Lafayette Lever (Fat)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: August 18, 1960 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
High School: Pueblo in Tucson, Arizona
College: Arizona State University
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1982
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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 | 81 | 54 | 1947 | 227 | 557 | 26 | 74 | 75 | 98 | 83 | 283 | 213 | 159 | 15 | 88 | 155 | 555 | .408 | .351 | .765 | 24.0 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 27 | 996 | 115 | 280 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 59 | 49 | 167 | 115 | 80 | 9 | 44 | 86 | 293 | .411 | .410 | .797 | 24.9 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
| Road | 41 | 27 | 951 | 112 | 277 | 10 | 35 | 28 | 39 | 34 | 116 | 98 | 79 | 6 | 44 | 69 | 262 | .404 | .286 | .718 | 23.2 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 20 | 948 | 104 | 284 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 133 | 95 | 77 | 7 | 44 | 70 | 252 | .366 | .308 | .783 | 20.2 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Post | 34 | 34 | 999 | 123 | 273 | 18 | 48 | 39 | 52 | 38 | 150 | 118 | 82 | 8 | 44 | 85 | 303 | .451 | .375 | .750 | 29.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 11 | 372 | 46 | 96 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 51 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 116 | .479 | .182 | .846 | 28.6 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Loss | 68 | 43 | 1575 | 181 | 461 | 24 | 63 | 53 | 72 | 67 | 232 | 182 | 122 | 15 | 73 | 124 | 439 | .393 | .381 | .736 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 1 | 243 | 26 | 76 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60 | .342 | .125 | .583 | 18.7 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| December | 12 | 0 | 124 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 30 | .306 | .000 | .889 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| January | 17 | 14 | 414 | 49 | 126 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 59 | 45 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 119 | .389 | .455 | .842 | 24.4 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 409 | 41 | 110 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 66 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 103 | .373 | .333 | .889 | 31.5 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 3.5 | |
| March | 13 | 13 | 397 | 54 | 113 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 60 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 38 | 124 | .478 | .333 | .818 | 30.5 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | |
| April | 13 | 13 | 360 | 46 | 96 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 54 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 119 | .479 | .444 | .655 | 27.7 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 2.2 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 4 | 156 | 11 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 31 | .275 | .500 | .750 | 22.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 2.6 |
| Monday | 7 | 5 | 176 | 17 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 45 | .347 | .500 | .889 | 25.1 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 8 | 317 | 44 | 97 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 106 | .454 | .250 | .750 | 21.1 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 6 | 222 | 30 | 61 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 69 | .492 | .200 | .889 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 9 | 282 | 35 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 83 | .422 | .500 | .727 | 23.5 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | |
| Friday | 15 | 10 | 402 | 52 | 124 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 124 | .419 | .350 | .684 | 26.8 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 12 | 392 | 38 | 103 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 57 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 97 | .369 | .267 | .773 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 54 | 54 | 1547 | 186 | 435 | 25 | 64 | 56 | 73 | 69 | 237 | 174 | 130 | 13 | 70 | 125 | 453 | .428 | .391 | .767 | 28.6 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| Reserve | 27 | 0 | 400 | 41 | 122 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 46 | 39 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 102 | .336 | .100 | .760 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 24 | 24 | 814 | 112 | 244 | 16 | 43 | 27 | 35 | 37 | 120 | 96 | 83 | 4 | 37 | 74 | 267 | .459 | .372 | .771 | 33.9 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| 20-29 | 32 | 25 | 810 | 78 | 212 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 124 | 82 | 50 | 8 | 34 | 54 | 196 | .368 | .360 | .738 | 25.3 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | |
| 10-19 | 21 | 5 | 302 | 36 | 95 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 90 | .379 | .167 | .810 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
| 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .167 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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 | 22 | 16 | 522 | 65 | 154 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 69 | 48 | 40 | 2 | 24 | 45 | 156 | .422 | .348 | .720 | 23.7 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 Day | 36 | 25 | 902 | 101 | 257 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 143 | 100 | 75 | 5 | 40 | 71 | 256 | .393 | .355 | .896 | 25.1 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 9 | 349 | 46 | 98 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 108 | .469 | .250 | .619 | 23.3 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 4 | 152 | 13 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | .317 | .500 | .500 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 21 | 671 | 70 | 173 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 106 | 68 | 55 | 5 | 31 | 52 | 174 | .405 | .412 | .844 | 24.0 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Western | 53 | 33 | 1276 | 157 | 384 | 19 | 57 | 48 | 66 | 58 | 177 | 145 | 104 | 10 | 57 | 103 | 381 | .409 | .333 | .727 | 24.1 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 10 | 315 | 35 | 81 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 83 | .432 | .571 | .900 | 22.5 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| Central | 14 | 11 | 356 | 35 | 92 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 55 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 91 | .380 | .300 | .818 | 25.4 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 2.3 | |
| Midwest | 25 | 16 | 575 | 61 | 168 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 96 | 52 | 48 | 6 | 24 | 47 | 150 | .363 | .375 | .704 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 17 | 701 | 96 | 216 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 39 | 23 | 81 | 93 | 56 | 4 | 33 | 56 | 231 | .444 | .303 | .744 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .444 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .417 | 1.000 | .667 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | .571 | .833 | 31.5 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .125 | .000 | .500 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 25.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| Denver | 5 | 3 | 89 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | .333 | 1.000 | .750 | 17.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .417 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 2 | 105 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 37 | .500 | .200 | .600 | 26.3 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | |
| Houston | 5 | 3 | 110 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 40 | .429 | .600 | .778 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 64 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | .292 | .400 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 2 | 94 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 30 | .424 | .167 | .500 | 23.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 3 | 116 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 38 | .474 | .400 | 29.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .333 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 160 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 41 | .413 | .000 | .750 | 26.7 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 2.2 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .364 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | .500 | .333 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .533 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 92 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | .310 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 4.5 | |
| Portland | 4 | 2 | 76 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 26 | .458 | .333 | .750 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 3 | 114 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | .481 | .500 | .833 | 28.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 93 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | .292 | .000 | .500 | 23.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.5 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 2 | 104 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 41 | .457 | .375 | .750 | 26.0 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | |
| Utah | 5 | 2 | 123 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 31 | .306 | .571 | .625 | 24.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 64 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |