Pau Gasol vs. Cheikh Samb Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cheikh Samb and Pau Gasol, 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.
Pau Gasol played 18 years in the NBA, 16 more than Cheikh Samb, who played 2. Pau Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Cheikh Samb had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 |
Pau Gasol |
18 |
12 |
2001-02 to 2018-19 |
Cheikh Samb |
2 |
0 |
2007-08 to 2008-09 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Pau Gasol |
Cheikh Samb |
Season |
2001-02 | 2007-08 |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies | Detroit Pistons |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
82 |
36.7 |
17.6 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
8.9 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
13.0 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.709 |
Cheikh Samb |
4 |
7.8 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 2 |
|
Pau Gasol |
Cheikh Samb |
Season |
2002-03 | 2008-09 |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies | Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks |
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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
82 |
36.0 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
8.8 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
13.6 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.100 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
.736 |
Cheikh Samb |
18 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.188 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.429 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
78 |
31.5 |
17.7 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
7.7 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
13.4 |
.482 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.267 |
4.7 |
6.6 |
.714 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
4 |
33.5 |
18.5 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
12.3 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.5 |
5.0 |
.900 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
56 |
32.0 |
17.8 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
7.3 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
12.4 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
.768 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
4 |
33.0 |
21.3 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
9.8 |
20.0 |
.488 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.500 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
80 |
39.2 |
20.4 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
8.9 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
14.9 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
5.3 |
7.7 |
.689 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
4 |
39.5 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
16.8 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
.767 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
59 |
36.2 |
20.8 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
9.8 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
14.5 |
.538 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.273 |
5.1 |
6.8 |
.748 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
66 |
35.6 |
18.9 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
13.5 |
.534 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.250 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.807 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
21 |
39.8 |
16.9 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
9.3 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.4 |
5.0 |
.692 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
81 |
37.0 |
18.9 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
9.6 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
12.9 |
.567 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
.781 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
23 |
40.5 |
18.3 |
3.0 |
7.9 |
10.8 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
12.0 |
.580 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.3 |
6.1 |
.714 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
65 |
37.0 |
18.3 |
3.7 |
7.6 |
11.3 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
13.0 |
.536 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
.790 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
23 |
39.7 |
19.6 |
4.0 |
7.1 |
11.1 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
13.3 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.2 |
6.9 |
.759 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
82 |
37.0 |
18.8 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
10.2 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
13.7 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.823 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
10 |
35.8 |
13.1 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
7.8 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
11.2 |
.420 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.800 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
65 |
37.4 |
17.4 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
10.4 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
14.1 |
.501 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.259 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.782 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
12 |
37.0 |
12.5 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
9.5 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
11.9 |
.434 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.400 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.828 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
49 |
33.8 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
11.8 |
.466 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.286 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.702 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
4 |
36.5 |
14.0 |
1.8 |
9.8 |
11.5 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
6.3 |
13.0 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.8 |
.545 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
60 |
31.4 |
17.4 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
9.7 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.480 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.736 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
78 |
34.4 |
18.5 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
11.8 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
7.3 |
14.8 |
.494 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.462 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.803 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
10 |
31.7 |
14.4 |
1.7 |
7.7 |
9.4 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
11.5 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.762 |
Cheikh Samb |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
72 |
31.8 |
16.5 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
11.0 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
13.8 |
.469 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.348 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.792 |
Cheikh Samb |
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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 |
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FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
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Cheikh Samb |
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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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
64 |
25.4 |
12.4 |
1.7 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
.502 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.538 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.707 |
Cheikh Samb |
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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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
16 |
22.8 |
7.7 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
7.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
.439 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.333 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.708 |
Cheikh Samb |
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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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
77 |
23.5 |
10.1 |
1.7 |
6.4 |
8.0 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
.458 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.358 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.756 |
Cheikh Samb |
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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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
5 |
18.0 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.900 |
Cheikh Samb |
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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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
30 |
12.0 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
.447 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.462 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.700 |
Cheikh Samb |
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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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
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Cheikh Samb |
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