• Nick Van Exel
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2003-04 (Golden State):
Appeared in 39 games (29 starts), averaging 12.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 32.2 minutes...Among NBA leaders, ranked 24th in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.64) and would have ranked 19th in assists if he had qualified...Connected on 1,361st career three-pointer on 1/7 at Dallas to move past Dan Majerle (1,360) for 5th place on NBA all-time threepoint list...Season-high 29 points vs. San Antonio (11/29), including 16 of the team’s 23 in the fourth quarter (14 of last 17 points with one assist)...Missed 41 games overall due to injury...Sat out first three regular season contest after undergoing arthroscopic left knee surgery on 10/20...Placed on injured list (left knee inflammation) on 1/15 prior to the game vs. Cleveland and missed eight games on the injured list...Missed final 24 games of the season after being placed on injured list for the second time on 3/1 with chronic left knee inflammation and pain...20-or-more points four times...Three double-doubles (point/assist)...DNP-CD twice.

2001-02 (Dallas):
Appeared in 73 games (one start), averaging 12.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 27.8 minutes...Was Mavericks leading scorer off the bench and fourth-leading scorer overall...In 20 playoff games, averaged 19.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists, helping lead the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals...Topped 20 points in the playoffs nine times, including three 35-plus point efforts and a 40 point performance in a 141-137 victory at Sacramento in the Conference Semi-Finals (5/10)...Overall in the seven-game series vs. the Kings (won 4-3 by Dallas), averaged a team-high 25.3 points (.519 FG%, .453 3FG%), 3.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists...His 19.5 points per game average in the playoffs was second on the team (Dirk Nowitzki, 25.3) and ranked 16th among all playoff participants...Among NBA leaders during the regular season, ranked T35th in assists, T23rd in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.54) and 31st in three-point percentage...Averaged 16.1 points and 4.7 assists in 29.8 mpg in the 13 games that starting guard Michael Finley missed...Team-high 29 points in 31 minutes at L.A. Clippers (3/26)...Regular-season-high 35 points vs. San Antonio (3/20)...35-point effort vs. Spurs tied for the third most points off the bench by a player in Mavericks history...30 points in just 26 minutes vs. Denver (2/1)...13 points, career-high 11 rebounds in 28 minutes at New Orleans (12/26)...20 points and season-high 10 assists in 31 minutes vs. Indiana (12/17)...Two double-doubles (one point/rebound and one point/assist)...Scored in double figures 43 times and 20-or-more points 10 times...Missed nine games recovering from right knee surgery on 11/11/02...Activated on 11/30/02.

2001-02:
Averaged 18.4 ppg, 6.6 apg and 3.5 rpg in 34.7 mpg overall…Played 72 games and started 46…scored in double figures 57 times, posted 20 or more points 36 times and 30 or more points eight times…had 10 or more assists 12 times…Recorded 11 double-doubles…Ranked 13th in the NBA in Assists Per Game (6.6) and 16th in assists-to-turnovers (3.06)…With Dallas averaged 13.2 points, 4.2 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game in 28.0 minutes per game (27 games, two starts)…Scored 20 or more points eight times with the Mavericks (Dallas was 5-3 in those games)…Led Dallas in scoring three times and in assists six times…Tied Dallas-high with 27 points to go along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 33 minutes at Sacramento on 4/14/02…27 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists at San Antonio on 4/6/02…With Denver averaged 21.4 points and 8.1 assists in 38.6 minutes per game in 45 contests (44 starts)…tied a career-high with 44 points (16-32 FG, 6-11 3FG, 6-7 FT) vs. Milwaukee on 11/1/01…Tied career highs for field goals made and attempted in that game…Season-high 16 assists vs. Portland on 2/5/02…9 rebounds vs. Sacramento on 11/3/01 which tied the second-most of his career…Tied that mark for rebounds at Utah on 1/14/02.

