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Team matchup
Numbers are from the 2001-02 regular season. 2002-03 averages take over once both teams have played 10 games. The small numbers are league ranks out of 30.
LAL
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BOS
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Team season stats for 2001-02 are not available yet.
Player matchup
Pick a player from each side. Bubbles are league percentiles among 282 players with 20+ games and 15+ minutes a game in 2001-02. Higher is better on every row. AST/TO counts turnovers against assists, so a playmaker isn't punished for handling the ball more.
Shaquille O'Neal
C · 67 GP · 36.1 MPG
Paul Pierce
SG · 82 GP · 40.3 MPG
27.2
Points99
26.1
99
10.7
Rebounds97
6.9
83
3.0
Assists71
3.2
75
0.6
Steals28
1.9
97
2.0
Blocks96
1.0
81
1.15
AST/TO40
1.10
37
59.0%
True shooting95
57.0%
89
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3-point %40.4%
84
31.8%
Usage99
29.3%
97
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DRBL/100—
+8.0
BPM100
+5.9
98
+7.9
DARKO100
+3.8
95
Rotations
2001-02 per-game averages, most minutes first. Tap a player to compare.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | TS% | DARKO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 80 | 38.3 | 25.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 54.4% | +3.2 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 67 | 36.1 | 27.2 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 59.0% | +7.9 |
| Rick Fox | 82 | 27.9 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 50.2% | +1.3 |
| Robert Horry | 81 | 26.4 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 52.8% | +1.7 |
| Derek Fisher | 70 | 28.2 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 55.0% | — |
| Devean George | 82 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 50.2% | -2.8 |
| Samaki Walker | 69 | 24.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 54.5% | -3.7 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 82 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 46.6% | -0.8 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | 71 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 50.0% | — |
| Mitch Richmond | 64 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 48.8% | -0.3 |
| Mark Madsen | 59 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 49.2% | — |
| Brian Shaw | 58 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 45.8% | -2.1 |
| Jelani McCoy | 21 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 53.0% | -2.0 |
| Mike Penberthy | 3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 66.5% | -1.4 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | TS% | DARKO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 81 | 42.0 | 22.1 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 49.0% | +0.8 |
| Paul Pierce | 82 | 40.3 | 26.1 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 57.0% | +3.8 |
| Kenny Anderson | 76 | 32.0 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 47.2% | +0.5 |
| Tony Battie | 74 | 24.6 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 57.0% | +0.3 |
| Eric Williams | 74 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 49.0% | +0.2 |
| Erick Strickland | 79 | 20.8 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 54.5% | — |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 79 | 17.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 51.3% | -1.3 |
| Walter McCarty | 56 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 56.3% | -1.4 |
| Mark Blount | 44 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 50.9% | -0.2 |
| Kedrick Brown | 29 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 40.0% | -1.8 |
| Joseph Forte | 8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 21.8% | -2.2 |
| Randy Brown | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0% | — |
Recent meetings
No regular season or playoff meetings on file for 2002-03 or 2001-02.