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Lou Hudson

Louis Clyde Hudson (Lou, Sweet Lou, Super Lou)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 11, 1944 in Greensboro, North Carolina
High School: Dudley in Greensboro, North Carolina
College: University of Minnesota
Draft: St. Louis Hawks, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1966 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 15, 1966

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated Jun 17, 2013 11:17 PM
All-Time Rank: #123. Richard Hamilton… #124. Rudy Tomjanovich… #125. Gilbert Arenas… #126. LOU HUDSON… #127. Ralph Sampson… #128. Larry Johnson… #129. Jeff Hornacek… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 STL NBA SF 80 2446 620 1328 .467 231 327 .706 435 95 277 1471
1967-68 23 STL NBA SG 46 966 227 500 .454 120 164 .732 193 65 113 574
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 81 2869 716 1455 .492 338 435 .777 533 216 248 1770
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 80 3091 830 1564 .531 371 450 .824 373 276 225 2031
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 76 3113 829 1713 .484 381 502 .759 386 257 186 2039
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 77 3042 775 1540 .503 349 430 .812 385 309 225 1899
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 75 3027 816 1710 .477 397 481 .825 467 258 197 2029
1973-74 29 ATL NBA SF 65 2588 678 1356 .500 295 353 .836 126 224 350 213 160 29 205 1651
1974-75 30 ATL NBA SG 11 380 97 225 .431 48 57 .842 14 33 47 40 13 2 33 242
1975-76 31 ATL NBA SG 81 2558 569 1205 .472 237 291 .814 104 196 300 214 124 17 241 1375
1976-77 32 ATL NBA SG 58 1745 413 905 .456 142 169 .840 48 81 129 155 67 19 160 968
1977-78 33 LAL NBA SG 82 2283 493 992 .497 137 177 .774 80 108 188 193 94 14 150 196 1123
1978-79 34 LAL NBA SG 78 1686 329 636 .517 110 124 .887 64 76 140 141 58 17 99 133 768
Career NBA 890 29794 7392 15129 .489 3156 3960 .797 436 718 3926 2432 516 98 249 2439 17940

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 STL NBA SF 80 30.6 7.8 16.6 .467 2.9 4.1 .706 5.4 1.2 3.5 18.4
1967-68 23 STL NBA SG 46 21.0 4.9 10.9 .454 2.6 3.6 .732 4.2 1.4 2.5 12.5
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 81 35.4 8.8 18.0 .492 4.2 5.4 .777 6.6 2.7 3.1 21.9
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 80 38.6 10.4 19.6 .531 4.6 5.6 .824 4.7 3.5 2.8 25.4
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 76 41.0 10.9 22.5 .484 5.0 6.6 .759 5.1 3.4 2.4 26.8
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 77 39.5 10.1 20.0 .503 4.5 5.6 .812 5.0 4.0 2.9 24.7
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 75 40.4 10.9 22.8 .477 5.3 6.4 .825 6.2 3.4 2.6 27.1
1973-74 29 ATL NBA SF 65 39.8 10.4 20.9 .500 4.5 5.4 .836 1.9 3.4 5.4 3.3 2.5 0.4 3.2 25.4
1974-75 30 ATL NBA SG 11 34.5 8.8 20.5 .431 4.4 5.2 .842 1.3 3.0 4.3 3.6 1.2 0.2 3.0 22.0
1975-76 31 ATL NBA SG 81 31.6 7.0 14.9 .472 2.9 3.6 .814 1.3 2.4 3.7 2.6 1.5 0.2 3.0 17.0
1976-77 32 ATL NBA SG 58 30.1 7.1 15.6 .456 2.4 2.9 .840 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.7 1.2 0.3 2.8 16.7
1977-78 33 LAL NBA SG 82 27.8 6.0 12.1 .497 1.7 2.2 .774 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.4 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.4 13.7
1978-79 34 LAL NBA SG 78 21.6 4.2 8.2 .517 1.4 1.6 .887 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.7 9.8
Career NBA 890 33.5 8.3 17.0 .489 3.5 4.4 .797 1.2 1.9 4.4 2.7 1.4 0.3 1.6 2.7 20.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 STL NBA SF 80 2446 9.1 19.5 .467 3.4 4.8 .706 6.4 1.4 4.1 21.7
1967-68 23 STL NBA SG 46 966 8.5 18.6 .454 4.5 6.1 .732 7.2 2.4 4.2 21.4
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 81 2869 9.0 18.3 .492 4.2 5.5 .777 6.7 2.7 3.1 22.2
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 80 3091 9.7 18.2 .531 4.3 5.2 .824 4.3 3.2 2.6 23.7
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 76 3113 9.6 19.8 .484 4.4 5.8 .759 4.5 3.0 2.2 23.6
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 77 3042 9.2 18.2 .503 4.1 5.1 .812 4.6 3.7 2.7 22.5
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 75 3027 9.7 20.3 .477 4.7 5.7 .825 5.6 3.1 2.3 24.1
1973-74 29 ATL NBA SF 65 2588 9.4 18.9 .500 4.1 4.9 .836 1.8 3.1 4.9 3.0 2.2 0.4 2.9 23.0
1974-75 30 ATL NBA SG 11 380 9.2 21.3 .431 4.5 5.4 .842 1.3 3.1 4.5 3.8 1.2 0.2 3.1 22.9
1975-76 31 ATL NBA SG 81 2558 8.0 17.0 .472 3.3 4.1 .814 1.5 2.8 4.2 3.0 1.7 0.2 3.4 19.4
1976-77 32 ATL NBA SG 58 1745 8.5 18.7 .456 2.9 3.5 .840 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.2 1.4 0.4 3.3 20.0
1977-78 33 LAL NBA SG 82 2283 7.8 15.6 .497 2.2 2.8 .774 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.0 1.5 0.2 2.4 3.1 17.7
1978-79 34 LAL NBA SG 78 1686 7.0 13.6 .517 2.3 2.6 .887 1.4 1.6 3.0 3.0 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.8 16.4
Career NBA 890 29794 8.9 18.3 .489 3.8 4.8 .797 1.4 2.3 4.7 2.9 1.7 0.3 2.3 2.9 21.7

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1966-67 22 STL NBA SF 80 2446 15.3 .500 .467 5.9 3.4 1.5 4.9 .097
1967-68 23 STL NBA SG 46 966 16.1 .502 .454 10.4 1.3 0.9 2.2 .110
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 81 2869 18.7 .538 .492 11.3 7.8 2.3 10.1 .168
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 80 3091 19.0 .576 .531 12.8 9.8 1.3 11.1 .172
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 76 3113 18.2 .527 .484 5.6 12.7 6.9 1.0 7.9 .122
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 77 3042 19.1 .549 .503 6.2 16.2 8.2 1.5 9.7 .154
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 75 3027 19.0 .528 .477 7.4 12.8 7.2 2.1 9.3 .148
1973-74 29 ATL NBA SF 65 2588 19.5 .546 .500 4.8 8.9 6.8 12.7 2.7 0.6 99 6.5 2.4 8.8 .164
1974-75 30 ATL NBA SG 11 380 17.4 .484 .431 3.4 9.0 6.0 17.3 1.5 0.3 102 0.6 0.2 0.8 .100
1975-76 31 ATL NBA SG 81 2558 16.8 .516 .472 4.1 8.1 6.0 13.7 2.2 0.4 102 4.6 1.3 5.9 .111
1976-77 32 ATL NBA SG 58 1745 14.7 .494 .456 2.9 5.0 3.9 14.9 1.8 0.6 104 1.9 0.8 2.7 .074
1977-78 33 LAL NBA SG 82 2283 14.2 .525 .497 3.7 4.7 4.2 11.6 1.9 0.3 12.3 20.9 103 104 2.8 1.3 4.2 .088
1978-79 34 LAL NBA SG 78 1686 13.7 .556 .517 4.4 4.6 4.5 10.8 1.6 0.5 12.5 18.7 108 107 2.3 1.1 3.3 .095
Career NBA 890 29794 17.4 .532 .489 4.0 6.6 5.8 12.4 2.1 0.5 12.4 20.0 105 103 63.4 17.6 81.0 .131

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 STL NBA SF 9 317 77 179 .430 49 68 .721 48 15 35 203
1967-68 23 STL NBA SG 6 181 44 99 .444 42 47 .894 43 14 21 130
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 11 424 101 216 .468 40 52 .769 59 32 43 242
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 9 360 78 187 .417 41 50 .820 40 33 34 197
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 5 213 49 108 .454 29 39 .744 35 15 19 127
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 6 266 63 139 .453 24 29 .828 33 21 13 150
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 6 255 76 166 .458 26 29 .897 47 17 16 178
1977-78 33 LAL NBA SG 3 93 14 38 .368 7 8 .875 7 2 9 9 5 0 5 9 35
1978-79 34 LAL NBA SG 6 90 17 32 .531 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 8 1 0 5 6 38
Career NBA 61 2199 519 1164 .446 262 326 .804 8 5 318 164 6 0 10 196 1300

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 STL NBA SF 9 35.2 8.6 19.9 .430 5.4 7.6 .721 5.3 1.7 3.9 22.6
1967-68 23 STL NBA SG 6 30.2 7.3 16.5 .444 7.0 7.8 .894 7.2 2.3 3.5 21.7
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 11 38.5 9.2 19.6 .468 3.6 4.7 .769 5.4 2.9 3.9 22.0
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 9 40.0 8.7 20.8 .417 4.6 5.6 .820 4.4 3.7 3.8 21.9
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 5 42.6 9.8 21.6 .454 5.8 7.8 .744 7.0 3.0 3.8 25.4
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 6 44.3 10.5 23.2 .453 4.0 4.8 .828 5.5 3.5 2.2 25.0
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 6 42.5 12.7 27.7 .458 4.3 4.8 .897 7.8 2.8 2.7 29.7
1977-78 33 LAL NBA SG 3 31.0 4.7 12.7 .368 2.3 2.7 .875 2.3 0.7 3.0 3.0 1.7 0.0 1.7 3.0 11.7
1978-79 34 LAL NBA SG 6 15.0 2.8 5.3 .531 0.7 0.7 1.000 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.0 6.3
Career NBA 61 36.0 8.5 19.1 .446 4.3 5.3 .804 0.9 0.6 5.2 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.1 3.2 21.3

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 STL NBA SF 9 317 8.7 20.3 .430 5.6 7.7 .721 5.5 1.7 4.0 23.1
1967-68 23 STL NBA SG 6 181 8.8 19.7 .444 8.4 9.3 .894 8.6 2.8 4.2 25.9
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 11 424 8.6 18.3 .468 3.4 4.4 .769 5.0 2.7 3.7 20.5
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 9 360 7.8 18.7 .417 4.1 5.0 .820 4.0 3.3 3.4 19.7
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 5 213 8.3 18.3 .454 4.9 6.6 .744 5.9 2.5 3.2 21.5
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 6 266 8.5 18.8 .453 3.2 3.9 .828 4.5 2.8 1.8 20.3
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 6 255 10.7 23.4 .458 3.7 4.1 .897 6.6 2.4 2.3 25.1
1977-78 33 LAL NBA SG 3 93 5.4 14.7 .368 2.7 3.1 .875 2.7 0.8 3.5 3.5 1.9 0.0 1.9 3.5 13.5
1978-79 34 LAL NBA SG 6 90 6.8 12.8 .531 1.6 1.6 1.000 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 2.0 2.4 15.2
Career NBA 61 2199 8.5 19.1 .446 4.3 5.3 .804 1.6 1.0 5.2 2.7 1.2 0.0 2.0 3.2 21.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1966-67 22 STL NBA SF 9 317 15.5 .486 .430 8.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 .106
1967-68 23 STL NBA SG 6 181 21.2 .543 .444 13.0 0.6 0.1 0.7 .185
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 11 424 17.4 .507 .468 12.4 0.9 0.4 1.4 .155
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 9 360 13.7 .471 .417 12.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 .064
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 5 213 18.0 .507 .454 7.3 11.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 .120
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 6 266 15.5 .494 .453 5.8 11.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 .061
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 6 255 19.3 .498 .458 8.6 10.1 0.4 0.2 0.7 .123
1977-78 33 LAL NBA SG 3 93 11.4 .421 .368 7.5 2.4 5.1 13.2 2.6 0.0 10.7 19.7 100 108 0.1 0.0 0.1 .053
1978-79 34 LAL NBA SG 6 90 12.1 .563 .531 1.4 3.5 2.5 12.4 0.5 0.0 12.9 18.4 104 113 0.1 0.0 0.1 .038
Career NBA 61 2199 16.4 .497 .446 4.5 2.9 6.5 11.4 1.6 0.0 11.7 19.1 102 110 3.4 1.5 4.9 .108

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 24 ATL NBA SF 1 0 20:00 6 13 .462 1 1 1.000 1 1 0 13
1969-70 25 ATL NBA SF 1 1 18:00 5 12 .417 5 5 1.000 1 0 1 15
1970-71 26 ATL NBA SF 1 0 17:00 6 13 .462 2 3 .667 3 1 3 14
1971-72 27 ATL NBA SG 1 1 18:00 2 7 .286 2 2 1.000 3 3 3 6
1972-73 28 ATL NBA SF 1 0 9:00 2 8 .250 2 2 1.000 2 0 2 6
1973-74 29 ATL NBA SF 1 1 17:00 5 8 .625 2 2 1.000 1 3 1 0 1 2 12
Career NBA 6 3 99 26 61 .426 14 15 .933 1 13 6 0 1 11 66