2000-01:
Appeared in 71 games, starting 70 times ... Averaged 17.7 ppg, 8.5 apg and 3.4 rpg in 37.9 minutes ... Ranked third in the NBA in assists, seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.64 to 1), 14th in three-pointers made (135), tied for 35th in scoring and tied for 33rd in minutes ... Scored in double figures 79 times, including 26 games of 20+, four of 30+ and one of 40+ ... Dished out at least 10 assists 25 times and had one game of 20 ... Posted 20 double-doubles - fifth-most among point guards ... Led the Nuggets in scoring 23 times and in assists 61 times ... Missed 10 games due to injury - eight due to a strained lower back (3/26-28; 4/7-18) and two due to a left knee contusion (3/6-9) ... Was suspended for one game by the Nuggets for violation of team policies and did not play vs. Portland on 4/3 ... Posted his 20th double-double of the year with a season-high 41 points (16-27 FG, 7-11 3FG, 2-3 FT), 10 assists, three rebounds and two steals in 41 minutes at Charlotte on 3/30 ... Fourth 40+point game of his career (third with Denver) ... Points were the most by a Nugget this season ... His previous season-high was 37 vs. Indiana on 3/14 ... Sunk 16 field goals (fourth time) and tied a season high with seven treys (second time) ... Has scored at least 30 points in 30 games in his career (14 times with Denver) ... Had 18 points in the third quarter and 26 in the second half vs. Indiana on 3/14, the most in a quarter and half by a Nugget this season ... Nailed a season-high seven three-pointers vs. Indiana ... Logged a season-high 47 minutes vs. the Lakers on 2/28 ... Scored 11 points in the final 37.9 seconds vs. the Lakers, including a three that put the Nuggets ahead to stay ... Moved past Reggie Williams into fourth place on the club's all-time 3FGM list at Detroit on 2/6 (now has 340) ... Notched his 1,000th career steal at Washington on 2/3 ... Blocked three shots vs. Charlotte on 1/7 ... Had a season-high four steals vs. Utah on 1/5 ... Moved past Al Smith into ninth place on the club's all-time assists list vs. Milwaukee on 12/30 (now has 1,682) ... Was also 14-15 from the free-throw line in that game ... Made his 1,000th-career three-pointer vs. Portland on 12/22 ... Dished out his 4,000th career assist at Orlando on 12/7 ... Dished out a season-high 20 assists vs. Seattle on 12/2 ... Scored 30 points, including 22 in the second half, at Minnesota on 11/29 ... Scored his 8,000th career point ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds vs. San Antonio on 11/24 ... Had 17 technical fouls and was ejected three times.

1999-2000:
Played and started in 79 games ... Averaged 16.1 ppg, along with 9.0 apg and 3.9 rpg ... Ranked in a tie for second in the NBA in assists with Milwaukee's Sam Cassell ... He and Cassell were the only two point guards in the NBA to average at least 15.0 ppg and 9.0 apg ... Also ranked in a tie for 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.23 to 1) ... Ranked 23rd in the NBA minutes played (37.3) and third among starting point guards ... Shot a career-low .390 from the field ... Scored in double figures 58 times, including 27 games of 20+, six of 30+ and one of 40+ ... Dished out at least 10 assists 33 times and posted 24 double-doubles ... Led the Nuggets in scoring 20 times, assists 71 times and rebounds three times ... Scored 44 points (16-32 FG, 5-11 3FG, 7-9 FT) in 49 minutes vs. the Clippers on 4/15 ... His seventh assist broke the team's single-season assist record (finished with 714) previously held by Michael Adams (693 in '90-91) ... Was ejected three times and picked up 17 technical fouls ... Scored a team-high 26 points vs. Washington on 3/29 ... All 26 points came in the second half (16 third, 10 fourth), marking the third time he scored that many in a half this season ... Played at least 40 minutes 31 times ... Played the third-most minutes (2,950) among starting NBA point guards (behind Gary Payton and Mike Bibby) ... Missed three games due to a right groin strain (2/10; 2/5 and 1/14) ... Scored his 7,000th career point against the Lakers on 1/16 ... Scored a game-high 32 points vs. Charlotte on 1/8 ... Also drilled a season-high seven three-pointers (7-11) ... Poured in 38 points and added 10 assists, seven rebounds and five steals in 44 minutes vs. Sacramento on 12/16 ... Scored 26 in the second half, tying his own mark for most points in a half by a Nugget this season ... Had 26 points in the second half ... Had 23 points and 20 assists vs. Atlanta on 11/8 ... 20 assists were the most in the NBA this season ... Was his first career 20/20 game and the 16th in Nuggets history (third with points/assists) ... Scored a game-high 34 points, handed out a game-high nine assists and tied for the team lead with nine rebounds in 46 minutes vs. Phoenix on 11/2 ... Tied for the sixth-most points by a Nugget in a season opener ... Among starting NBA point guards, ranked eighth in scoring, seventh in rebounding and 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio.

