Marcus Terrell Thornton ▪ Twitter: @OfficialMT23
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: June 5, 1987 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
High School: Tara in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
College: Louisiana State University
Draft: Miami Heat, 2nd round (13th pick, 43rd overall), 2009 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 6, 2009
Age: 26 years, 15 days ▪ Experience: 4 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 | 73 | 17 | 1872 | 398 | 883 | 117 | 313 | 144 | 177 | 72 | 211 | 114 | 58 | 11 | 76 | 127 | 1057 | .451 | .374 | .814 | 25.6 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | |
| 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 | 38 | 11 | 953 | 204 | 449 | 67 | 170 | 73 | 89 | 41 | 117 | 61 | 25 | 7 | 38 | 61 | 548 | .454 | .394 | .820 | 25.1 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Road | 35 | 6 | 919 | 194 | 434 | 50 | 143 | 71 | 88 | 31 | 94 | 53 | 33 | 4 | 38 | 66 | 509 | .447 | .350 | .807 | 26.3 | 14.5 | 2.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 44 | 6 | 925 | 176 | 407 | 59 | 156 | 58 | 74 | 32 | 98 | 45 | 28 | 5 | 34 | 72 | 469 | .432 | .378 | .784 | 21.0 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Post | 29 | 11 | 947 | 222 | 476 | 58 | 157 | 86 | 103 | 40 | 113 | 69 | 30 | 6 | 42 | 55 | 588 | .466 | .369 | .835 | 32.7 | 20.3 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 33 | 7 | 753 | 154 | 333 | 43 | 117 | 52 | 66 | 25 | 88 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 32 | 49 | 403 | .462 | .368 | .788 | 22.8 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 40 | 10 | 1119 | 244 | 550 | 74 | 196 | 92 | 111 | 47 | 123 | 78 | 31 | 8 | 44 | 78 | 654 | .444 | .378 | .829 | 28.0 | 16.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 0 | 234 | 53 | 123 | 18 | 50 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 144 | .431 | .360 | .741 | 19.5 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| December | 13 | 0 | 214 | 32 | 85 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 81 | .376 | .303 | .538 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
| January | 16 | 4 | 394 | 72 | 157 | 24 | 57 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 195 | .459 | .421 | .931 | 24.6 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | |
| February | 10 | 2 | 291 | 71 | 156 | 20 | 47 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 188 | .455 | .426 | .839 | 29.1 | 18.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| March | 16 | 5 | 516 | 122 | 252 | 36 | 89 | 39 | 45 | 18 | 60 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 319 | .484 | .404 | .867 | 32.3 | 19.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 222 | 48 | 110 | 9 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 130 | .436 | .243 | .781 | 37.0 | 21.7 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 1 | 236 | 55 | 123 | 19 | 43 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 150 | .447 | .442 | .840 | 26.2 | 16.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Monday | 11 | 4 | 320 | 80 | 167 | 28 | 64 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 201 | .479 | .438 | .684 | 29.1 | 18.3 | 3.3 | 1.9 | |
| Tuesday | 5 | 0 | 109 | 26 | 51 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 66 | .510 | .368 | .778 | 21.8 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
| Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 548 | 108 | 237 | 30 | 83 | 44 | 53 | 19 | 56 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 290 | .456 | .361 | .830 | 26.1 | 13.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | |
| Thursday | 2 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 24.9 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Friday | 15 | 3 | 361 | 67 | 165 | 22 | 67 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 188 | .406 | .328 | .821 | 24.1 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 1.2 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 3 | 247 | 49 | 114 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 128 | .430 | .286 | .846 | 24.7 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 17 | 17 | 633 | 124 | 273 | 36 | 102 | 53 | 63 | 20 | 65 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 37 | 337 | .454 | .353 | .841 | 37.2 | 19.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| Reserve | 56 | 0 | 1239 | 274 | 610 | 81 | 211 | 91 | 114 | 52 | 146 | 69 | 42 | 7 | 56 | 90 | 720 | .449 | .384 | .798 | 22.1 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 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+ | 5 | 4 | 208 | 43 | 97 | 14 | 33 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 119 | .443 | .424 | .864 | 41.6 | 23.8 | 5.0 | 2.4 |
| 30-39 | 23 | 12 | 796 | 176 | 373 | 49 | 129 | 72 | 86 | 27 | 87 | 57 | 26 | 6 | 36 | 43 | 473 | .472 | .380 | .837 | 34.6 | 20.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | |
| 20-29 | 24 | 1 | 592 | 139 | 305 | 40 | 104 | 36 | 44 | 28 | 74 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 354 | .456 | .385 | .818 | 24.7 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 33 | 90 | 11 | 41 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 92 | .367 | .268 | .652 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | |
| 0-9 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .389 | .500 | 1.000 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 14 | 2 | 386 | 83 | 199 | 26 | 62 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 219 | .417 | .419 | .794 | 27.6 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 41 | 12 | 1147 | 249 | 536 | 71 | 199 | 99 | 119 | 46 | 131 | 72 | 36 | 9 | 46 | 72 | 668 | .465 | .357 | .832 | 28.0 | 16.3 | 3.2 | 1.8 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 2 | 193 | 35 | 74 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 93 | .473 | .400 | .813 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 1 | 144 | 30 | 72 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 75 | .417 | .370 | .625 | 23.9 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 25 | 5 | 644 | 132 | 295 | 41 | 102 | 47 | 57 | 26 | 82 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 352 | .447 | .402 | .825 | 25.8 | 14.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| Western | 48 | 12 | 1228 | 266 | 588 | 76 | 211 | 97 | 120 | 46 | 129 | 84 | 36 | 9 | 50 | 79 | 705 | .452 | .360 | .808 | 25.6 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 7 | 1 | 141 | 21 | 69 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 57 | .304 | .286 | .818 | 20.1 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| Central | 10 | 2 | 279 | 54 | 117 | 17 | 45 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 151 | .462 | .378 | .867 | 27.9 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | |
| Northwest | 17 | 5 | 447 | 89 | 202 | 23 | 71 | 41 | 47 | 12 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 242 | .441 | .324 | .872 | 26.3 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | |
| Pacific | 17 | 3 | 421 | 90 | 203 | 31 | 85 | 31 | 42 | 16 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 242 | .443 | .365 | .738 | 24.8 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| Southeast | 8 | 2 | 225 | 57 | 109 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 144 | .523 | .500 | .750 | 28.1 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | |
| Southwest | 14 | 4 | 360 | 87 | 183 | 22 | 55 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 221 | .475 | .400 | .806 | 25.7 | 15.8 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | .500 | .375 | .800 | 21.9 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | .538 | .400 | .800 | 41.8 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 54 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | .533 | .600 | 1.000 | 27.2 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 75 | 23 | 39 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 57 | .590 | .308 | 1.000 | 37.3 | 28.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 1 | 85 | 20 | 44 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | .455 | .357 | .750 | 28.4 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 93 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 51 | .391 | .294 | .909 | 23.2 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | .313 | .222 | .500 | 22.9 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 1 | 104 | 24 | 47 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 65 | .511 | .313 | .857 | 25.9 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 1 | 68 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 34 | .483 | .571 | .667 | 17.1 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25 | .429 | .333 | .833 | 21.6 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 88 | 17 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45 | .370 | .300 | .833 | 22.0 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 35 | .407 | .353 | .875 | 23.6 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
| Memphis | 4 | 2 | 131 | 26 | 62 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 69 | .419 | .238 | 1.000 | 32.8 | 17.3 | 4.8 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 27 | .417 | .667 | .500 | 27.0 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | .346 | .429 | 1.000 | 30.2 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 88 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 55 | .488 | .286 | .846 | 22.0 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 61 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .286 | .250 | .714 | 30.7 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .250 | .333 | 1.000 | 25.8 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Oklahoma City | 3 | 1 | 80 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 38 | .400 | .308 | 1.000 | 26.8 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .571 | .333 | .500 | 32.4 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .308 | .500 | 21.9 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 108 | 31 | 60 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 79 | .517 | .478 | .545 | 27.0 | 19.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 3 | 2 | 91 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 47 | .529 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.4 | 15.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .304 | .333 | .333 | 25.3 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 75 | 27 | 48 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 64 | .563 | .615 | .500 | 25.1 | 21.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .385 | .000 | 1.000 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 3 | 1 | 94 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 51 | .413 | .231 | .769 | 31.4 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 | .632 | .667 | 1.000 | 26.4 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |