\LIH-nuhs KLAY-zuh\
Linas Kleiza
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: January 3, 1985 in Kaunas, Lithuania
High School: Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland
College: University of Missouri
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (27th pick, 27th overall), 2005 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 2005
Age: 28 years, 141 days ▪ Experience: 7 years
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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 | 79 | 13 | 1889 | 311 | 659 | 94 | 277 | 164 | 213 | 92 | 333 | 95 | 44 | 19 | 89 | 181 | 880 | .472 | .339 | .770 | 23.9 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 6 | 935 | 163 | 340 | 48 | 140 | 101 | 124 | 42 | 164 | 59 | 21 | 14 | 48 | 89 | 475 | .479 | .343 | .815 | 23.4 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| Road | 39 | 7 | 954 | 148 | 319 | 46 | 137 | 63 | 89 | 50 | 169 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 41 | 92 | 405 | .464 | .336 | .708 | 24.5 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 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 | 50 | 12 | 1282 | 211 | 447 | 67 | 197 | 106 | 139 | 59 | 221 | 63 | 36 | 14 | 61 | 122 | 595 | .472 | .340 | .763 | 25.6 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| Post | 29 | 1 | 607 | 100 | 212 | 27 | 80 | 58 | 74 | 33 | 112 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 59 | 285 | .472 | .338 | .784 | 20.9 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 49 | 5 | 1142 | 211 | 425 | 63 | 182 | 107 | 134 | 49 | 206 | 62 | 27 | 13 | 50 | 101 | 592 | .496 | .346 | .799 | 23.3 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| Loss | 30 | 8 | 747 | 100 | 234 | 31 | 95 | 57 | 79 | 43 | 127 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 80 | 288 | .427 | .326 | .722 | 24.9 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .500 | .500 | .250 | 27.3 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| November | 14 | 3 | 316 | 56 | 115 | 12 | 51 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 53 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 143 | .487 | .235 | .826 | 22.6 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| December | 13 | 2 | 297 | 49 | 102 | 17 | 42 | 27 | 33 | 18 | 54 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 142 | .480 | .405 | .818 | 22.9 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 1.4 | |
| January | 15 | 7 | 451 | 74 | 166 | 23 | 69 | 44 | 59 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 215 | .446 | .333 | .746 | 30.1 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 1.5 | |
| February | 12 | 0 | 289 | 41 | 86 | 15 | 39 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 114 | .477 | .385 | .607 | 24.1 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 312 | 49 | 105 | 16 | 43 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 66 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 138 | .467 | .372 | .828 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |
| April | 8 | 1 | 196 | 36 | 73 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 110 | .493 | .261 | .865 | 24.5 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | 13 | 1 | 315 | 50 | 111 | 16 | 44 | 28 | 35 | 18 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 144 | .450 | .364 | .800 | 24.2 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| Monday | 10 | 1 | 226 | 32 | 73 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 87 | .438 | .333 | .591 | 22.6 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | |
| Tuesday | 9 | 2 | 219 | 38 | 72 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 95 | .528 | .333 | .643 | 24.3 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | |
| Wednesday | 16 | 3 | 384 | 55 | 120 | 20 | 57 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 68 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 155 | .458 | .351 | .714 | 24.0 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 1.6 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 1 | 150 | 30 | 62 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 89 | .484 | .409 | .870 | 21.4 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 | |
| Friday | 14 | 2 | 311 | 52 | 114 | 16 | 54 | 32 | 40 | 18 | 61 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 152 | .456 | .296 | .800 | 22.2 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 1.1 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 3 | 285 | 54 | 107 | 13 | 40 | 37 | 44 | 13 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 158 | .505 | .325 | .841 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 4.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 13 | 13 | 451 | 76 | 159 | 19 | 58 | 51 | 66 | 18 | 61 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 38 | 222 | .478 | .328 | .773 | 34.7 | 17.1 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 66 | 0 | 1438 | 235 | 500 | 75 | 219 | 113 | 147 | 74 | 272 | 75 | 28 | 16 | 62 | 143 | 658 | .470 | .342 | .769 | 21.8 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 82 | 22 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 64 | .564 | .462 | .778 | 41.0 | 32.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 |
| 30-39 | 18 | 10 | 596 | 100 | 205 | 31 | 84 | 65 | 81 | 22 | 90 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 53 | 296 | .488 | .369 | .802 | 33.1 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | |
| 20-29 | 32 | 1 | 775 | 136 | 279 | 40 | 117 | 69 | 88 | 44 | 148 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 37 | 76 | 381 | .487 | .342 | .784 | 24.2 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 1.5 | |
