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Career Highlights
Appeared and started in all games of the 2000 NBA Finals against the L.A. Lakers averaging 10 ppg and 4 rpg Has appeared in 104 career NBA Playoff games, all with the Pacers, averaging 14.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg and shooting .507 from the field Blocked his 1,000th career shot, totaling a team-high 22 points and 4 rebounds, against the Charlotte Hornets on 4/10/99 Recorded a season and game-high 35 points (10-16 FG, 15-16 FT), 4 rebounds and 3 assists against the Detroit Pistons on 4/9/99 Ranked 2nd on the Pacers in scoring (14.9 ppg), field-goal percentage (.490, 12th in the NBA) and blocked shots (1.06 bpg) in 1999 Closed the 1997-98 season ranked 2nd in Pacers' franchise history in points (11,125), rebounds (4,601) and blocked shots (959) Posted 10 points and 7 rebounds, in his All-Star debut, in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 1/4/98, averaging 22.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.33 bpg and 2.33 spg to lead the Pacers to a 3-0 week Scored his 10,000th career point, totaling 10 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, against the Charlotte Hornets on 11/8/97 Scored a 1996-97 season-high 40 points and grabbed 9 rebounds against the L.A. Clippers on 3/30/97 Averaged a career-best 18.5 ppg during the 1995-96 season, improving his scoring average for the sixth straight season Matched a Pacers' team record with 20 field goals made, totaling a career-high and Pacers' season-high 44 points, against the L.A. Clippers on 12/10/95 Scored a playoff career-high 34 points in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals against New York Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 3/12/95, averaging 25.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists for the 3-0 Pacers Named to the 1988-89 NBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 11.7 ppg and 6.1 rpg Up \| Down

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2001-02 Statistics

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CAREER AVERAGES
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YEAR	TEAM	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
88-89	IND	82	71	24.9	.517	.000	.722	2.30	3.80	6.10	.9	.45	1.84	1.59	3.80	11.7
89-90	IND	82	82	29.3	.533	.000	.811	1.60	4.60	6.20	1.7	.55	2.06	1.74	4.00	15.5
90-91	IND	76	38	22.2	.485	.000	.762	1.50	3.20	4.70	1.1	.32	1.46	1.13	3.20	10.9
91-92	IND	74	55	23.9	.510	.000	.788	1.70	4.00	5.60	1.6	.39	1.35	1.76	3.10	13.8
92-93	IND	81	81	25.6	.486	.000	.732	1.60	3.80	5.30	1.5	.33	.93	1.81	3.50	14.3
93-94	IND	78	75	27.1	.534	.000	.793	1.70	4.50	6.20	2.0	.63	1.05	1.94	3.60	15.7
94-95	IND	78	78	30.5	.526	.000	.753	2.50	5.20	7.70	1.4	.51	1.01	2.42	3.60	17.9
95-96	IND	63	63	30.2	.521	.200	.788	1.90	5.00	6.90	1.7	.33	.71	2.54	3.60	18.5
96-97	IND	52	52	29.2	.486	.250	.797	2.00	4.90	6.90	1.3	.42	1.13	2.42	3.40	17.1
97-98	IND	73	69	28.6	.495	.000	.783	1.70	5.20	6.90	1.4	.55	1.21	1.84	3.30	16.7
98-99	IND	49	49	25.9	.490	.000	.818	1.50	4.10	5.60	1.1	.37	1.06	1.53	3.20	14.9
99-00	IND	79	79	23.4	.484	.000	.739	1.20	3.90	5.10	1.1	.25	1.27	1.37	3.20	12.9
Career		867	792	26.6	.507	.115	.773	1.80	4.30	6.10	1.4	.43	1.28	1.82	3.50	14.8
Playoff		104	96	26.4	.507	.250	.829	1.40	3.80	5.20	1.3	.49	.87	1.78	4.00	14.8
All-Star		1	0	21.0	.429	.000	1.000	2.00	5.00	7.00	4.0	.00	2.00	.00	3.00	10.0

CAREER TOTALS
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YEAR	TEAM	G	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
88-89	IND	82	71	2,041	386-746	0-1	184-255	185	315	500	70	37	151	130	310	956
89-90	IND	82	82	2,404	515-967	0-1	241-297	135	377	512	142	45	169	143	328	1,271
90-91	IND	76	38	1,690	342-705	0-0	144-189	116	241	357	84	24	111	86	246	828
91-92	IND	74	55	1,772	436-855	0-2	152-193	124	293	417	116	29	100	130	231	1,024
92-93	IND	81	81	2,072	494-1,017	0-0	167-228	126	306	432	121	27	75	147	285	1,155
93-94	IND	78	75	2,113	493-923	0-1	238-300	135	348	483	156	49	82	151	281	1,224
94-95	IND	78	78	2,381	558-1,060	0-2	284-377	192	409	601	111	40	79	189	278	1,400
95-96	IND	63	63	1,901	466-894	1-5	231-293	119	314	433	110	21	45	160	226	1,164
96-97	IND	52	52	1,518	356-733	2-8	173-217	105	256	361	67	22	59	126	175	887
97-98	IND	73	69	2,085	514-1,038	0-3	188-240	127	378	505	101	40	88	134	243	1,216
98-99	IND	49	49	1,271	310-633	0-2	108-132	73	202	275	52	18	52	75	159	728
99-00	IND	79	79	1,852	431-890	0-1	156-211	94	307	401	85	20	100	108	249	1,018
Career		867	792	23,100	5,301-10,461	3-26	2,266-2,932	1,531	3,746	5,277	1,215	372	1,111	1,579	3,011	12,871
Playoff		104	96	2,747	623-1,230	1-4	290-350	149	391	540	135	51	90	185	419	1,537
All-Star		1	0	21	3-7	0-0	4-4	2	5	7	4	0	2	0	3	10

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by the Indiana Pacers in the first round (second pick overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft.

Season Highs / Career Highs
	2001-02 HIGHS	CAREER HIGHS
Points	null	44 vs. L.A. Clippers 12/10/95
Field Goals Made	null	20 vs. L.A. Clippers 12/10/95
Field Goals Attempted	null	29 vs. L.A. Clippers 12/10/95
Three Point Field Goals Made	null	1 3 Times
Three Point Field Goals Attempted	null	2 @ New Jersey 2/06/97
Free Throws Made	null	15 vs. Detroit 4/09/99
Free Throws Attempted	null	16 2 Times
Offensive Rebounds	null	9 2 Times
Defensive Rebounds	null	13 4 Times
Total Rebounds	null	17 @ Philadelphia 4/16/99
Assists	null	8 vs. Dallas 2/22/94
Steals	null	4 3 Times
Blocks	null	8 @ Chicago 11/30/90
Minutes Played	null	46 vs. New Jersey 12/21/91

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