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Minutes Played

1.Larry Bird*-BOS1015
2.Dennis Johnson-BOS964
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS827
4.Danny Ainge-BOS762
5.Robert Parish*-BOS734
6.James Worthy*-LAL681
7.Magic Johnson*-LAL666
8.Byron Scott-LAL608
9.Isiah Thomas*-DET562
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL559

Field Goals

1.Larry Bird*-BOS216
2.James Worthy*-LAL176
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS174
4.Dennis Johnson-BOS168
5.Robert Parish*-BOS149
6.Dale Ellis-SEA148
7.Magic Johnson*-LAL146
8.Isiah Thomas*-DET134
9.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL124
 Xavier McDaniel-SEA124

Field Goal Attempts

1.Larry Bird*-BOS454
2.Dennis Johnson-BOS361
3.Dale Ellis-SEA304
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS298
 James Worthy*-LAL298
6.Isiah Thomas*-DET297
7.Magic Johnson*-LAL271
8.Tom Chambers-SEA263
 Robert Parish*-BOS263
10.Xavier McDaniel-SEA254

Field Goal Pct

1.Antoine Carr-ATL.696
2.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU.615
3.Roy Hinson-PHI.596
4.James Worthy*-LAL.591
5.Herb Williams-IND.588
6.Kurt Rambis-LAL.585
7.Kevin McHale*-BOS.584
8.Darren Daye-BOS.583
9.Charles Barkley*-PHI.573
10.Robert Parish*-BOS.567

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Michael Cooper-LAL34
2.Danny Ainge-BOS32
3.Larry Bird*-BOS14
4.Dale Ellis-SEA13
 Sleepy Floyd-GSW13
6.John Lucas-MIL12
7.Isiah Thomas*-DET10
8.Byron Scott-LAL7
9.Tom Chambers-SEA6
 Darrell Griffith-UTA6

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Danny Ainge-BOS73
2.Michael Cooper-LAL70
3.Larry Bird*-BOS41
4.Dale Ellis-SEA36
 John Lucas-MIL36
6.Byron Scott-LAL34
7.Isiah Thomas*-DET33
8.Sleepy Floyd-GSW28
9.Dennis Johnson-BOS26
10.Tom Chambers-SEA17
 Craig Hodges-MIL17
 Robert Reid-HOU17

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Michael Cooper-LAL.486
2.Sleepy Floyd-GSW.464
3.Danny Ainge-BOS.438
4.Darrell Griffith-UTA.400
5.Dale Ellis-SEA.361
6.Tom Chambers-SEA.353
7.Larry Bird*-BOS.342
8.John Lucas-MIL.333
9.Danny Young-SEA.312
10.Isiah Thomas*-DET.303

Free Throws

1.Larry Bird*-BOS176
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL98
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL97
4.Dennis Johnson-BOS96
 Kevin McHale*-BOS96
6.Adrian Dantley*-DET86
7.Isiah Thomas*-DET83
8.Tom Chambers-SEA80
9.Robert Parish*-BOS79
10.Sidney Moncrief-MIL73
 James Worthy*-LAL73

Free Throw Attempts

1.Larry Bird*-BOS193
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS126
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL122
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL118
5.Dennis Johnson-BOS113
6.Adrian Dantley*-DET111
7.Isiah Thomas*-DET110
8.Robert Parish*-BOS103
9.Tom Chambers-SEA99
10.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU97
 James Worthy*-LAL97

Free Throw Pct

1.Thurl Bailey-UTA1.000
 Jeff Malone-WSB1.000
 Danny Young-SEA1.000
4.Jack Sikma-MIL.980
5.Moses Malone*-WSB.952
6.Sleepy Floyd-GSW.922
7.Rolando Blackman-DAL.917
8.John Battle-ATL.913
9.Larry Bird*-BOS.912
10.Kurt Rambis-LAL.912

Offensive Rebounds

1.Kevin McHale*-BOS66
2.Larry Smith-GSW61
3.Robert Parish*-BOS59
4.A.C. Green-LAL54
5.Xavier McDaniel-SEA52
6.Rick Mahorn-DET42
7.Larry Bird*-BOS41
8.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL39
 Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU39
10.Dale Ellis-SEA37

Defensive Rebounds

1.Larry Bird*-BOS190
2.Robert Parish*-BOS139
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS128
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET126
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL111
6.Rick Mahorn-DET100
7.Jack Sikma-MIL97
8.A.C. Green-LAL88
9.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL84
10.Larry Smith-GSW76

Total Rebounds

1.Larry Bird*-BOS231
2.Robert Parish*-BOS198
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS194
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET156
5.Rick Mahorn-DET142
 A.C. Green-LAL142
7.Magic Johnson*-LAL139
8.Larry Smith-GSW137
9.Jack Sikma-MIL130
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL123

