Chris Paul vs. Bob Rule Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Rule and Chris Paul, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Chris Paul played 19 years in the NBA, 11 more than Bob Rule, who played 8. Chris Paul had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Bob Rule had his rookie season in 1967-68. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Chris Paul |
19 |
15 |
2005-06 to 2023-24 |
Bob Rule |
8 |
0 |
1967-68 to 1974-75 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
64 |
36.8 |
17.3 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
8.9 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
13.6 |
.437 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.350 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.818 |
Bob Rule |
82 |
37.9 |
24.0 |
- |
- |
11.5 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
9.5 |
20.2 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
7.4 |
.682 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
78 |
38.5 |
22.8 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
11.0 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
8.1 |
16.1 |
.503 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.364 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
.868 |
Bob Rule |
4 |
35.5 |
29.8 |
- |
- |
11.5 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
11.8 |
24.5 |
.480 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.5 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
5 |
40.2 |
16.6 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
10.4 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
14.6 |
.411 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.313 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
.857 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 5 |
|
Chris Paul |
Bob Rule |
Season |
2009-10 | 1971-72 |
Team |
New Orleans Hornets | Seattle Supersonics, Philadelphia 76ers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
45 |
38.0 |
18.7 |
0.4 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
14.2 |
.493 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.409 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
.847 |
Bob Rule |
76 |
29.3 |
15.1 |
- |
- |
7.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.1 |
13.9 |
.436 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.675 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
80 |
36.0 |
15.9 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
9.8 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
11.6 |
.463 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.388 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
.878 |
Bob Rule |
52 |
8.7 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.380 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.645 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
6 |
41.7 |
22.0 |
0.5 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
11.5 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
12.8 |
.545 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
.474 |
6.5 |
8.2 |
.796 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
60 |
36.4 |
19.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
9.1 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.478 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.371 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
.861 |
Bob Rule |
26 |
20.8 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
- |
2.7 |
2.9 |
7.4 |
.396 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
11 |
38.5 |
17.6 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
7.9 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
14.9 |
.427 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.333 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
.872 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
70 |
33.4 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
9.7 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
12.2 |
.481 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.328 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.885 |
Bob Rule |
1 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
6 |
37.3 |
22.8 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
15.3 |
.533 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.316 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
.892 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
62 |
35.0 |
19.1 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
10.7 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
14.0 |
.467 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.368 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.855 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
13 |
36.3 |
19.8 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
10.3 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
7.1 |
15.2 |
.467 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
.457 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.774 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
82 |
34.8 |
19.1 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
10.2 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
14.3 |
.485 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.398 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
.900 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
12 |
37.1 |
22.1 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
7.9 |
15.8 |
.503 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.415 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
.941 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
74 |
32.7 |
19.5 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
10.0 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
15.1 |
.462 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.371 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.896 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
4 |
31.3 |
23.8 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
9.3 |
19.0 |
.487 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
.300 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
1.000 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
61 |
31.5 |
18.1 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
12.9 |
.476 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.411 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.892 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
7 |
37.1 |
25.3 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
9.9 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
9.6 |
19.3 |
.496 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
.368 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.879 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
58 |
31.8 |
18.6 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
13.8 |
.460 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
.380 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
.919 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
15 |
34.5 |
21.1 |
0.6 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
7.9 |
17.1 |
.459 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
.374 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.830 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
58 |
32.0 |
15.6 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
.358 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.862 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
11 |
36.1 |
17.0 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
6.0 |
13.5 |
.446 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
.270 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.844 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
70 |
31.5 |
17.6 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
12.7 |
.489 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.365 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
.907 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
7 |
37.3 |
21.3 |
0.4 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
7.9 |
16.0 |
.491 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.372 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.885 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
70 |
31.4 |
16.4 |
0.4 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
8.9 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
12.6 |
.499 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.395 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
.934 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
20 |
34.2 |
19.2 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
8.6 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
15.0 |
.497 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.446 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.877 |
Bob Rule |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
65 |
32.9 |
14.7 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
10.8 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
11.3 |
.493 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.317 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.837 |
Bob Rule |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
13 |
34.5 |
17.5 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
11.9 |
.561 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.388 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
.946 |
Bob Rule |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
59 |
32.0 |
13.9 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
11.3 |
.440 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.375 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.831 |
Bob Rule |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
7 |
35.7 |
12.4 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
7.4 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
13.0 |
.418 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.321 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.500 |
Bob Rule |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
58 |
26.4 |
9.2 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.441 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.371 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.827 |
Bob Rule |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Chris Paul |
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Bob Rule |
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