LaSalle Thompson III (Tank)
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: June 23, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio
High School: Withrow in Cincinnati, Ohio
College: University of Texas at Austin
Draft: Kansas City Kings, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 20, 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 | 80 | 64 | 2377 | 411 | 794 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 277 | 252 | 770 | 168 | 73 | 106 | 185 | 295 | 1024 | .518 | .000 | .729 | 29.7 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 2.1 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 33 | 1229 | 235 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 156 | 146 | 399 | 85 | 29 | 50 | 98 | 145 | 582 | .525 | .718 | 30.7 | 14.6 | 10.0 | 2.1 | |
| Road | 40 | 31 | 1148 | 176 | 346 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 121 | 106 | 371 | 83 | 44 | 56 | 87 | 150 | 442 | .509 | .000 | .744 | 28.7 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 48 | 32 | 1364 | 234 | 469 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 172 | 160 | 483 | 99 | 42 | 65 | 108 | 177 | 592 | .499 | .000 | .721 | 28.4 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 2.1 |
| Post | 32 | 32 | 1013 | 177 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 105 | 92 | 287 | 69 | 31 | 41 | 77 | 118 | 432 | .545 | .743 | 31.7 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 36 | 31 | 1183 | 208 | 382 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 116 | 114 | 382 | 76 | 36 | 61 | 90 | 130 | 505 | .545 | .000 | .767 | 32.9 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 2.1 |
| Loss | 44 | 33 | 1194 | 203 | 412 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 161 | 138 | 388 | 92 | 37 | 45 | 95 | 165 | 519 | .493 | .702 | 27.1 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 43 | .630 | .643 | 26.0 | 14.3 | 10.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 14 | 3 | 353 | 57 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 55 | 44 | 126 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 52 | 154 | .479 | .000 | .727 | 25.2 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | |
| December | 12 | 8 | 297 | 46 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 81 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 113 | .548 | .618 | 24.8 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 1.8 | ||
| January | 17 | 17 | 570 | 98 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 65 | 67 | 224 | 50 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 63 | 247 | .471 | .785 | 33.5 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 2.9 | ||
| February | 11 | 11 | 361 | 61 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 113 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 149 | .550 | .771 | 32.8 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 2.0 | ||
| March | 16 | 16 | 530 | 86 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 46 | 44 | 145 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 208 | .506 | .783 | 33.1 | 13.0 | 9.1 | 2.4 | ||
| April | 7 | 7 | 188 | 46 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 110 | .613 | .643 | 26.9 | 15.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 257 | 42 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 37 | 18 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 111 | .560 | .730 | 25.7 | 11.1 | 5.7 | 1.9 | |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 156 | 37 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 84 | .536 | .667 | 31.2 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Tuesday | 16 | 13 | 504 | 79 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 55 | 47 | 172 | 32 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 51 | 202 | .510 | .000 | .800 | 31.5 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 2.0 | |
| Wednesday | 5 | 4 | 147 | 25 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 59 | .490 | .750 | 29.4 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Thursday | 16 | 12 | 459 | 87 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 66 | 59 | 165 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 67 | 220 | .506 | .697 | 28.7 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Friday | 8 | 8 | 251 | 31 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 74 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 81 | .508 | .731 | 31.4 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 3.0 | ||
| Saturday | 20 | 15 | 603 | 110 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 66 | 73 | 189 | 53 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 76 | 267 | .521 | .712 | 30.2 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 64 | 64 | 1994 | 347 | 666 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 219 | 206 | 634 | 149 | 65 | 86 | 151 | 232 | 857 | .521 | .744 | 31.2 | 13.4 | 9.9 | 2.3 | |
| Reserve | 16 | 0 | 383 | 64 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 58 | 46 | 136 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 63 | 167 | .500 | .000 | .672 | 23.9 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 3 | 3 | 126 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 46 | .476 | .857 | 42.0 | 15.3 | 11.3 | 3.3 | |
| 30-39 | 41 | 38 | 1399 | 243 | 467 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 152 | 152 | 462 | 108 | 47 | 64 | 95 | 143 | 593 | .520 | .000 | .704 | 34.1 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 2.6 | |
| 20-29 | 29 | 21 | 740 | 136 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 96 | 87 | 254 | 43 | 17 | 31 | 63 | 123 | 345 | .527 | .760 | 25.5 | 11.9 | 8.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 10-19 | 7 | 2 | 112 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 40 | .444 | .727 | 16.0 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 15 | 505 | 88 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 77 | 50 | 148 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 40 | 67 | 232 | .530 | .727 | 26.6 | 12.2 | 7.8 | 2.0 | |
| 1 Day | 42 | 34 | 1282 | 230 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 125 | 143 | 432 | 95 | 37 | 53 | 105 | 165 | 551 | .512 | .728 | 30.5 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 Days | 13 | 12 | 436 | 63 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 49 | 41 | 134 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 162 | .488 | .000 | .735 | 33.5 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 2.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 2 | 126 | 26 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 68 | .619 | .800 | 25.2 | 13.6 | 8.6 | 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 | 21 | 14 | 587 | 103 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 81 | 70 | 195 | 45 | 21 | 23 | 46 | 69 | 261 | .531 | .679 | 28.0 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 2.1 | |
| Western | 59 | 50 | 1790 | 308 | 600 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 196 | 182 | 575 | 123 | 52 | 83 | 139 | 226 | 763 | .513 | .000 | .750 | 30.3 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 268 | 51 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 35 | 83 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 131 | .537 | .744 | 26.8 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 2.0 | |
| Central | 11 | 8 | 319 | 52 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 42 | 35 | 112 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 130 | .525 | .619 | 29.0 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 2.3 | ||
| Midwest | 30 | 25 | 892 | 153 | 301 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 92 | 86 | 298 | 51 | 26 | 47 | 68 | 106 | 374 | .508 | .000 | .739 | 29.7 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 1.7 | |
| Pacific | 29 | 25 | 898 | 155 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 104 | 96 | 277 | 72 | 26 | 36 | 71 | 120 | 389 | .518 | .760 | 31.0 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 54 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 31 | .417 | .846 | 27.0 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 3.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 54 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28 | .625 | .800 | 27.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .750 | .375 | 38.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 56 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | .500 | .750 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 5 | 182 | 28 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 68 | .509 | .923 | 30.3 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 1.3 | ||
| Denver | 6 | 5 | 177 | 26 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 64 | .473 | .857 | 29.5 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 3.2 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | .750 | .500 | 28.5 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 3 | 140 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 69 | .553 | .895 | 28.0 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 1.4 | ||
| Houston | 6 | 5 | 172 | 38 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 73 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 89 | .535 | .765 | 28.7 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 1.7 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 74 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | .524 | .667 | 37.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 3.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 117 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 54 | .500 | .588 | 29.3 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 2.8 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 5 | 169 | 33 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 80 | .493 | .667 | 33.8 | 16.0 | 9.6 | 3.6 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | .300 | .375 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | .333 | .786 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 69 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 40 | .500 | .667 | 34.5 | 20.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 63 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 28 | .542 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 152 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 49 | .457 | .810 | 30.4 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 2.8 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 4 | 149 | 30 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 68 | .577 | .615 | 29.8 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 2.6 | ||
| San Antonio | 6 | 5 | 186 | 26 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 70 | .464 | .000 | .692 | 31.0 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 1.2 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 4 | 171 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 69 | .519 | 1.000 | 34.2 | 13.8 | 10.4 | 1.8 | ||
| Utah | 6 | 5 | 175 | 35 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 83 | .547 | .591 | 29.2 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 1.2 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .600 | .500 | 23.5 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | ||