Luol Deng vs. Dennis Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Johnson and Luol Deng, 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.
Luol Deng played 15 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dennis Johnson, who played 14. Luol Deng had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Dennis Johnson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 |
Luol Deng |
15 |
7 |
2004-05 to 2018-19 |
Dennis Johnson |
14 |
13 |
1976-77 to 1989-90 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Luol Deng |
Dennis Johnson |
Season |
2004-05 | 1976-77 |
Team |
Chicago Bulls | Seattle Supersonics |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First 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 |
% |
Luol Deng |
61 |
27.3 |
11.7 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
10.6 |
.434 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
.265 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.741 |
Dennis Johnson |
81 |
20.6 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.504 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.5 |
.624 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dennis Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
78 |
33.4 |
14.3 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
5.7 |
12.2 |
.463 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.269 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.750 |
Dennis Johnson |
81 |
27.3 |
12.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
10.9 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.732 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
6 |
30.0 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
.429 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.200 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
.571 |
Dennis Johnson |
22 |
37.6 |
16.1 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
13.4 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
7.2 |
.704 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
82 |
37.5 |
18.8 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
7.1 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
7.7 |
14.9 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
.777 |
Dennis Johnson |
80 |
34.0 |
15.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
13.9 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.781 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
10 |
41.0 |
22.2 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
8.7 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
16.8 |
.524 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
.807 |
Dennis Johnson |
17 |
40.1 |
20.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.4 |
.771 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
63 |
33.8 |
17.0 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
6.8 |
14.2 |
.479 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.364 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.770 |
Dennis Johnson |
81 |
36.3 |
19.0 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
16.8 |
.422 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.207 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.780 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dennis Johnson |
15 |
38.8 |
17.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
16.3 |
.410 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.839 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
49 |
34.0 |
14.1 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
5.4 |
12.1 |
.448 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.400 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.796 |
Dennis Johnson |
79 |
33.1 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
15.4 |
.436 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.216 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dennis Johnson |
7 |
38.1 |
19.6 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
15.7 |
.473 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
.762 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
70 |
37.9 |
17.6 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
14.5 |
.466 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.386 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.764 |
Dennis Johnson |
80 |
36.7 |
19.5 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
15.4 |
.470 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.190 |
5.0 |
6.2 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
5 |
40.6 |
18.8 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
16.0 |
.463 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
.083 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
.731 |
Dennis Johnson |
7 |
38.7 |
22.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
18.9 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.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 |
% |
Luol Deng |
82 |
39.1 |
17.4 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
14.1 |
.460 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.345 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.753 |
Dennis Johnson |
77 |
33.1 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
11.2 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.161 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
16 |
42.9 |
16.9 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
6.6 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
14.4 |
.426 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
.324 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
.839 |
Dennis Johnson |
3 |
36.0 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
16.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
54 |
39.4 |
15.3 |
1.4 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
14.0 |
.412 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.367 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.770 |
Dennis Johnson |
80 |
33.3 |
13.2 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
.437 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.125 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.852 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
6 |
38.0 |
14.0 |
1.3 |
7.0 |
8.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
13.2 |
.456 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.571 |
Dennis Johnson |
22 |
36.7 |
16.6 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
14.5 |
.404 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.429 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
.867 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
75 |
38.7 |
16.5 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
14.6 |
.426 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.322 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.816 |
Dennis Johnson |
80 |
37.2 |
15.7 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
13.3 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.269 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.853 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
5 |
44.8 |
13.8 |
1.0 |
6.6 |
7.6 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
16.8 |
.381 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
.056 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.400 |
Dennis Johnson |
21 |
40.4 |
17.3 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
15.2 |
.445 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
.860 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
63 |
35.1 |
16.0 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
5.9 |
13.7 |
.431 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
.302 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
.791 |
Dennis Johnson |
78 |
35.0 |
15.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
13.6 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.143 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dennis Johnson |
18 |
39.7 |
16.2 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
13.6 |
.445 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.375 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
.798 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
72 |
33.6 |
14.0 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
5.1 |
10.9 |
.469 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.355 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.761 |
Dennis Johnson |
79 |
37.1 |
13.4 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
12.1 |
.444 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.113 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dennis Johnson |
23 |
41.9 |
18.9 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
15.7 |
.465 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
.115 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.850 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
74 |
32.4 |
12.3 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
10.1 |
.455 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.344 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.755 |
Dennis Johnson |
77 |
34.7 |
12.6 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
10.4 |
.438 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.261 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
14 |
35.4 |
13.3 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
9.9 |
.471 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.421 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.842 |
Dennis Johnson |
17 |
41.3 |
15.9 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
8.2 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
12.4 |
.433 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.375 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.796 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
56 |
26.5 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
.387 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.309 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.730 |
Dennis Johnson |
72 |
32.1 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
8.9 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.140 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dennis Johnson |
3 |
19.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
.267 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Luol Deng |
1 |
13.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Dennis Johnson |
75 |
27.1 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.042 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.843 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dennis Johnson |
5 |
32.4 |
13.8 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
12.4 |
.484 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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 |
% |
Luol Deng |
22 |
17.8 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
.500 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.318 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.714 |
Dennis Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Luol Deng |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dennis Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |