The stat sheet

Basketball Digest, Jan, 2003

(.530)

James Worthy is the only player in NBA history to shoot .530 or better in each of his first eight seasons.

(3)

Three rookies played in every game in 2001-02: Pau Gasol, Andrei Kirilenko, and Troy Murphy.

(4)

Four No. 1 overall picks were on the 1986-87 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969), Mychal Thompson (1978), Magic Johnson (1979), and Worthy (1982).

(4.2)

Allen Iverson's 4.2 ppg win over Shaquille O'Neal for the 2001-02 scoring title was the biggest since Michael Jordan's 4.3 ppg edge on Dominique Wilkins in 1987438.

(5)

In his 142 contests facing Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain outrebounded Russell by five per game (28.7 to 23.7 rpg).

(6)

Six players started every game for the same team in 2000-01 and 2001-02: Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs), Antawn Jamison (Golden State Warriors), Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics), John Stockton (Utah Jazz), Wally Szczerbiak (Minnesota Timberwolves), and Baron Davis (Charlotte Hornets).

(20.0)

Fred "Mad Dog" Carter led the NBA all-time worst Philadelphia 76ers (9-73) in scoring with 20.0 ppg in 1972-73.

(24)

In 2001-02, the Detroit Pistons won 24 of 25 games when scoring 100 or more points.

(30)

Glenn Robinson scored 30 points or more in each of the Hawks' first three games of the 2002-03 season--the first Atlanta player ever to do so.

(79)

From 1971 to 1976, the ABA and NBA faced off in 155 exhibition games. The ABA won the overall series, 79-76.

(79.4)

The average height of the 413 players on NBA rosters to begin the 2002-03 season was 79.4 inches, or nearly 6'7 1/2".

(92)

The longest pro basket ever was Jerry Harkness' 92-foot buzzer-beater that gave the Indiana Pacers a 119-118 win over the Dallas Chaparrals on November 13, 1967.

(95)

In 2000-01 and 2001-02, the Dallas Mavericks won 95 of the 99 games they led after three quarters.

(108)

There were 108 NBA players older than 30 at the start of the 2002-03 season.

(225.4)

The average NBA player at the start of the 2002-03 season weighed 225.4 pounds. At 340 pounds, O'Neal is the heaviest player in the NBA.

(1,097)

Minnesota committed 1,097 turnovers in 2001-02--and forced 1,097.