Assists

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL219
2.Dennis Johnson-BOS205
3.Larry Bird*-BOS165
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET130
5.Nate McMillan-SEA112
6.Paul Pressey-MIL103
7.Sleepy Floyd-GSW102
8.Danny Ainge-BOS92
9.Michael Cooper-LAL90
 Doc Rivers-ATL90

Steals

1.Isiah Thomas*-DET39
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL31
3.Paul Pressey-MIL28
 James Worthy*-LAL28
5.Larry Bird*-BOS27
6.Michael Cooper-LAL25
7.Danny Ainge-BOS24
8.Xavier McDaniel-SEA21
9.Allen Leavell-HOU19
 Byron Scott-LAL19

Blocks

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU43
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL35
 Robert Parish*-BOS35
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS30
5.Joe Barry Carroll-GSW25
6.James Worthy*-LAL22
7.Mark Eaton-UTA21
8.Larry Bird*-BOS19
9.Dennis Rodman-DET17
 John Salley-DET17
 Mychal Thompson-LAL17

Turnovers

1.Larry Bird*-BOS71
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS54
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL51
4.Dennis Johnson-BOS44
5.Isiah Thomas*-DET42
 Xavier McDaniel-SEA42
7.Danny Ainge-BOS41
8.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL40
 James Worthy*-LAL40
10.Robert Parish*-BOS38

Personal Fouls

1.Robert Parish*-BOS79
2.Dennis Johnson-BOS71
 Kevin McHale*-BOS71
4.Xavier McDaniel-SEA63
5.Danny Ainge-BOS62
6.John Salley-DET60
 Rick Mahorn-DET60
8.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL56
 Jack Sikma-MIL56
10.Larry Bird*-BOS55

Points

1.Larry Bird*-BOS622
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS444
3.Dennis Johnson-BOS435
4.James Worthy*-LAL425
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL392
6.Robert Parish*-BOS377
7.Isiah Thomas*-DET361
8.Dale Ellis-SEA353
9.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL345
10.Tom Chambers-SEA322

Minutes Per Game

1.Larry Bird*-BOS44.1
2.Rodney McCray-HOU43.6
3.Kiki Vandeweghe-POR43.5
4.Robert Reid-HOU43.1
5.Maurice Cheeks-PHI42.0
 Charles Barkley*-PHI42.0
7.Dennis Johnson-BOS41.9
8.Sleepy Floyd-GSW41.4
9.Karl Malone-UTA40.0
 Dominique Wilkins*-ATL40.0

Points Per Game

1.Michael Jordan-CHI35.7
2.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU29.2
3.Larry Bird*-BOS27.0
4.Chuck Person-IND27.0
5.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL26.8
6.Dale Ellis-SEA25.2
7.Charles Barkley*-PHI24.6
8.Isiah Thomas*-DET24.1
9.James Worthy*-LAL23.6
10.Tom Chambers-SEA23.0

Rebounds Per Game

1.Larry Smith-GSW13.7
2.Charles Barkley*-PHI12.6
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU11.3
4.Mark Eaton-UTA11.0
5.Jack Sikma-MIL10.8
6.Bill Laimbeer-DET10.4
7.Larry Bird*-BOS10.0
8.Rick Mahorn-DET9.5
9.Robert Parish*-BOS9.4
10.Kevin McHale*-BOS9.2

Assists Per Game

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL12.2
2.Doc Rivers-ATL11.2
3.Sleepy Floyd-GSW10.2
4.Terry Porter-POR10.0
5.Dennis Johnson-BOS8.9
6.Maurice Cheeks-PHI8.8
7.Isiah Thomas*-DET8.7
8.Paul Pressey-MIL8.6
9.Nate McMillan-SEA8.0
 John Stockton-UTA8.0

Steals Per Game

1.John Stockton-UTA3.0
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET2.6
3.Terry Porter-POR2.5
4.Paul Pressey-MIL2.3
5.Karl Malone-UTA2.2
6.Allen Leavell-HOU1.9
7.Sleepy Floyd-GSW1.8
8.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL1.8
9.Magic Johnson*-LAL1.7
10.James Worthy*-LAL1.6

Blocks Per Game

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU4.3
2.Mark Eaton-UTA4.2
3.Joe Barry Carroll-GSW2.5
4.Roy Hinson-PHI2.0
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL1.9
6.Tree Rollins-ATL1.8
7.Robert Parish*-BOS1.7
8.Alton Lister-SEA1.4
9.Kevin McHale*-BOS1.4
10.James Worthy*-LAL1.2