| 10-19 | 26 | 0 | 429 | 52 | 135 | 16 | 62 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 81 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 136 | .385 | .258 | .615 | 16.5 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 18 | 3 | 446 | 68 | 144 | 19 | 61 | 34 | 43 | 25 | 74 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 46 | 189 | .472 | .311 | .791 | 24.8 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| 1 Day | 41 | 7 | 1007 | 170 | 355 | 49 | 141 | 88 | 114 | 47 | 179 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 46 | 95 | 477 | .479 | .348 | .772 | 24.6 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 1 | 259 | 42 | 89 | 13 | 40 | 22 | 31 | 16 | 50 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 119 | .472 | .325 | .710 | 21.6 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 1.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 2 | 150 | 25 | 59 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 77 | .424 | .320 | .905 | 21.4 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 1.9 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 29 | 5 | 687 | 115 | 244 | 39 | 115 | 54 | 70 | 39 | 128 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 68 | 323 | .471 | .339 | .771 | 23.7 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| Western | 50 | 8 | 1202 | 196 | 415 | 55 | 162 | 110 | 143 | 53 | 205 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 58 | 113 | 557 | .472 | .340 | .769 | 24.0 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 3 | 227 | 43 | 86 | 18 | 44 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 120 | .500 | .409 | .762 | 22.7 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Central | 9 | 1 | 208 | 33 | 70 | 9 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 92 | .471 | .273 | .850 | 23.1 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| Northwest | 15 | 3 | 415 | 79 | 151 | 25 | 62 | 37 | 51 | 18 | 71 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 220 | .523 | .403 | .725 | 27.7 | 14.7 | 4.7 | 1.5 | |
| Pacific | 18 | 1 | 381 | 61 | 132 | 16 | 50 | 38 | 51 | 18 | 72 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 176 | .462 | .320 | .745 | 21.2 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | |
| Southeast | 10 | 1 | 252 | 39 | 88 | 12 | 38 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 111 | .443 | .316 | .724 | 25.2 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Southwest | 17 | 4 | 406 | 56 | 132 | 14 | 50 | 35 | 41 | 17 | 62 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 161 | .424 | .280 | .854 | 23.9 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 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 | 1 | 69 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 28 | .423 | .333 | .750 | 34.3 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .571 | .750 | 19.9 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .500 | .400 | .667 | 24.5 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .250 | .000 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .545 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.7 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 1 | 85 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 40 | .444 | .556 | .786 | 28.4 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | .583 | .333 | .500 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 80 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 38 | .462 | .200 | .923 | 20.0 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | |
| Houston | 3 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | .444 | .200 | 1.000 | 18.7 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 62 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 35 | .480 | .200 | 1.000 | 30.9 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 75 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 27 | .500 | .091 | .333 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 62 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 39 | .500 | .500 | .833 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | |
| Memphis | 4 | 1 | 110 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 53 | .413 | .158 | .800 | 27.5 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 18.4 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .667 | .500 | .750 | 19.1 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 74 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 30 | .444 | .111 | 1.000 | 24.8 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 54 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 46 | .593 | .533 | .750 | 27.0 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | |
| New Orleans | 3 | 1 | 79 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 26 | .474 | .250 | 1.000 | 26.4 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| New York | 2 | 1 | 56 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 36 | .577 | .308 | .400 | 27.8 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .471 | .333 | 1.000 | 23.9 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | .375 | .333 | 1.000 | 21.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | .444 | .500 | .500 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | |
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 113 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 47 | .514 | .357 | .600 | 28.1 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 1 | 88 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 49 | .417 | .364 | .833 | 29.2 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 1 | 76 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | .364 | .400 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 100 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 67 | .522 | .500 | .571 | 25.0 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .200 | .167 | 1.000 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 128 | 25 | 43 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 76 | .581 | .471 | .818 | 31.9 | 19.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | .368 | .250 | .833 | 24.8 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |