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: 25 years, 352 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 | 51 | 51 | 1780 | 352 | 803 | 107 | 310 | 141 | 163 | 84 | 188 | 98 | 71 | 12 | 84 | 111 | 952 | .438 | .345 | .865 | 34.9 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 27 | 27 | 951 | 194 | 424 | 59 | 169 | 73 | 86 | 43 | 107 | 55 | 42 | 5 | 45 | 59 | 520 | .458 | .349 | .849 | 35.2 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Road | 24 | 24 | 828 | 158 | 379 | 48 | 141 | 68 | 77 | 41 | 81 | 43 | 29 | 7 | 39 | 52 | 432 | .417 | .340 | .883 | 34.5 | 18.0 | 3.4 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 26 | 26 | 937 | 168 | 405 | 57 | 162 | 81 | 93 | 37 | 93 | 53 | 40 | 7 | 54 | 62 | 474 | .415 | .352 | .871 | 36.1 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| Post | 25 | 25 | 842 | 184 | 398 | 50 | 148 | 60 | 70 | 47 | 95 | 45 | 31 | 5 | 30 | 49 | 478 | .462 | .338 | .857 | 33.7 | 19.1 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 19 | 19 | 690 | 148 | 323 | 42 | 128 | 76 | 86 | 28 | 76 | 50 | 37 | 5 | 31 | 44 | 414 | .458 | .328 | .884 | 36.3 | 21.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| Loss | 32 | 32 | 1090 | 204 | 480 | 65 | 182 | 65 | 77 | 56 | 112 | 48 | 34 | 7 | 53 | 67 | 538 | .425 | .357 | .844 | 34.1 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Month | December | 4 | 4 | 149 | 27 | 58 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 75 | .466 | .458 | .714 | 37.2 | 18.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| January | 10 | 10 | 334 | 55 | 149 | 15 | 56 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 155 | .369 | .268 | .968 | 33.4 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 484 | 93 | 212 | 31 | 86 | 48 | 56 | 17 | 46 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 265 | .439 | .360 | .857 | 37.2 | 20.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | |
| March | 18 | 18 | 634 | 136 | 297 | 39 | 107 | 49 | 58 | 38 | 74 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 42 | 360 | .458 | .364 | .845 | 35.2 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 2.1 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 180 | 41 | 87 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 97 | .471 | .297 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 16.2 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 7 | 261 | 52 | 125 | 12 | 46 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 136 | .416 | .261 | .870 | 37.3 | 19.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 204 | 37 | 81 | 17 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 109 | .457 | .447 | .900 | 33.9 | 18.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | |
| Tuesday | 9 | 9 | 313 | 62 | 138 | 18 | 53 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 164 | .449 | .340 | .759 | 34.8 | 18.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 9 | 303 | 64 | 150 | 18 | 58 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 172 | .427 | .310 | .929 | 33.7 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 6 | 222 | 43 | 102 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 116 | .422 | .394 | .773 | 37.0 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 7 | 7 | 243 | 54 | 112 | 16 | 42 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 147 | .482 | .381 | .958 | 34.7 | 21.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 7 | 234 | 40 | 95 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 108 | .421 | .325 | .882 | 33.4 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 51 | 51 | 1780 | 352 | 803 | 107 | 310 | 141 | 163 | 84 | 188 | 98 | 71 | 12 | 84 | 111 | 952 | .438 | .345 | .865 | 34.9 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 9 | 9 | 393 | 84 | 181 | 28 | 71 | 37 | 46 | 16 | 40 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 233 | .464 | .394 | .804 | 43.6 | 25.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| 30-39 | 32 | 32 | 1148 | 222 | 517 | 68 | 199 | 86 | 98 | 54 | 123 | 59 | 45 | 7 | 56 | 81 | 598 | .429 | .342 | .878 | 35.9 | 18.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| 20-29 | 8 | 8 | 217 | 43 | 96 | 11 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 115 | .448 | .297 | .947 | 27.1 | 14.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .000 | 13.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .500 | .000 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 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 | 13 | 13 | 416 | 85 | 197 | 25 | 69 | 42 | 47 | 28 | 51 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 237 | .431 | .362 | .894 | 32.0 | 18.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
| 1 Day | 30 | 30 | 1081 | 213 | 485 | 65 | 188 | 70 | 84 | 49 | 115 | 62 | 47 | 10 | 57 | 67 | 561 | .439 | .346 | .833 | 36.0 | 18.7 | 3.8 | 2.1 | |
| 2 Days | 3 | 3 | 106 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 56 | .451 | .364 | 1.000 | 35.3 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 4 | 4 | 141 | 22 | 57 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 71 | .386 | .208 | .880 | 35.2 | 17.8 | 1.5 | 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 | 15 | 15 | 561 | 105 | 245 | 37 | 100 | 40 | 46 | 34 | 72 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 287 | .429 | .370 | .870 | 37.4 | 19.1 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| Western | 36 | 36 | 1219 | 247 | 558 | 70 | 210 | 101 | 117 | 50 | 116 | 66 | 44 | 9 | 55 | 77 | 665 | .443 | .333 | .863 | 33.9 | 18.5 | 3.2 | 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 | 4 | 4 | 138 | 28 | 62 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 76 | .452 | .375 | .846 | 34.5 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Central | 7 | 7 | 276 | 51 | 122 | 17 | 44 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 141 | .418 | .386 | .880 | 39.5 | 20.1 | 5.0 | 2.6 | |
| Northwest | 14 | 14 | 459 | 92 | 218 | 28 | 82 | 44 | 52 | 18 | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 256 | .422 | .341 | .846 | 32.8 | 18.3 | 3.4 | 1.9 | |
| Pacific | 8 | 8 | 280 | 60 | 126 | 18 | 46 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 155 | .476 | .391 | .895 | 35.0 | 19.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | |
| Southeast | 4 | 4 | 147 | 26 | 61 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 70 | .426 | .344 | .875 | 36.6 | 17.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | |
| Southwest | 14 | 14 | 480 | 95 | 214 | 24 | 82 | 40 | 46 | 20 | 41 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 254 | .444 | .293 | .870 | 34.3 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .364 | .286 | 1.000 | 29.6 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 45 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | .542 | .500 | .833 | 44.9 | 36.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 79 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 43 | .472 | .583 | .500 | 39.5 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | .400 | .167 | .800 | 45.4 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 100 | 17 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 47 | .436 | .250 | 1.000 | 33.3 | 15.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 69 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50 | .474 | .500 | .875 | 34.7 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 33 | .423 | .400 | 1.000 | 36.2 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 112 | 21 | 52 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 53 | .404 | .286 | .833 | 37.3 | 17.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Houston | 1 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 27 | .409 | .429 | 1.000 | 46.9 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .294 | .300 | 1.000 | 37.2 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .533 | .250 | 1.000 | 33.2 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 42 | .583 | .545 | 1.000 | 30.6 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 3 | 80 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 38 | .441 | .364 | .667 | 26.5 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .563 | .400 | .500 | 42.3 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .435 | .333 | 1.000 | 42.4 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 116 | 21 | 52 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 62 | .404 | .318 | .867 | 29.0 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .455 | .250 | 1.000 | 32.3 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| New Orleans | 4 | 4 | 149 | 30 | 70 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 87 | .429 | .267 | .826 | 37.3 | 21.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 61 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .370 | .300 | .800 | 30.3 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | 61 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 27 | .367 | .455 | 30.4 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .313 | .333 | 38.6 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 74 | 17 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 42 | .486 | .500 | .750 | 37.1 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 3 | 3 | 115 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 54 | .391 | .263 | .813 | 38.2 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 104 | 24 | 49 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 55 | .490 | .278 | 1.000 | 34.7 | 18.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| Utah | 3 | 3 | 98 | 24 | 52 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 63 | .462 | .250 | .846 | 32.8 | 21.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .444 | .333 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |