Ray Allen vs. Louie Nelson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Louie Nelson and Ray Allen, 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.
Ray Allen played 18 years in the NBA, 13 more than Louie Nelson, who played 5. Ray Allen had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Louie Nelson had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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 |
Ray Allen |
18 |
11 |
1996-97 to 2013-14 |
Louie Nelson |
5 |
0 |
1973-74 to 1977-78 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Ray Allen |
Louie Nelson |
Season |
1996-97 | 1973-74 |
Team |
Milwaukee Bucks | Capital Bullets |
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 |
% |
Ray Allen |
82 |
30.9 |
13.4 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
11.1 |
.430 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.393 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.823 |
Louie Nelson |
49 |
11.3 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.726 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
82 |
40.1 |
19.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
16.0 |
.428 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
.364 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
.875 |
Louie Nelson |
72 |
26.4 |
11.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
- |
2.6 |
4.3 |
9.4 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
50 |
34.4 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.450 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.356 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
.903 |
Louie Nelson |
66 |
30.8 |
12.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
- |
2.2 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
3 |
40.0 |
22.3 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
7.3 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
8.3 |
15.7 |
.532 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
.474 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
.615 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
82 |
37.4 |
22.1 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
17.2 |
.455 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.423 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
.887 |
Louie Nelson |
4 |
14.3 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.571 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
5 |
37.4 |
22.0 |
2.0 |
4.6 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
18.0 |
.444 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.385 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.909 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
82 |
38.2 |
22.0 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
16.0 |
.480 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
.433 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
.888 |
Louie Nelson |
33 |
12.3 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.679 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
18 |
42.7 |
25.1 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
8.8 |
18.4 |
.477 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.479 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
.919 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
69 |
36.6 |
21.8 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
16.6 |
.462 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
.434 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
.873 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
76 |
37.9 |
22.5 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
17.9 |
.439 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.377 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
.916 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
56 |
38.4 |
23.0 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
8.0 |
18.2 |
.440 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
.392 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
.904 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
78 |
39.3 |
23.9 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
8.2 |
19.2 |
.428 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
.376 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
.883 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
11 |
39.6 |
26.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
9.3 |
19.5 |
.474 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
.378 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
.889 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
78 |
38.7 |
25.1 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
8.7 |
19.2 |
.454 |
3.4 |
8.4 |
.412 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
.903 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
55 |
40.3 |
26.4 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
9.2 |
21.0 |
.438 |
3.0 |
8.1 |
.372 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
.903 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
73 |
35.9 |
17.4 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
13.5 |
.445 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.398 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
.907 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
26 |
38.0 |
15.6 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
12.0 |
.428 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
.396 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
.913 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
79 |
36.4 |
18.2 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
13.2 |
.480 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.409 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
.952 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
14 |
40.4 |
18.3 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
14.7 |
.403 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
.350 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
.948 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
80 |
35.2 |
16.3 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
12.2 |
.477 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.363 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
.913 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
24 |
38.5 |
16.1 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
12.7 |
.431 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.386 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.863 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
80 |
36.1 |
16.5 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
12.2 |
.491 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.444 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.881 |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ray Allen |
9 |
40.1 |
18.9 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
12.1 |
.523 |
3.6 |
6.2 |
.571 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
.960 |
Louie Nelson |
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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 |
% |
Ray Allen |
46 |
34.0 |
14.2 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.458 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.453 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
.915 |
Louie Nelson |
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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 |
% |
Ray Allen |
18 |
34.2 |
10.7 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
9.3 |
.395 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
.304 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.711 |
Louie Nelson |
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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 |
% |
Ray Allen |
79 |
25.8 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.2 |
.449 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.419 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.886 |
Louie Nelson |
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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 |
% |
Ray Allen |
23 |
24.9 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
.430 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
.406 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.870 |
Louie Nelson |
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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 |
% |
Ray Allen |
73 |
26.5 |
9.6 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
.442 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.375 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.905 |
Louie Nelson |
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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 |
% |
Ray Allen |
20 |
26.4 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
.413 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.388 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
.919 |
Louie Nelson |
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