.0 7.6 0.6 0.4 2.8 1.2 5.0 3.6 6.2 .581 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 .600

Season 4

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2004-051980-81
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Joe Johnson 82 39.5 17.1 1.5 3.7 5.1 3.5 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.0 6.6 14.4 .461 2.2 4.5 .478 1.6 2.2 .750
Tree Rollins 40 26.1 7.0 2.6 4.6 7.2 0.9 0.7 2.9 1.4 3.8 2.9 5.3 .552 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 9 39.3 18.8 0.8 3.6 4.3 3.3 1.1 0.4 1.1 2.0 7.0 13.9 .504 2.2 4.0 .556 2.6 3.7 .697
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2005-061981-82
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 40.7 20.2 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.5 1.3 0.4 3.3 2.3 7.7 17.0 .453 1.6 4.4 .356 3.2 4.0 .791
Tree Rollins 79 25.5 6.1 2.1 5.6 7.7 0.7 0.4 2.8 1.0 3.6 2.6 4.4 .584 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .612
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 2 32.5 3.5 2.5 1.5 4.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 4.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 6

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2006-071982-83
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 57 41.4 25.0 0.9 3.3 4.2 4.4 1.1 0.2 3.1 2.0 9.4 20.0 .471 2.1 5.5 .381 4.1 5.5 .748
Tree Rollins 80 30.9 7.8 2.6 6.7 9.3 0.9 0.6 4.3 1.2 3.7 3.3 6.4 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 3 39.3 9.7 3.3 6.7 10.0 1.0 0.3 3.3 2.0 4.0 4.3 9.0 .481 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 3.0 .333

Season 7

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2007-081983-84
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 82 40.8 21.7 1.0 3.5 4.5 5.8 1.0 0.2 2.7 2.0 7.9 18.3 .432 2.1 5.4 .381 3.9 4.6 .834
Tree Rollins 77 30.5 8.6 2.6 5.1 7.7 0.8 0.5 3.6 1.3 3.9 3.6 6.9 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 7 39.3 20.0 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.0 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 6.7 16.4 .409 2.3 5.1 .444 4.3 4.7 .909
Tree Rollins 5 30.4 5.0 2.0 4.8 6.8 0.2 0.4 2.0 2.2 4.6 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 8

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2008-091984-85
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Joe Johnson 79 39.5 21.4 0.8 3.6 4.4 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.5 2.2 7.8 18.0 .437 1.9 5.2 .360 3.8 4.6 .826
Tree Rollins 70 25.0 6.3 1.6 4.7 6.3 0.7 0.5 2.4 1.1 3.0 2.7 4.8 .549 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 39.0 16.4 1.5 2.9 4.5 3.5 1.3 0.0 2.9 2.2 6.4 15.3 .417 1.1 3.2 .343 2.5 4.1 .622
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2009-101985-86
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 76 38.0 21.3 1.0 3.7 4.6 4.9 1.1 0.1 1.9 1.9 8.4 18.2 .458 1.7 4.6 .369 2.9 3.5 .818
Tree Rollins 74 24.1 5.6 1.8 4.4 6.2 0.6 0.5 2.3 1.2 3.2 2.3 4.7 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 40.0 17.9 1.8 3.3 5.1 5.0 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.0 18.1 .387 0.8 3.7 .220 3.1 3.8 .810
Tree Rollins 9 27.6 6.6 2.0 6.7 8.7 0.3 0.2 1.7 1.3 3.6 2.9 5.2 .553 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .636

Season 10

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2010-111986-87
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 72 35.5 18.2 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.7 0.7 0.1 2.0 1.8 7.1 16.1 .443 1.2 4.2 .297 2.7 3.4 .802
Tree Rollins 75 23.5 5.4 2.1 4.4 6.5 0.3 0.6 1.9 0.8 3.2 2.3 4.2 .546 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 12 41.4 18.8 1.5 3.1 4.6 3.3 1.1 0.1 2.6 1.6 7.3 16.5 .439 1.5 3.5 .429 2.8 3.5 .810
Tree Rollins 9 24.6 4.4 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 3.7 1.7 3.1 .536 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .714

Season 11

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2011-121987-88
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 60 35.5 18.8 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.3 7.1 15.5 .454 2.1 5.4 .388 2.6 3.1 .849
Tree Rollins 76 23.2 4.4 1.9 4.2 6.0 0.3 0.4 1.7 0.7 3.0 1.8 3.4 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 40.5 17.2 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.5 1.3 0.2 2.7 1.8 6.3 17.0 .373 1.5 6.0 .250 3.0 4.0 .750
Tree Rollins 12 27.8 4.4 1.9 4.0 5.9 0.5 0.8 1.6 0.4 3.8 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .867

Season 12

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2012-131988-89
Team Brooklyn NetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 72 36.7 16.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.4 6.2 14.6 .423 2.1 5.5 .375 1.8 2.2 .820
Tree Rollins 60 9.7 2.3 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.5 1.0 2.3 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 7 38.7 14.9 0.6 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.1 0.0 1.7 1.9 6.1 14.7 .417 1.4 5.6 .256 1.1 1.3 .889
Tree Rollins 5 14.8 3.0 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.2 2.0 1.2 1.6 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .600

Season 13

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2013-141989-90
Team Brooklyn NetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 79 32.6 15.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 1.6 5.8 12.9 .454 2.1 5.1 .401 2.0 2.5 .815
Tree Rollins 48 14.0 2.6 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.7 1.7 1.2 2.6 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 12 39.1 21.2 0.8 3.1 3.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.7 8.2 15.3 .533 1.8 4.4 .415 3.0 3.6 .837
Tree Rollins 3 12.7 2.7 0.0 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 14

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2014-151990-91
Team Brooklyn NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 80 34.9 14.4 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.7 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.5 5.6 12.8 .435 1.5 4.2 .359 1.8 2.2 .801
Tree Rollins 37 5.5 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.9 .424 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 6 41.5 16.5 0.8 6.8 7.7 4.8 1.2 0.0 0.8 2.7 5.7 15.7 .362 2.0 6.8 .293 3.2 4.0 .792
Tree Rollins 6 5.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2015-161991-92
Team Brooklyn Nets, Miami HeatHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Joe Johnson 81 33.4 12.2 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.9 0.8 0.0 2.0 1.8 4.7 10.6 .439 1.5 3.9 .383 1.5 1.8 .831
Tree Rollins 59 11.8 2.0 1.0 1.9 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.8 1.5 .535 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 14 35.1 12.1 0.5 4.2 4.7 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.9 4.9 11.3 .430 0.9 3.3 .283 1.5 1.7 .875
Tree Rollins ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2016-171992-93
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 78 23.6 9.2 0.4 2.7 3.1 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.2 3.5 8.0 .436 1.4 3.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .818
Tree Rollins 42 5.9 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.0 .268 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 11 29.6 12.9 0.7 3.2 3.9 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 5.3 12.1 .436 1.4 4.1 .333 1.0 1.4 .733
Tree Rollins 6 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2017-181993-94
Team Utah Jazz, Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 55 21.9 6.8 0.3 2.9 3.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.7 6.5 .406 0.7 2.6 .276 0.7 0.8 .889
Tree Rollins 45 8.5 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.2 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 8 6.8 1.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 .353 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Tree Rollins 3 9.7 1.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 3.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Joe Johnson didn't play in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 18

Joe Johnson Tree Rollins
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Tree Rollins 51 9.4 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.8 .476 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Johnson ------- --- ----------
Tree Rollins 14 5.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.4 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .250