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Minutes Played

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL965
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET911
3.Byron Scott-LAL897
4.James Worthy*-LAL896
5.Adrian Dantley*-DET804
 Joe Dumars*-DET804
7.Bill Laimbeer-DET779
8.Larry Bird*-BOS763
9.A.C. Green-LAL726
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL718

Field Goals

1.James Worthy*-LAL204
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET183
3.Byron Scott-LAL178
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL169
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS158
6.Adrian Dantley*-DET153
7.Larry Bird*-BOS152
8.Mark Aguirre-DAL147
9.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL141
10.Michael Jordan-CHI138

Field Goal Attempts

1.Isiah Thomas*-DET419
2.James Worthy*-LAL390
3.Byron Scott-LAL357
4.Larry Bird*-BOS338
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL329
6.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL304
7.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL300
8.Mark Aguirre-DAL294
9.Adrian Dantley*-DET292
10.Kevin McHale*-BOS262

Field Goal Pct

1.James Donaldson-DAL.654
2.Derrick McKey-SEA.632
3.Danny Schayes-DEN.625
4.Kurt Rambis-LAL.618
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS.603
6.Brad Davis-DAL.600
7.Kevin Willis-ATL.580
8.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU.571
9.Horace Grant-CHI.568
10.Mark Price-CLE.567

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Michael Cooper-LAL25
2.Byron Scott-LAL24
3.Bob Hansen-UTA19
 Danny Ainge-BOS19
5.Michael Adams-DEN17
6.Mark Aguirre-DAL13
 Isiah Thomas*-DET13
8.Mike Evans-DEN12
 Larry Bird*-BOS12
10.Derek Harper-DAL9

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Michael Cooper-LAL62
2.Danny Ainge-BOS57
3.Byron Scott-LAL55
4.Michael Adams-DEN54
5.Mike Evans-DEN44
 Isiah Thomas*-DET44
7.Derek Harper-DAL36
 Bob Hansen-UTA36
9.Mark Aguirre-DAL34
10.Larry Bird*-BOS32

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Bob Hansen-UTA.528
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL.500
3.Trent Tucker-NYK.462
4.Byron Scott-LAL.436
5.Richard Anderson-POR.429
6.Mark Jackson-NYK.417
 Mark Price-CLE.417
8.Michael Cooper-LAL.403
9.Mark Aguirre-DAL.382
10.Dennis Johnson-BOS.375
 Larry Bird*-BOS.375

Free Throws

1.Adrian Dantley*-DET140
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL132
3.Isiah Thomas*-DET125
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS115
5.Larry Bird*-BOS101
6.James Worthy*-LAL97
7.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL96
8.Byron Scott-LAL90
9.Michael Jordan-CHI86
10.Dennis Johnson-BOS82

Free Throw Attempts

1.Adrian Dantley*-DET178
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL155
3.Isiah Thomas*-DET151
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS137
5.James Worthy*-LAL128
6.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL125
7.Larry Bird*-BOS113
8.Karl Malone-UTA112
9.Byron Scott-LAL104
10.Dennis Johnson-BOS103

Free Throw Pct

1.Danny Young-SEA1.000
2.Sidney Moncrief-MIL.963
3.Mark Price-CLE.960
4.Mike Evans-DEN.933
5.Brad Davis-DAL.923
6.Spud Webb-ATL.919
7.Doc Rivers-ATL.907
8.Blair Rasmussen-DEN.900
9.Larry Bird*-BOS.894
10.Larry Nance-CLE.889
 Bill Laimbeer-DET.889
 Larry Krystkowiak-MIL.889
 Joe Dumars*-DET.889

Offensive Rebounds

1.Roy Tarpley-DAL88
2.John Salley-DET64
3.Mychal Thompson-LAL63
4.A.C. Green-LAL57
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS55
6.James Worthy*-LAL53
7.Dennis Rodman-DET51
 Robert Parish*-BOS51
9.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL49
10.James Donaldson-DAL47

Defensive Rebounds

1.Bill Laimbeer-DET178
2.Roy Tarpley-DAL131
3.Larry Bird*-BOS121
4.A.C. Green-LAL118
5.Robert Parish*-BOS117
6.Mychal Thompson-LAL107
7.James Donaldson-DAL99
8.Magic Johnson*-LAL98
9.Karl Malone-UTA97
10.John Salley-DET91

Total Rebounds

1.Bill Laimbeer-DET221
2.Roy Tarpley-DAL219
3.A.C. Green-LAL175
4.Mychal Thompson-LAL170
5.Robert Parish*-BOS168
6.John Salley-DET155
7.Larry Bird*-BOS150
8.James Donaldson-DAL146
9.James Worthy*-LAL139
10.Dennis Rodman-DET136
 Kevin McHale*-BOS136

Assists

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL303
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET201
3.John Stockton-UTA163
4.Dennis Johnson-BOS139
5.Derek Harper-DAL121
6.Larry Bird*-BOS115
 Doc Rivers-ATL115
8.Joe Dumars*-DET112
9.Danny Ainge-BOS109
10.James Worthy*-LAL106

Steals

1.Isiah Thomas*-DET66
2.John Stockton-UTA37
3.Larry Bird*-BOS36
4.Byron Scott-LAL34
 Magic Johnson*-LAL34
6.James Worthy*-LAL33
7.Derek Harper-DAL32
8.Doc Rivers-ATL25
 Sam Perkins-DAL25
10.Michael Jordan-CHI24
 Dennis Johnson-BOS24

Blocks

1.John Salley-DET37
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL37
3.Mark Eaton-UTA34
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS30
5.Roy Tarpley-DAL26
6.Thurl Bailey-UTA23
7.Mychal Thompson-LAL21
8.Tree Rollins-ATL19
 Robert Parish*-BOS19
 Bill Laimbeer-DET19
 James Worthy*-LAL19

Turnovers

1.Isiah Thomas*-DET85
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL83
3.James Worthy*-LAL55
4.Adrian Dantley*-DET51
5.Larry Bird*-BOS49
6.John Stockton-UTA48
7.Byron Scott-LAL47
8.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL46
9.Dennis Johnson-BOS45
10.Danny Ainge-BOS41
 Mark Aguirre-DAL41

Personal Fouls

1.John Salley-DET88
2.Dennis Rodman-DET87
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL81
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET77
5.Isiah Thomas*-DET71
6.Mychal Thompson-LAL70
7.Roy Tarpley-DAL69
8.Byron Scott-LAL65
 Kevin McHale*-BOS65
10.Rick Mahorn-DET64
 Danny Ainge-BOS64

Points

1.James Worthy*-LAL506
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET504
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL477
4.Byron Scott-LAL470
5.Adrian Dantley*-DET446
6.Kevin McHale*-BOS432
7.Larry Bird*-BOS417
8.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL374
9.Mark Aguirre-DAL367
10.Michael Jordan-CHI363

Minutes Per Game

1.Karl Malone-UTA44.9
2.Larry Bird*-BOS44.9
3.John Stockton-UTA43.5
4.Mark Jackson-NYK42.8
5.Michael Jordan-CHI42.7
6.Clyde Drexler*-POR42.5
7.Kevin McHale*-BOS42.1
8.Mark Eaton-UTA41.9
9.Dennis Johnson-BOS41.3
10.Mark Price-CLE41.0

Points Per Game

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU37.5
2.Michael Jordan-CHI36.3
3.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL31.2
4.Karl Malone-UTA29.7
5.Tom Chambers-SEA25.8
 Terry Cummings-MIL25.8
7.Jeff Malone-WSB25.6
8.Kevin McHale*-BOS25.4
9.Larry Bird*-BOS24.5
10.Alex English*-DEN24.3