1998-99:
Ranked ninth (tied) in the NBA in assists and ninth in assists-to-turnover ratio (3.04 to 1) ... Appeared and started in all 50 games ... Averaged 16.5 ppg and a team-high 7.4 apg ... Ranked 35th in the NBA in minutes per game (36.0) ... Scored in double figures 37 times, including 17 games of 20+ points and four of 30+ ... Handed out at least 10 assists 14 times and posted 10 double-doubles ... Led the Nuggets in scoring 11 times and in assists 37 times ... Scored at least 10 points in 19 quarters and at least 20 points in six halves ... Tied a season high with 13 assists (third time) vs. Golden State on 4/23 ... Scored a then-career-high 41 points (14-26 FG, 2-9 3FG, 11-13 FT), handed out nine assists and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in 45 minutes vs. the Lakers on 4/5 ... Second trey was his 800th career ... Nailed a season-high six trifectas ... Recorded the 3,000th assist of his career vs. Vancouver on 3/30 ... Recorded the 400th steal of his career at Seattle on 2/13 ... Was whistled for a team-high nine technical fouls and was ejected once - vs. Houston on 3/17.

1997-98:
Averaged 13.8 ppg, a team-leading 6.9 apg, 3.0 rpg and 1.00 spg in a career-low 64 contests for the Lakers ... Made 46 starts ... Ranked 12th in the NBA in assists ... Paced the Lakers in assists for the fifth-consecutive season, a feat accomplished by only three other players in Los Angeles franchise history (Magic Johnson, Norm Nixon and Jerry West) ... Owned the best assist-to-turnover ratio in the NBA (4.25-1) ... Committed only 104 turnovers in 2,053 minutes (one every 19.7 minutes) ... Was chosen as a reserve for the Western Conference All-Star Team and totaled 13 points and three rebounds in his All-Star debut in New York ... Ranked 27th in the league in three-point percentage (.389) ... Scored a season-high 35 points at Houston on 11/14 ... Handed out a season-high 18 assists against Milwaukee on 1/7 ... Dished out 10 in the third quarter alone, two shy of the club record ... Was sidelined 13 consecutive games (2/18 thru 3/15) after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on 2/26 (was placed on the injured list on 2/27 and was activated on 3/15) ... Ranked 17th in the NBA in three-point field goals made (123) ... Led the team in assists on 47 occasions ... Drilled a team-season-high six three-pointers on three occasions ... Made five or more treys six times, including a pair of perfect performances (6-6 vs. Vancouver on 11/16 and 5-5 at Denver on 12/3) ... Established a club record for most three-pointers in a game without a miss vs. Vancouver ... Scored in double figures 43 times ... Scored at least 20 points 12 times and had 30 or more twice ... Eclipsed the 5,000 career point plateau against Toronto on 11/30 ... Dished out 10 or more assists 13 times, including six-consecutive games (12/20-1/2) ... Had 10 double-doubles (points and assists), including a career-high four-consecutive games (12/20-12/28) ... Missed two games due to NBA suspension ... Appeared in all 13 games for the Lakers, averaging 11.6 ppg and 4.2 apg ... Lakers were swept by Utah, 4-0, in the Western Conference Finals after defeating Portland, 3-1, and Seattle, 4-1.

1996-97:
Appeared in 79 games (each in a starting role), averaging 15.3 ppg, a team-leading 8.5 apg and 2.9 rpg in 37.2 minutes ... Was one of only five NBA players to average at least 15.0 ppg and 8.0 apg, joining Kevin Johnson, Rod Strickland, Damon Stoudamire and Tim Hardaway ... Led the team in assists for the fourth-consecutive season ... Owned the seventh-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the NBA (3.17-1) ... Ranked eighth overall in the NBA in assists (8.5) and boasted the highest average for a Laker since Magic Johnson in 1990-91 (12.5) .. Ranked 33rd in the NBA in three-point percentage (.378) and 35th in minutes per game (37.2) ... Handed out 23 assists at Vancouver on 1/5 - one shy of the club record of 24 held by Johnson ... Scored a season-high 37 points against Dallas on 3/4 ... Scored in double figures 58 times ... Scored at least 20 points 23 times ... Ranked 25th overall in the NBA in free-throw percentage and established a new single-season career-best (.825/165-200) ... Scored 30 or more points six times (12/17 at Chicago, 2/13 at Denver, 2/27 at Washington, 3/4 at Dallas, 3/17 at Denver and 4/1 at Seattle) ... Registered 18 double-doubles (points/assists), including two consecutive games ... Established a franchise-record for most minutes played in a game without a turnover (54) on 11/12 at Houston ... Equaled his own single-game club record for three-point field goals made (eight) on two occasions (2/13 at Denver and 3/4 at Dallas) ... Led the team in three-point field goals made for the fourth consecutive season (177) and ranked eighth overall in the NBA in that category ... Made at least five treys seven times ... Played a team-season-high 54 minutes on two occasions ... Led the team in scoring 14 times and in assists in 69 of 79 appearances ... Dished out 10+ assists 26 times, including 14 or more six times ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds twice (1/5 at Vancouver and 2/5 vs. Chicago) ... Missed three games (4/6-4/9) due to a sore left knee ... Averaged 14.4 ppg, 6.4 apg and 3.4 rpg in nine contests ... L.A. was eliminated by Utah, 4-1, in the Western Conference Semifinals ... Led the team in scoring twice against the Jazz with 23 points in Game 1 and 26 in Game 5 ... Averaged 19.2 ppg in the series with the Jazz ... Equaled his post-season career-high with 12 assists vs. Utah in Game 2.

1995-96:
Averaged 14.9 ppg and 6.9 apg in 74 contests ... Ranked 13th in the NBA in assists ... Led the team with 144 three-pointers ... Scored in double figures 54 times, including 23 games with at least 20 points and one game of 30 (at Detroit on 12/13) ... Reached double figures in assists 12 times, including a season-high 16 vs. Vancouver on 12/1 ... Recorded 10 double-doubles (points/assists) ... Played in four games, posting marks of 11.8 ppg, 6.8 apg and 4.0 rpg ... Lakers lost to Houston, 3-1, in the first round.

1994-95:
Averaged 16.9 ppg and 8.3 apg (6th in NBA) in 80 games ... Drained a team-record 183 three-pointers ... Averaged a career-playoff high 20.0 ppg, 7.3 apg and 3.8 rpg in 10 contests ... Led the team in both scoring and assists ... L.A. lost to San Antonio, 4-2, in the Western Conference Semifinals.

1993-94:
Averaged 13.6 ppg and 5.8 apg in 81 games as a rookie ... Made a Laker rookie-record 123 three-pointers ... Earned NBA All-Rookie Second Team honors ... Became the fifth rookie in Laker history to reach the 1,000 point mark (1,099), joining Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Norm Nixon and James Worthy.

COLLEGE:
Paced the University of Cincinnati in scoring (18.3 ppg), assists (4.5 apg) and steals (1.8) as a senior, leading the Bearcats into the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament ... Earned Third Team All-America honors (AP, Basketball Times and Basketball Weekley) and was a finalist for the Wooden Award as a senior ... Started the final 20 games his junior year, leading Cincinnati to an 18-2 mark and an NCAA Final Four appearance ... Became Cincinnati's all-time leader in three-point field goals made (147), attempted (411) and percentage (.358) in only two seasons with the Bearcats (records since surpassed) ... Began his collegiate career at Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College, averaging 18.8 ppg and 6.1 apg overall.