Pau Gasol vs. Emeka Okafor Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Emeka Okafor and Pau Gasol, 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.
Pau Gasol played 18 years in the NBA, 8 more than Emeka Okafor, who played 10. Pau Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Emeka Okafor had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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 |
Pau Gasol |
18 |
12 |
2001-02 to 2018-19 |
Emeka Okafor |
10 |
2 |
2004-05 to 2017-18 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
82 |
36.0 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
8.8 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
13.6 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.100 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
.736 |
Emeka Okafor |
26 |
33.6 |
13.2 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
12.2 |
.415 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
4.8 |
.656 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
78 |
31.5 |
17.7 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
7.7 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
13.4 |
.482 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.267 |
4.7 |
6.6 |
.714 |
Emeka Okafor |
67 |
34.8 |
14.4 |
3.9 |
7.4 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
5.9 |
11.0 |
.532 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
4.4 |
.593 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
4 |
33.5 |
18.5 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
12.3 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.5 |
5.0 |
.900 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
56 |
32.0 |
17.8 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
7.3 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
12.4 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
.768 |
Emeka Okafor |
82 |
33.1 |
13.8 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
10.7 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
10.5 |
.535 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
4.6 |
.570 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
4 |
33.0 |
21.3 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
9.8 |
20.0 |
.488 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.500 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
80 |
39.2 |
20.4 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
8.9 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
14.9 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
5.3 |
7.7 |
.689 |
Emeka Okafor |
82 |
32.8 |
13.2 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
9.4 |
.561 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
4.5 |
.593 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
4 |
39.5 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
16.8 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
.767 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
59 |
36.2 |
20.8 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
9.8 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
14.5 |
.538 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.273 |
5.1 |
6.8 |
.748 |
Emeka Okafor |
82 |
28.9 |
10.4 |
3.1 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
8.0 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
3.3 |
.562 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
66 |
35.6 |
18.9 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
13.5 |
.534 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.250 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.807 |
Emeka Okafor |
72 |
31.8 |
10.3 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
9.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
7.3 |
.573 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
.562 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
21 |
39.8 |
16.9 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
9.3 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.4 |
5.0 |
.692 |
Emeka Okafor |
6 |
31.3 |
7.3 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
.645 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.364 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
81 |
37.0 |
18.9 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
9.6 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
12.9 |
.567 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
.781 |
Emeka Okafor |
27 |
28.9 |
9.9 |
2.6 |
5.3 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
7.9 |
.533 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.7 |
.514 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
23 |
40.5 |
18.3 |
3.0 |
7.9 |
10.8 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
12.0 |
.580 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.3 |
6.1 |
.714 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
65 |
37.0 |
18.3 |
3.7 |
7.6 |
11.3 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
13.0 |
.536 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
.790 |
Emeka Okafor |
79 |
26.0 |
9.7 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
8.7 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.571 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
23 |
39.7 |
19.6 |
4.0 |
7.1 |
11.1 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
13.3 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.2 |
6.9 |
.759 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Emeka Okafor didn't play in 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
82 |
37.0 |
18.8 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
10.2 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
13.7 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.823 |
Emeka Okafor |
26 |
13.6 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
10 |
35.8 |
13.1 |
3.2 |
4.6 |
7.8 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
11.2 |
.420 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.800 |
Emeka Okafor |
1 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
65 |
37.4 |
17.4 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
10.4 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
14.1 |
.501 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.259 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.782 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
12 |
37.0 |
12.5 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
9.5 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
11.9 |
.434 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.400 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.828 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
49 |
33.8 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
11.8 |
.466 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.286 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.702 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
4 |
36.5 |
14.0 |
1.8 |
9.8 |
11.5 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
6.3 |
13.0 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.8 |
.545 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
60 |
31.4 |
17.4 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
9.7 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.480 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.736 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
78 |
34.4 |
18.5 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
11.8 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
7.3 |
14.8 |
.494 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.462 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.803 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
10 |
31.7 |
14.4 |
1.7 |
7.7 |
9.4 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
11.5 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.762 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
72 |
31.8 |
16.5 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
11.0 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
13.8 |
.469 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.348 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.792 |
Emeka Okafor |
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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 |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
64 |
25.4 |
12.4 |
1.7 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
.502 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.538 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.707 |
Emeka Okafor |
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- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
16 |
22.8 |
7.7 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
7.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
.439 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.333 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.708 |
Emeka Okafor |
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- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
77 |
23.5 |
10.1 |
1.7 |
6.4 |
8.0 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
.458 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.358 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.756 |
Emeka Okafor |
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- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
5 |
18.0 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.900 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
30 |
12.0 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
.447 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.462 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.700 |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Pau Gasol |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emeka Okafor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |