Mel Counts vs. Gary Payton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Payton and Mel Counts, 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.
Mel Counts played 12 years in the NBA, 5 less than Gary Payton, who played 17. Mel Counts had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Gary Payton had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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 |
Mel Counts |
12 |
8 |
1964-65 to 1975-76 |
Gary Payton |
17 |
15 |
1990-91 to 2006-07 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
54 |
10.6 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.368 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.784 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
27.4 |
7.2 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.077 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.711 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
4 |
7.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.267 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
Gary Payton |
5 |
27.0 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.407 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
67 |
15.2 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
6.4 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.828 |
Gary Payton |
81 |
31.5 |
9.4 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
9.1 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.130 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.669 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
10 |
8.2 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
.359 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.882 |
Gary Payton |
8 |
27.6 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.583 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
56 |
15.4 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.734 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
31.1 |
13.5 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
11.7 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.206 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.770 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
3 |
9.7 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
.263 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.000 |
Gary Payton |
19 |
31.8 |
12.3 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
12.4 |
.443 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.167 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.676 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
82 |
21.2 |
11.7 |
- |
- |
8.9 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.748 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
35.1 |
16.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
6.0 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
14.1 |
.504 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.278 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.595 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
15 |
20.4 |
8.6 |
- |
- |
8.9 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
3.6 |
6.7 |
.535 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.677 |
Gary Payton |
5 |
36.2 |
15.8 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
13.8 |
.493 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.333 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
.421 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
77 |
24.2 |
12.4 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.1 |
11.3 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.805 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
36.8 |
20.6 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
7.1 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
8.4 |
16.4 |
.509 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
.302 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.716 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
18 |
24.6 |
11.2 |
- |
- |
7.9 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.1 |
10.7 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.761 |
Gary Payton |
4 |
43.0 |
17.8 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
16.8 |
.478 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.417 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
81 |
27.1 |
12.6 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
12.6 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.776 |
Gary Payton |
81 |
39.0 |
19.3 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
7.6 |
15.8 |
.484 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.328 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
14 |
15.1 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.420 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.846 |
Gary Payton |
21 |
43.4 |
20.7 |
0.9 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
6.8 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
15.9 |
.485 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.410 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
.633 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
80 |
20.9 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.753 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
39.2 |
21.8 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
18.1 |
.476 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
.313 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
.715 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
12 |
45.6 |
23.8 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
21.3 |
.412 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
.333 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.820 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
76 |
11.9 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
3.4 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.721 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
38.4 |
19.2 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
8.3 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
15.6 |
.453 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.338 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
10 |
42.7 |
24.0 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
8.7 |
18.3 |
.475 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.380 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
.940 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
66 |
10.0 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
3.8 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.672 |
Gary Payton |
50 |
40.2 |
21.7 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
18.5 |
.434 |
1.7 |
5.6 |
.295 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
.721 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
17 |
19.2 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.780 |
Gary Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
45 |
11.1 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
- |
1.9 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.365 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.727 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
41.8 |
24.2 |
1.2 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
8.9 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
9.1 |
20.3 |
.448 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
.340 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
.735 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
4 |
8.5 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
- |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Gary Payton |
5 |
44.2 |
25.8 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
10.0 |
22.6 |
.442 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.391 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.769 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
30 |
10.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
- |
2.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.762 |
Gary Payton |
82 |
40.3 |
22.1 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
9.0 |
19.2 |
.467 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.314 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
5 |
41.2 |
22.2 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
8.6 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
9.0 |
21.2 |
.425 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.267 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
.586 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
80 |
40.1 |
20.4 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
8.3 |
18.3 |
.454 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.297 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
.710 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
6 |
41.8 |
18.5 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
8.7 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
18.7 |
.429 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
.067 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
.700 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
82 |
34.5 |
14.6 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
12.5 |
.471 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.333 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
22 |
35.0 |
7.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
8.5 |
.366 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
77 |
33.0 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
9.4 |
.468 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.326 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.761 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
7 |
34.1 |
10.3 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
4.7 |
10.6 |
.446 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
.071 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
81 |
28.5 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
.420 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.287 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
23 |
24.3 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.422 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
.293 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.720 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
68 |
22.1 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.393 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.260 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Counts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gary Payton |
2 |
16.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |