Earl Cureton (The Twirl)
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 3, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan
High School: Finney in Detroit, Michigan
College: University of Detroit Mercy
Draft: Philadelphia 76ers, 3rd round (14th pick, 58th overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1980
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 69 | 11 | 1128 | 133 | 310 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 63 | 97 | 271 | 63 | 32 | 36 | 58 | 135 | 299 | .429 | .000 | .524 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 31 | 5 | 527 | 66 | 146 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 138 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 56 | 148 | .452 | .000 | .615 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
| Road | 38 | 6 | 601 | 67 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 133 | 35 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 79 | 151 | .409 | .459 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 40 | 5 | 615 | 70 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 51 | 143 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 37 | 74 | 156 | .438 | .516 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.6 | |
| Post | 29 | 6 | 513 | 63 | 150 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 128 | 41 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 61 | 143 | .420 | .000 | .531 | 17.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 13 | 1 | 174 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 49 | .389 | .636 | 13.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | |
| Loss | 56 | 10 | 954 | 112 | 256 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | 81 | 228 | 55 | 24 | 29 | 46 | 117 | 250 | .438 | .000 | .500 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 11 | 3 | 157 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 48 | .511 | .000 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.8 | |
| December | 12 | 1 | 201 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 50 | .500 | .545 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 | ||
| January | 16 | 1 | 248 | 24 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 56 | .358 | .615 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||
| February | 5 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | ||
| March | 15 | 6 | 327 | 46 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 82 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 101 | .447 | .000 | .563 | 21.8 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 1.3 | |
| April | 10 | 0 | 149 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 43 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 36 | .350 | .500 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 1 | 104 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 50 | .512 | .750 | 17.3 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 1.7 | |
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 63 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | .579 | .500 | 21.0 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Tuesday | 13 | 2 | 201 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 40 | .354 | .429 | 15.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Wednesday | 14 | 4 | 278 | 36 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 73 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 84 | .419 | .000 | .706 | 19.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 1 | 81 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | .471 | .333 | 16.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 2 | 204 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 42 | .426 | .286 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | ||
| Saturday | 14 | 1 | 197 | 19 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 42 | .380 | .444 | 14.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 11 | 11 | 290 | 40 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 78 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 85 | .460 | .455 | 26.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 2.0 | |
| Reserve | 58 | 0 | 838 | 93 | 223 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 52 | 63 | 193 | 41 | 20 | 30 | 51 | 97 | 214 | .417 | .000 | .538 | 14.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 6 | 4 | 206 | 31 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 57 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 66 | .431 | .000 | .667 | 34.3 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 3.0 |
| 20-29 | 16 | 5 | 389 | 53 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 100 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 118 | .482 | .000 | .545 | 24.3 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 30 | 2 | 439 | 43 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 94 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 99 | .406 | .520 | 14.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | ||
| 0-9 | 17 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | .273 | .400 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 4 | 311 | 39 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 85 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 86 | .438 | .533 | 19.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | |
| 1 Day | 29 | 5 | 490 | 53 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 34 | 111 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 53 | 122 | .414 | .000 | .552 | 16.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 1 | 110 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 17 | .368 | .375 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | ||
| 3+ Days | 15 | 1 | 201 | 30 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 66 | .455 | .000 | .545 | 13.4 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 19 | 2 | 274 | 25 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 66 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 58 | .368 | .000 | .500 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Western | 50 | 9 | 854 | 108 | 242 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 205 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 97 | 241 | .446 | .000 | .532 | 17.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 0 | 109 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 13 | .273 | .000 | .167 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| Central | 9 | 2 | 165 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 45 | .413 | .700 | 18.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | ||
| Midwest | 25 | 4 | 443 | 57 | 136 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 40 | 110 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 49 | 129 | .419 | .000 | .625 | 17.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 25 | 5 | 411 | 51 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 95 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 112 | .481 | .435 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .385 | .667 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .429 | .500 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Dallas | 4 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .364 | .500 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Denver | 5 | 0 | 86 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | .393 | .000 | .333 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .357 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | .462 | .333 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 96 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 34 | .457 | .500 | 24.0 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .500 | .500 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | .412 | .667 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | .500 | .750 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .400 | .000 | .000 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Phoenix | 5 | 1 | 99 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | .480 | .500 | 19.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 2 | 82 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | .500 | .000 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 80 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .316 | .714 | 16.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | ||
| San Antonio | 3 | 1 | 67 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 35 | .593 | .750 | 22.3 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Seattle | 6 | 0 | 95 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 | .520 | .500 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | .250 | .750 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .000 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||