Norman Ellard Nixon (Norm)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: October 11, 1955 in Macon, Georgia
High School: Southwest in Macon, Georgia
College: Duquesne University
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 1st round (22nd pick, 22nd overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1977
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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 | 120 | 92 | 3456 | 556 | 1291 | 50 | 150 | 179 | 227 | 58 | 258 | 910 | 130 | 3 | 308 | 212 | 1341 | .431 | .333 | .789 | 28.8 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 7.6 | |
| 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 | 54 | 42 | 1544 | 231 | 563 | 16 | 62 | 77 | 97 | 23 | 106 | 440 | 60 | 3 | 137 | 105 | 555 | .410 | .258 | .794 | 28.6 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| Road | 66 | 50 | 1912 | 325 | 728 | 34 | 88 | 102 | 130 | 35 | 152 | 470 | 70 | 0 | 171 | 107 | 786 | .446 | .386 | .785 | 29.0 | 11.9 | 2.3 | 7.1 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 79 | 59 | 2227 | 308 | 758 | 20 | 68 | 117 | 154 | 26 | 150 | 581 | 83 | 0 | 190 | 133 | 753 | .406 | .294 | .760 | 28.2 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| Post | 41 | 33 | 1229 | 248 | 533 | 30 | 82 | 62 | 73 | 32 | 108 | 329 | 47 | 3 | 118 | 79 | 588 | .465 | .366 | .849 | 30.0 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 8.0 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 35 | 33 | 1107 | 189 | 416 | 9 | 32 | 77 | 92 | 17 | 76 | 306 | 40 | 2 | 91 | 73 | 464 | .454 | .281 | .837 | 31.6 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 8.7 |
| Loss | 85 | 59 | 2349 | 367 | 875 | 41 | 118 | 102 | 135 | 41 | 182 | 604 | 90 | 1 | 217 | 139 | 877 | .419 | .347 | .756 | 27.6 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 7.1 | |
| 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 | November | 19 | 15 | 527 | 73 | 179 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 31 | 123 | 22 | 0 | 42 | 36 | 176 | .408 | .308 | .867 | 27.7 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| December | 23 | 16 | 672 | 101 | 252 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 15 | 49 | 183 | 24 | 0 | 57 | 37 | 249 | .401 | .333 | .745 | 29.2 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 8.0 | |
| January | 29 | 23 | 817 | 101 | 268 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 59 | 6 | 60 | 218 | 25 | 0 | 71 | 46 | 249 | .377 | .200 | .729 | 28.2 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 7.5 | |
| February | 25 | 18 | 660 | 116 | 239 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 50 | 14 | 51 | 172 | 30 | 1 | 63 | 38 | 278 | .485 | .304 | .780 | 26.4 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 6.9 | |
| March | 17 | 13 | 545 | 107 | 237 | 23 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 153 | 24 | 2 | 48 | 39 | 246 | .451 | .411 | 1.000 | 32.1 | 14.5 | 2.6 | 9.0 | |
| April | 7 | 7 | 235 | 58 | 116 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 22 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 143 | .500 | .273 | .857 | 33.6 | 20.4 | 3.1 | 8.7 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 4 | 151 | 27 | 54 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 72 | .500 | .455 | .929 | 30.2 | 14.4 | 2.4 | 8.6 |
| Monday | 9 | 7 | 232 | 28 | 75 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 62 | .373 | .125 | .833 | 25.8 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 | |
| Tuesday | 21 | 13 | 555 | 90 | 203 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 38 | 155 | 20 | 0 | 54 | 38 | 207 | .443 | .308 | .792 | 26.4 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 7.4 | |
| Wednesday | 25 | 21 | 723 | 108 | 276 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 48 | 10 | 56 | 187 | 20 | 1 | 56 | 47 | 259 | .391 | .267 | .729 | 28.9 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 7.5 | |
| Thursday | 13 | 10 | 420 | 71 | 154 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 130 | 22 | 1 | 40 | 27 | 164 | .461 | .000 | .786 | 32.3 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 10.0 | |
| Friday | 21 | 16 | 610 | 98 | 234 | 15 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 49 | 140 | 23 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 244 | .419 | .484 | .825 | 29.0 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 6.7 | |
| Saturday | 26 | 21 | 765 | 134 | 295 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 67 | 9 | 42 | 194 | 33 | 0 | 73 | 51 | 333 | .454 | .406 | .776 | 29.4 | 12.8 | 1.6 | 7.5 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 92 | 92 | 2898 | 483 | 1111 | 43 | 131 | 168 | 208 | 51 | 223 | 769 | 109 | 3 | 258 | 177 | 1177 | .435 | .328 | .808 | 31.5 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 8.4 |
| Reserve | 28 | 0 | 558 | 73 | 180 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 35 | 141 | 21 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 164 | .406 | .368 | .579 | 19.9 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 5.0 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 7 | 7 | 293 | 58 | 121 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 138 | .479 | .444 | .700 | 41.9 | 19.7 | 3.6 | 10.1 |
| 30-39 | 57 | 54 | 1960 | 354 | 790 | 36 | 103 | 129 | 156 | 39 | 163 | 520 | 79 | 3 | 177 | 130 | 873 | .448 | .350 | .827 | 34.4 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 9.1 | |
| 20-29 | 37 | 26 | 929 | 115 | 300 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 9 | 53 | 239 | 31 | 0 | 82 | 54 | 269 | .383 | .222 | .717 | 25.1 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 6.5 | |
| 10-19 | 17 | 5 | 264 | 29 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 61 | .363 | .000 | .600 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 4.6 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 38 | 30 | 1152 | 198 | 447 | 19 | 55 | 64 | 79 | 21 | 94 | 278 | 50 | 1 | 99 | 75 | 479 | .443 | .345 | .810 | 30.3 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 Day | 48 | 38 | 1306 | 184 | 446 | 17 | 52 | 58 | 74 | 23 | 94 | 348 | 39 | 2 | 120 | 67 | 443 | .413 | .327 | .784 | 27.2 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 7.3 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 10 | 458 | 86 | 187 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 37 | 131 | 19 | 0 | 52 | 31 | 200 | .460 | .333 | .710 | 30.5 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 8.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 17 | 13 | 499 | 84 | 195 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 32 | 140 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 209 | .431 | .320 | .805 | 29.4 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 8.2 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 36 | 26 | 957 | 142 | 354 | 9 | 35 | 59 | 72 | 17 | 77 | 229 | 39 | 0 | 85 | 57 | 352 | .401 | .257 | .819 | 26.6 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| Western | 84 | 66 | 2499 | 414 | 937 | 41 | 115 | 120 | 155 | 41 | 181 | 681 | 91 | 3 | 223 | 155 | 989 | .442 | .357 | .774 | 29.8 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 8.1 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 19 | 14 | 491 | 68 | 174 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 35 | 133 | 21 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 162 | .391 | .133 | .774 | 25.8 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| Central | 17 | 12 | 466 | 74 | 180 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 9 | 42 | 96 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 33 | 190 | .411 | .350 | .854 | 27.4 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 5.6 | |
| Midwest | 39 | 32 | 1190 | 210 | 453 | 28 | 62 | 48 | 62 | 23 | 89 | 337 | 45 | 1 | 98 | 56 | 496 | .464 | .452 | .774 | 30.5 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 8.6 | |
| Pacific | 45 | 34 | 1309 | 204 | 484 | 13 | 53 | 72 | 93 | 18 | 92 | 344 | 46 | 2 | 125 | 99 | 493 | .421 | .245 | .774 | 29.1 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 7.6 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 2 | 72 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 33 | .484 | .000 | .750 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| Boston | 3 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .368 | .000 | 16.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 6.0 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 2 | 93 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 42 | .485 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 6.7 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 58 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 32 | .462 | .667 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Dallas | 8 | 7 | 245 | 40 | 85 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 92 | .471 | .333 | .900 | 30.6 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 9.3 | |
| Denver | 5 | 5 | 158 | 31 | 69 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 69 | .449 | .500 | 31.6 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 9.8 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 | .314 | .273 | .750 | 35.0 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | |
| Golden State | 9 | 7 | 289 | 46 | 109 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 21 | 114 | .422 | .400 | .889 | 32.1 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 9.3 | |
| Houston | 6 | 5 | 185 | 31 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 76 | .500 | .400 | .667 | 30.8 | 12.7 | 1.8 | 11.8 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 81 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | .250 | .500 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 8 | 6 | 239 | 28 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 63 | .359 | .000 | .583 | 29.9 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 9.5 | |
| Miami | 3 | 1 | 80 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | .429 | .000 | .667 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 2 | 92 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 34 | .481 | 1.000 | .636 | 23.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | 119 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 45 | .429 | .000 | .750 | 29.8 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 7.0 | |
| New Orleans | 1 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .444 | .000 | .667 | 40.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| New York | 3 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | .364 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 | |
| Oklahoma City | 8 | 6 | 190 | 21 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 50 | .318 | .200 | .778 | 23.8 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 5.6 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | 117 | 17 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 41 | .395 | .250 | .857 | 29.3 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 10.3 | |
| Phoenix | 10 | 8 | 338 | 69 | 137 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 22 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 34 | 167 | .504 | .077 | .824 | 33.8 | 16.7 | 2.2 | 7.5 | |
| Portland | 8 | 5 | 199 | 33 | 74 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 82 | .446 | .364 | .667 | 24.9 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 5.8 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 6 | 193 | 36 | 79 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 91 | .456 | .500 | .875 | 32.2 | 15.2 | 2.3 | 8.5 | |
| San Antonio | 6 | 4 | 179 | 32 | 73 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 76 | .438 | .500 | .833 | 29.8 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | |
| Utah | 7 | 6 | 204 | 38 | 84 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 87 | .452 | .455 | .750 | 29.1 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 8.1 | |
| Washington | 4 | 3 | 99 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 29 | .359 | .333 | .000 | 24.8 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 6.3 | |