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 13 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Lou Hudson 11.1 10.1 9.7 9.3 8.8 7.9 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.3 2.7 2.2 0.8
Chris Webber 93.6 11.0 10.7 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 6.9 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.4 1.9 1.1
Ben Wallace 92.0 11.6 10.6 10.2 10.1 8.5 8.2 7.0 5.6 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.9 -0.2
James Worthy 91.6 10.6 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.0 7.9 7.5 6.5 5.1 3.1 3.0 0.1
Glen Rice 91.3 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.3 9.0 8.3 7.9 6.3 5.7 4.4 2.2 1.4 0.0
Carlos Boozer 90.8 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.4 7.6 5.9 5.8 5.7 4.1 3.5 2.6
Kiki Vandeweghe 90.6 11.0 10.8 10.3 9.9 8.4 7.7 5.7 3.8 2.9 2.0 1.2 1.1 0.8
Peja Stojakovic 90.5 13.5 10.1 10.1 9.9 8.1 8.0 7.3 4.8 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.9
Lamar Odom 89.8 10.1 9.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.2 2.2 0.7 0.3
Billy Cunningham 89.8 11.9 10.3 10.0 9.0 8.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.0 3.5 1.2
Cliff Hagan 89.2 11.8 11.7 10.8 10.0 8.5 7.1 6.5 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 1.3 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Lou Hudson 11.1 10.1 9.7 9.3 8.8 7.9 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.3 2.7 2.2 0.8
Chris Webber 92.0 11.0 10.7 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 6.9 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.4 1.9 1.1 0.1
Glen Rice 91.9 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.3 9.0 8.3 7.9 6.3 5.7 4.4 3.3 2.2 1.4 0.0 -0.1
James Worthy 91.6 10.6 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.0 7.9 7.5 6.5 5.1 3.1 3.0 0.1
Lamar Odom 91.4 10.1 9.7 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.2 2.7 2.2 0.7 0.3
Carlos Boozer 90.8 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.4 7.6 5.9 5.8 5.7 4.1 3.5 2.6
Kiki Vandeweghe 90.6 11.0 10.8 10.3 9.9 8.4 7.7 5.7 3.8 2.9 2.0 1.2 1.1 0.8
Peja Stojakovic 90.5 13.5 10.1 10.1 9.9 8.1 8.0 7.3 4.8 3.8 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.9
Billy Cunningham 89.8 11.9 10.3 10.0 9.0 8.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.0 3.5 1.2
Cliff Hagan 89.2 11.8 11.7 10.8 10.0 8.5 7.1 6.5 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 1.3 0.1
Ben Wallace 89.1 11.6 10.6 10.2 10.1 8.5 8.2 7.0 5.6 4.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.9 1.9 1.4 -0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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
1963-64 19 MINNESOTA 24 191 435 53 85 191 435 .439 .624 18.1 8.0
1964-65 20 MINNESOTA 24 231 463 96 123 247 558 .499 .780 23.3 10.3
1965-66 21 MINNESOTA 17 143 303 50 77 138 336 .472 .649 19.8 8.1
Career 65 565 1201 199 285 576 1329 .470 .698 20.4 8.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1969 NBA
1970 NBA
1971 NBA
1972 NBA
1973 NBA
1974 NBA
Honors
1966-67 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
1969-70 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1972-73 NBA 0.001 (18)
Career 0.001 (235)
Games
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
Field Goals
1968-69 NBA 716 (9)
1969-70 NBA 830 (4)
1970-71 NBA 829 (4)
1971-72 NBA 775 (8)
1972-73 NBA 816 (5)
Career NBA 7392 (44)
Career 7392 (48)
Field Goal Attempts
1969-70 NBA 1564 (7)
1970-71 NBA 1713 (5)
1971-72 NBA 1540 (10)
1972-73 NBA 1710 (8)
Career NBA 15129 (52)
Career 15129 (55)
Free Throws
1972-73 NBA 397 (7)
Free Throw Attempts
1972-73 NBA 481 (9)
Steals
1973-74 NBA 160 (8)
Points
1969-70 NBA 2031 (5)
1970-71 NBA 2039 (6)
1972-73 NBA 2029 (6)
Career NBA 17940 (63)
Career 17940 (65)
Field Goal Pct
1968-69 NBA .492 (9)
1969-70 NBA .531 (3)
1971-72 NBA .503 (10)
Free Throw Pct
1969-70 NBA .824 (7)
Minutes Per Game
1970-71 NBA 41.0 (6)
Points Per Game
1969-70 NBA 25.4 (5)
1970-71 NBA 26.8 (5)
1972-73 NBA 27.1 (4)
Career NBA 20.2 (50)
Career 20.2 (55)
Player Efficiency Rating
1973-74 NBA 19.5 (8)
True Shooting Pct
1969-70 NBA .576 (4)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1968-69 NBA .492 (9)
1969-70 NBA .531 (3)
1971-72 NBA .503 (10)
Steal Pct
1973-74 NBA 2.7 (9)
Offensive Win Shares
1968-69 NBA 7.8 (8)
1969-70 NBA 9.8 (2)
1971-72 NBA 8.2 (7)
1972-73 NBA 7.2 (8)
1973-74 NBA 6.5 (10)
Career NBA 63.4 (70)
Career 63.4 (74)
Win Shares
1969-70 NBA 11.1 (7)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1969-70 NBA .172 (9)
1973-74 NBA .164 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.358 (122)
NBA Elo Player Rating
129th (overall) as of Jun 17, 2013, 5:02AM
  

Transactions

May 11, 1966: Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 NBA Draft.

September 30, 1977: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Los Angeles Lakers for Ollie Johnson.

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