Rebounds Per Game

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU16.8
2.Roy Tarpley-DAL12.9
3.Charles Oakley-CHI12.8
4.Patrick Ewing*-NYK12.8
5.Jack Sikma-MIL12.4
6.Karl Malone-UTA11.8
7.Moses Malone*-WSB11.2
8.Robert Parish*-BOS9.9
9.Bill Laimbeer-DET9.6
10.Mark Eaton-UTA9.4

Assists Per Game

1.John Stockton-UTA14.8
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL12.6
3.Mark Jackson-NYK9.8
4.Doc Rivers-ATL9.6
5.Alvin Robertson-SAS9.3
6.Isiah Thomas*-DET8.7
7.Sleepy Floyd-HOU8.5
8.Dennis Johnson-BOS8.2
9.Mark Price-CLE7.6
10.Derek Harper-DAL7.1

Steals Per Game

1.Alvin Robertson-SAS4.0
2.John Stockton-UTA3.4
3.Clyde Drexler*-POR3.0
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET2.9
5.Ron Harper-CLE2.8
6.Mark Jackson-NYK2.5
 Terry Porter-POR2.5
8.Michael Jordan-CHI2.4
9.Larry Bird*-BOS2.1
10.Doc Rivers-ATL2.1

Blocks Per Game

1.Patrick Ewing*-NYK3.2
2.Mark Eaton-UTA3.1
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU2.8
4.Larry Nance-CLE2.2
5.Thurl Bailey-UTA2.1
6.Kevin McHale*-BOS1.8
7.John Salley-DET1.6
8.Tree Rollins-ATL1.6
9.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL1.5
10.Roy Tarpley-DAL1.5

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU39.0
2.Michael Jordan-CHI28.3
3.Roy Tarpley-DAL23.1
4.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL22.9
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL22.9
6.Terry Cummings-MIL22.6
7.John Stockton-UTA22.5
8.Doc Rivers-ATL22.4
9.Kevin McHale*-BOS21.8
10.Mark Price-CLE21.2

True Shooting Pct

1.Danny Schayes-DEN.723
2.Mark Price-CLE.673
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS.670
4.Brad Davis-DAL.669
5.Derrick McKey-SEA.660
6.James Donaldson-DAL.657
7.Kurt Rambis-LAL.642
8.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU.641
9.Tree Rollins-ATL.622
10.John Stockton-UTA.618

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Roy Tarpley-DAL17.5
2.Wayne Cooper-DEN16.8
3.Jack Sikma-MIL14.0
4.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU13.2
5.Moses Malone*-WSB13.2
6.Jerome Kersey-POR12.8
7.Kevin Duckworth-POR12.7
8.Mychal Thompson-LAL12.6
9.Dennis Rodman-DET12.6
10.Patrick Ewing*-NYK12.2

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU33.2
2.Patrick Ewing*-NYK27.1
3.Charles Oakley-CHI27.0
4.Bill Laimbeer-DET26.5
5.Roy Tarpley-DAL25.8
6.Jack Sikma-MIL23.8
7.Kurt Rambis-LAL23.2
8.Robert Parish*-BOS22.4
9.James Donaldson-DAL22.0
10.Karl Malone-UTA21.1

Total Rebound Pct

1.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU22.9
2.Roy Tarpley-DAL21.7
3.Patrick Ewing*-NYK19.6
4.Charles Oakley-CHI18.9
5.Jack Sikma-MIL18.7
6.Moses Malone*-WSB16.8
7.Dennis Rodman-DET16.7
8.Bill Laimbeer-DET16.5
9.Mychal Thompson-LAL16.3
10.James Donaldson-DAL16.3

Assist Pct

1.John Stockton-UTA51.9
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL46.5
3.Doc Rivers-ATL39.4
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET37.7
5.Spud Webb-ATL36.8
6.Sleepy Floyd-HOU34.3
7.Mark Jackson-NYK34.1
8.Alvin Robertson-SAS33.6
9.Dennis Johnson-BOS30.6
10.Nate McMillan-SEA30.1

Steal Pct

1.Alvin Robertson-SAS4.6
2.Ron Harper-CLE4.2
3.John Stockton-UTA3.9
4.Isiah Thomas*-DET3.8
5.Clyde Drexler*-POR3.3
6.Terry Porter-POR3.2
7.Doc Rivers-ATL3.1
8.Mark Jackson-NYK3.0
9.Michael Jordan-CHI2.9
10.Derek Harper-DAL2.7

Block Pct

1.Patrick Ewing*-NYK5.6
2.Antoine Carr-ATL5.3
3.Mark Eaton-UTA4.3
4.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU4.2
5.John Salley-DET3.9
6.Tree Rollins-ATL3.7
7.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL3.1
8.Thurl Bailey-UTA3.0
9.Larry Nance-CLE3.0
10.Roy Tarpley-DAL2.8

Turnover Pct

1.Fat Lever-DEN3.4
2.Blair Rasmussen-DEN4.2
3.Alex English*-DEN5.5
4.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU7.1
5.James Edwards-DET7.2
6.Horace Grant-CHI7.4
7.Vinnie Johnson-DET7.4
8.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL7.8
9.Rolando Blackman-DAL8.0
10.Thurl Bailey-UTA8.3

Usage Pct

1.Dominique Wilkins*-ATL35.8
2.Michael Jordan-CHI35.2
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU32.7
4.Karl Malone-UTA30.4
5.Tom Chambers-SEA29.1
6.Jeff Malone-WSB28.8
7.Mark Aguirre-DAL28.3
8.Isiah Thomas*-DET28.0
9.Jay Vincent-DEN27.8
10.Alex English*-DEN27.2

Offensive Rating

1.Mark Price-CLE137.8
2.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU134.1
3.Tree Rollins-ATL133.5
4.Danny Schayes-DEN132.8
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS129.2
6.Derrick McKey-SEA128.8
7.Fat Lever-DEN127.3
8.Doc Rivers-ATL124.9
9.Magic Johnson*-LAL124.0
10.Sidney Moncrief-MIL123.3

Defensive Rating

1.Bill Laimbeer-DET99.5
2.Isiah Thomas*-DET100.0
3.Dennis Rodman-DET100.0
4.John Salley-DET100.4
5.Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU101.7
6.Rick Mahorn-DET102.5
7.James Edwards-DET103.5
8.Michael Jordan-CHI103.6
9.Ron Harper-CLE103.8
10.Charles Oakley-CHI103.8

Offensive Win Shares

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL3.1
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS2.5
3.James Worthy*-LAL1.9
4.Adrian Dantley*-DET1.7
5.Byron Scott-LAL1.6
6.Roy Tarpley-DAL1.4
7.Rolando Blackman-DAL1.4
8.John Stockton-UTA1.3
9.Michael Jordan-CHI1.3
10.Danny Schayes-DEN1.2

Defensive Win Shares

1.Isiah Thomas*-DET2.0
2.Bill Laimbeer-DET1.8
3.John Salley-DET1.3
4.Adrian Dantley*-DET1.2
5.Larry Bird*-BOS1.2
6.Dennis Rodman-DET1.0
7.Joe Dumars*-DET1.0
8.Robert Parish*-BOS0.9
9.Vinnie Johnson-DET0.8
10.James Worthy*-LAL0.8

Win Shares

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL3.9
2.Kevin McHale*-BOS3.2
3.Isiah Thomas*-DET2.9
4.Adrian Dantley*-DET2.9
5.James Worthy*-LAL2.7
6.Larry Bird*-BOS2.4
7.Byron Scott-LAL2.3
8.John Salley-DET2.2
9.Bill Laimbeer-DET2.2
10.Roy Tarpley-DAL2.1