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 | 82 | 60 | 2126 | 223 | 471 | 1 | 5 | 107 | 134 | 175 | 630 | 106 | 65 | 71 | 150 | 313 | 554 | .473 | .200 | .799 | 25.9 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 31 | 1063 | 115 | 235 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 69 | 88 | 340 | 51 | 38 | 41 | 77 | 156 | 285 | .489 | .000 | .797 | 25.9 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 1.2 |
| Road | 41 | 29 | 1063 | 108 | 236 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 65 | 87 | 290 | 55 | 27 | 30 | 73 | 157 | 269 | .458 | 1.000 | .800 | 25.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 39 | 1285 | 131 | 286 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 87 | 96 | 385 | 75 | 46 | 37 | 111 | 181 | 331 | .458 | .250 | .782 | 26.8 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 1.6 |
| Post | 34 | 21 | 841 | 92 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 47 | 79 | 245 | 31 | 19 | 34 | 39 | 132 | 223 | .497 | .000 | .830 | 24.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 42 | 31 | 1109 | 122 | 248 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 69 | 96 | 351 | 59 | 33 | 39 | 95 | 156 | 305 | .492 | .000 | .884 | 26.4 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 1.4 |
| Loss | 40 | 29 | 1017 | 101 | 223 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 65 | 79 | 279 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 55 | 157 | 249 | .453 | .333 | .708 | 25.4 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 10 | 305 | 29 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 103 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 42 | 83 | .403 | .000 | .893 | 25.4 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 1.9 |
| December | 16 | 13 | 461 | 48 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 132 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 46 | 65 | 122 | .453 | .929 | 28.8 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 1.4 | ||
| January | 16 | 12 | 418 | 45 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 123 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 107 | .500 | .500 | .727 | 26.1 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 1.4 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 348 | 34 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 106 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 58 | 78 | .500 | .000 | .526 | 26.8 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 1.5 | |
| March | 13 | 11 | 307 | 33 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 99 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 80 | .452 | .778 | 23.6 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 0.7 | ||
| April | 12 | 1 | 287 | 34 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 67 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 84 | .548 | .842 | 23.9 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 195 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 52 | .588 | .857 | 27.9 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 1.7 | |
| Monday | 4 | 2 | 92 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | .692 | .750 | 23.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 15 | 12 | 384 | 47 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 121 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 57 | 115 | .505 | 1.000 | .870 | 25.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 0.9 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | 11 | 429 | 46 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 104 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 68 | 117 | .465 | .833 | 25.2 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 1.5 | ||
| Thursday | 4 | 3 | 94 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | .368 | .750 | 23.5 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Friday | 21 | 17 | 568 | 60 | 126 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 174 | 29 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 84 | 147 | .476 | .000 | .771 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 10 | 364 | 34 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 120 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 49 | 85 | .391 | .000 | .708 | 26.0 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 60 | 60 | 1649 | 165 | 354 | 1 | 5 | 84 | 106 | 130 | 507 | 85 | 46 | 52 | 114 | 246 | 415 | .466 | .200 | .792 | 27.5 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 1.4 |
| Reserve | 22 | 0 | 477 | 58 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 45 | 123 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 67 | 139 | .496 | .821 | 21.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 3 | 3 | 122 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 36 | .472 | 1.000 | 40.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.7 | |
| 30-39 | 22 | 20 | 748 | 70 | 145 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 57 | 50 | 231 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 97 | 186 | .483 | .250 | .789 | 34.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | |
| 20-29 | 41 | 30 | 997 | 103 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 89 | 289 | 41 | 28 | 39 | 70 | 157 | 250 | .475 | .786 | 24.3 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 10-19 | 16 | 7 | 259 | 33 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 71 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 82 | .452 | .000 | .842 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 561 | 61 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 40 | 53 | 166 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 87 | 152 | .442 | .000 | .750 | 25.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 39 | 25 | 1021 | 96 | 196 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 63 | 77 | 299 | 51 | 32 | 44 | 66 | 139 | 244 | .490 | .000 | .825 | 26.2 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 13 | 356 | 48 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 102 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 108 | .466 | 1.000 | .647 | 25.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 0.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 5 | 150 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 40 | .517 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 36 | 1373 | 154 | 329 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 87 | 128 | 399 | 64 | 40 | 45 | 87 | 197 | 380 | .468 | .000 | .828 | 25.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
| Western | 28 | 24 | 753 | 69 | 142 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 231 | 42 | 25 | 26 | 63 | 116 | 174 | .486 | .500 | .745 | 26.9 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 1.5 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 16 | 650 | 73 | 148 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 186 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 97 | 180 | .493 | .000 | .773 | 27.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 1.2 |
| Central | 30 | 20 | 723 | 81 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 43 | 75 | 213 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 48 | 100 | 200 | .448 | .000 | .884 | 24.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 1.2 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 13 | 374 | 38 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 125 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 61 | 98 | .475 | .500 | .875 | 26.7 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 1.1 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 11 | 379 | 31 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 106 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 55 | 76 | .500 | .609 | 27.1 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 5 | 145 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 41 | .567 | .875 | 29.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 1.8 | |
| Boston | 4 | 4 | 117 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 43 | .439 | .875 | 29.3 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 65 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | .500 | .714 | 32.5 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Chicago | 5 | 3 | 124 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 30 | .375 | 1.000 | 24.8 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 5 | 110 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 25 | .344 | .000 | .750 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 0.4 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 72 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | .429 | .500 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | .875 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 5 | 1 | 89 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 29 | .462 | 1.000 | 17.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .667 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | .400 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .333 | .667 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | .400 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 3 | 98 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 18 | .375 | .000 | .750 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 5 | 2 | 104 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | .414 | .750 | 20.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | .364 | 24.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | |||
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | 110 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 28 | .526 | .889 | 27.5 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 4 | 2 | 99 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 31 | .481 | .000 | .625 | 24.8 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 1.5 | |
| Orlando | 5 | 4 | 151 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 42 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 127 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | .500 | .667 | 31.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | .462 | .250 | 27.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 71 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | .625 | 1.000 | 35.5 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | .625 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | .308 | .500 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 36.5 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | .625 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 2 | 99 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34 | .652 | .800 | 24.8 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 1.0 | ||