Paul Joseph Arizin (Pitchin' Paul)
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 9, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: December 12, 2006
High School: LaSalle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: Villanova University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1978
Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950 NBA draft (territorial selection).
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 65 | 352 | 864 | .407 | 417 | 526 | .793 | 640 | 138 | 284 | 1121 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 66 | 2939 | 548 | 1222 | .448 | 578 | 707 | .818 | 745 | 170 | 250 | 1674 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2953 | 529 | 1325 | .399 | 454 | 585 | .776 | 675 | 210 | 270 | 1512 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2724 | 617 | 1378 | .448 | 507 | 626 | .810 | 539 | 189 | 282 | 1741 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 71 | 2767 | 613 | 1451 | .422 | 591 | 713 | .829 | 561 | 150 | 274 | 1817 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 2377 | 483 | 1229 | .393 | 440 | 544 | .809 | 503 | 135 | 235 | 1406 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2799 | 632 | 1466 | .431 | 587 | 722 | .813 | 637 | 119 | 264 | 1851 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2618 | 593 | 1400 | .424 | 420 | 526 | .798 | 621 | 165 | 263 | 1606 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 79 | 2935 | 650 | 1529 | .425 | 532 | 639 | .833 | 681 | 188 | 335 | 1832 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | PHW | NBA | 78 | 2785 | 611 | 1490 | .410 | 484 | 601 | .805 | 527 | 201 | 307 | 1706 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 713 | 24897 | 5628 | 13354 | .421 | 5010 | 6189 | .810 | 6129 | 1665 | 2764 | 16266 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 65 | 5.4 | 13.3 | .407 | 6.4 | 8.1 | .793 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 17.2 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 66 | 44.5 | 8.3 | 18.5 | .448 | 8.8 | 10.7 | .818 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 25.4 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 41.0 | 7.3 | 18.4 | .399 | 6.3 | 8.1 | .776 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 21.0 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 37.8 | 8.6 | 19.1 | .448 | 7.0 | 8.7 | .810 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 24.2 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 71 | 39.0 | 8.6 | 20.4 | .422 | 8.3 | 10.0 | .829 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 25.6 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 35.0 | 7.1 | 18.1 | .393 | 6.5 | 8.0 | .809 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 20.7 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 40.0 | 9.0 | 20.9 | .431 | 8.4 | 10.3 | .813 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 26.4 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 36.4 | 8.2 | 19.4 | .424 | 5.8 | 7.3 | .798 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 22.3 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 79 | 37.2 | 8.2 | 19.4 | .425 | 6.7 | 8.1 | .833 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 23.2 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | PHW | NBA | 78 | 35.7 | 7.8 | 19.1 | .410 | 6.2 | 7.7 | .805 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 21.9 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 713 | 38.4 | 7.9 | 18.7 | .421 | 7.0 | 8.7 | .810 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 22.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1950-51 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 65 | .407 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 66 | 2939 | 6.7 | 15.0 | .448 | 7.1 | 8.7 | .818 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 20.5 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2953 | 6.4 | 16.2 | .399 | 5.5 | 7.1 | .776 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 18.4 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2724 | 8.2 | 18.2 | .448 | 6.7 | 8.3 | .810 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 23.0 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 71 | 2767 | 8.0 | 18.9 | .422 | 7.7 | 9.3 | .829 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 23.6 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 2377 | 7.3 | 18.6 | .393 | 6.7 | 8.2 | .809 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 21.3 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2799 | 8.1 | 18.9 | .431 | 7.5 | 9.3 | .813 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 23.8 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2618 | 8.2 | 19.3 | .424 | 5.8 | 7.2 | .798 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 79 | 2935 | 8.0 | 18.8 | .425 | 6.5 | 7.8 | .833 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 22.5 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | PHW | NBA | 78 | 2785 | 7.9 | 19.3 | .410 | 6.3 | 7.8 | .805 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 713 | 24897 | 7.6 | 18.1 | .421 | 6.6 | 8.2 | .810 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 21.9 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
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| 1950-51 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 65 | .512 | .407 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 66 | 2939 | 25.3 | .546 | .448 | 14.8 | 1.2 | 16.0 | ||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2953 | 18.3 | .478 | .399 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2724 | 21.3 | .526 | .448 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 12.2 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 71 | 2767 | 22.3 | .515 | .422 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 12.3 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 68 | 2377 | 18.2 | .479 | .393 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 7.7 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 70 | 2799 | 21.9 | .519 | .431 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 72 | 2618 | 17.2 | .492 | .424 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 9.2 | ||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 79 | 2935 | 17.1 | .506 | .425 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | PHW | NBA | 78 | 2785 | 14.9 | .486 | .410 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 6.3 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 713 | 24897 | 19.7 | .506 | .421 | 72.8 | 22.2 | 95.1 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1950-51 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 41 | .519 | .813 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 120 | 24 | 53 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 77 | .453 | .879 | 40.0 | 25.7 | 12.7 | 2.7 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 10 | 409 | 103 | 229 | 83 | 99 | 84 | 29 | 31 | 289 | .450 | .838 | 40.9 | 28.9 | 8.4 | 2.9 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .375 | .600 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 8 | 309 | 66 | 169 | 56 | 72 | 62 | 16 | 26 | 188 | .391 | .778 | 38.6 | 23.5 | 7.8 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 9 | 371 | 84 | 195 | 69 | 79 | 86 | 33 | 29 | 237 | .431 | .873 | 41.2 | 26.3 | 9.6 | 3.7 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 125 | 22 | 67 | 23 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 67 | .328 | .697 | 41.7 | 22.3 | 8.7 | 4.0 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | PHW | NBA | 12 | 459 | 95 | 253 | 88 | 102 | 80 | 26 | 44 | 278 | .375 | .863 | 38.3 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 2.2 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 49 | 1815 | 411 | 1001 | 364 | 439 | 404 | 128 | 177 | 1186 | .411 | .829 | 38.6 | 24.2 | 8.2 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
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| 1950-51 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 2 | .602 | .519 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 120 | 29.5 | .570 | .453 | 18.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 10 | 409 | 24.2 | .530 | .450 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 2 | 22 | 17.3 | .441 | .375 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 8 | 309 | 20.1 | .468 | .391 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | PHW | NBA | 9 | 371 | 20.8 | .516 | .431 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 3 | 125 | 13.1 | .411 | .328 | 14.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | PHW | NBA | 12 | 459 | 16.4 | .467 | .375 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 49 | 1815 | 20.3 | .497 | .411 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 6.9 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1950-51 | 22 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 7 | 12 | .583 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 13 | .692 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 17 | .647 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 15 | .267 | 8 | 9 | .889 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | PHW | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | PHW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 9 | 4 | 206 | 54 | 116 | .466 | 29 | 36 | .806 | 47 | 6 | 29 | 137 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1947-48 | 19 | VILLANOVA | 24 | 101 | 65 | 267 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | VILLANOVA | 27 | 210 | 174 | 233 | 594 | .747 | 22.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 21 | VILLANOVA | 29 | 260 | 527 | 215 | 277 | 735 | .493 | .776 | 25.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 80 | 571 | 527 | 454 | 510 | 1596 | 1.083 | .890 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
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All-Star Games 1951 NBA1952 NBA 1955 NBA 1956 NBA 1957 NBA 1958 NBA 1959 NBA 1960 NBA 1961 NBA 1962 NBA |
Awards 1951-52 NBA All-Star Game MVP |
Honors 1949-50 NCAA AP All-America (1st)1951-52 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1955-56 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1956-57 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1958-59 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1955-56 NBA 0.259 (2)1956-57 NBA 0.118 (3) 1957-58 NBA 0.020 (8) 1958-59 NBA 0.095 (5) 1960-61 NBA 0.003 (15) Career 0.495 (50) |
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Games 1951-52 NBA 66 (1)1954-55 NBA 72 (2) 1955-56 NBA 72 (2) 1960-61 NBA 79 (1) |
Minutes Played 1951-52 NBA 2939 (1)1954-55 NBA 2953 (1) 1955-56 NBA 2724 (6) 1956-57 NBA 2767 (2) 1958-59 NBA 2799 (4) 1959-60 NBA 2618 (10) |
Field Goals 1951-52 NBA 548 (1)1954-55 NBA 529 (1) 1955-56 NBA 617 (2) 1956-57 NBA 613 (1) 1957-58 NBA 483 (7) 1958-59 NBA 632 (4) 1959-60 NBA 593 (8) 1960-61 NBA 650 (8) |
Field Goal Attempts 1951-52 NBA 1222 (3)1954-55 NBA 1325 (1) 1955-56 NBA 1378 (2) 1956-57 NBA 1451 (2) 1957-58 NBA 1229 (7) 1958-59 NBA 1466 (4) 1959-60 NBA 1400 (10) Career NBA 13354 (83) Career 13354 (91) |
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Field Goal Pct 1950-51 NBA .407 (7)1951-52 NBA .448 (1) 1955-56 NBA .448 (2) 1956-57 NBA .422 (7) 1958-59 NBA .431 (10) |
Free Throws 1950-51 NBA 417 (6)1951-52 NBA 578 (1) 1954-55 NBA 454 (4) 1955-56 NBA 507 (4) 1956-57 NBA 591 (2) 1957-58 NBA 440 (6) 1958-59 NBA 587 (2) 1959-60 NBA 420 (9) 1960-61 NBA 532 (6) 1961-62 NBA 484 (7) Career NBA 5010 (29) Career 5010 (34) |
Free Throw Attempts 1950-51 NBA 526 (5)1951-52 NBA 707 (1) 1954-55 NBA 585 (5) 1955-56 NBA 626 (4) 1956-57 NBA 713 (1) 1957-58 NBA 544 (6) 1958-59 NBA 722 (2) 1959-60 NBA 526 (8) 1960-61 NBA 639 (7) 1961-62 NBA 601 (9) Career NBA 6189 (31) Career 6189 (37) |
Free Throw Pct 1951-52 NBA .818 (9)1955-56 NBA .810 (7) 1956-57 NBA .829 (4) 1958-59 NBA .813 (7) 1959-60 NBA .798 (10) 1960-61 NBA .833 (5) |
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Total Rebounds 1950-51 NBA 640 (8)1951-52 NBA 745 (6) |
Personal Fouls 1950-51 NBA 284 (3)1954-55 NBA 270 (6) 1955-56 NBA 282 (6) 1956-57 NBA 274 (7) 1959-60 NBA 263 (8) 1960-61 NBA 335 (1) 1961-62 NBA 307 (6) |
Points 1950-51 NBA 1121 (6)1951-52 NBA 1674 (1) 1954-55 NBA 1512 (2) 1955-56 NBA 1741 (2) 1956-57 NBA 1817 (1) 1957-58 NBA 1406 (5) 1958-59 NBA 1851 (3) 1959-60 NBA 1606 (10) 1960-61 NBA 1832 (8) Career NBA 16266 (83) Career 16266 (89) |
Minutes Per Game 1951-52 NBA 44.5 (1)1954-55 NBA 41.0 (1) 1955-56 NBA 37.8 (5) 1956-57 NBA 39.0 (2) 1958-59 NBA 40.0 (3) Career NBA 38.4 (12) Career 38.4 (12) |
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Points Per Game 1950-51 NBA 17.2 (5)1951-52 NBA 25.4 (1) 1954-55 NBA 21.0 (3) 1955-56 NBA 24.2 (2) 1956-57 NBA 25.6 (1) 1957-58 NBA 20.7 (6) 1958-59 NBA 26.4 (2) 1959-60 NBA 22.3 (8) 1960-61 NBA 23.2 (9) Career NBA 22.8 (24) Career 22.8 (25) |
Rebounds Per Game 1950-51 NBA 9.8 (8)1951-52 NBA 11.3 (7) Career NBA 8.6 (83) Career 8.6 (90) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1951-52 NBA 25.3 (2)1955-56 NBA 21.3 (7) 1956-57 NBA 22.3 (5) 1958-59 NBA 21.9 (5) Career NBA 19.7 (70) Career 19.7 (75) |
True Shooting Pct 1950-51 NBA .512 (5)1951-52 NBA .546 (3) 1955-56 NBA .526 (3) 1956-57 NBA .515 (5) 1958-59 NBA .519 (3) 1960-61 NBA .506 (8) |
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Effective Field Goal Pct 1950-51 NBA .407 (7)1951-52 NBA .448 (1) 1955-56 NBA .448 (2) 1956-57 NBA .422 (7) 1958-59 NBA .431 (10) |
Offensive Win Shares 1951-52 NBA 14.8 (1)1954-55 NBA 5.8 (9) 1955-56 NBA 10.2 (2) 1956-57 NBA 10.7 (2) 1958-59 NBA 10.0 (3) 1960-61 NBA 6.7 (7) Career NBA 72.8 (37) Career 72.8 (42) |
Defensive Win Shares 1959-60 NBA 3.7 (8) |
Win Shares 1951-52 NBA 16.0 (1)1954-55 NBA 8.7 (7) 1955-56 NBA 12.2 (3) 1956-57 NBA 12.3 (3) 1958-59 NBA 13.0 (3) 1959-60 NBA 9.2 (8) 1960-61 NBA 9.7 (8) Career NBA 95.1 (70) Career 95.1 (74) |
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Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.998 (36) |
April 25, 1950: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1950 NBA Draft.
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