Sam Bowie vs. Dell Curry Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dell Curry and Sam Bowie, 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.
Sam Bowie played 10 years in the NBA, 6 less than Dell Curry, who played 16. Sam Bowie had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Dell Curry had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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 |
Sam Bowie |
10 |
5 |
1984-85 to 1994-95 |
Dell Curry |
16 |
10 |
1986-87 to 2001-02 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
76 |
29.2 |
10.0 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
8.6 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
7.3 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.0 |
.711 |
Dell Curry |
67 |
9.5 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.426 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.283 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
9 |
28.8 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.8 |
.560 |
Dell Curry |
2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
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 |
% |
Sam Bowie |
38 |
29.8 |
11.8 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.708 |
Dell Curry |
79 |
19.0 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
9.4 |
.458 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.346 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
2 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
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 |
% |
Sam Bowie |
5 |
32.6 |
16.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
13.2 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
6.0 |
.667 |
Dell Curry |
48 |
16.9 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
10.9 |
.491 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.345 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Sam Bowie didn't play in 1987-88.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
20 |
20.6 |
8.6 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.451 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.714 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
.571 |
Dell Curry |
67 |
27.8 |
16.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
14.8 |
.466 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.354 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.923 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
3 |
22.3 |
10.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.750 |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
68 |
32.5 |
14.7 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.416 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.323 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.776 |
Dell Curry |
76 |
19.9 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
9.4 |
.471 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.372 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.842 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
62 |
30.9 |
12.9 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
7.7 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.1 |
11.7 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.182 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.732 |
Dell Curry |
77 |
26.2 |
15.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
13.5 |
.486 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.404 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.836 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
71 |
30.7 |
15.0 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
13.3 |
.445 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.320 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.757 |
Dell Curry |
80 |
26.2 |
15.3 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
13.8 |
.452 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.401 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.866 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
4 |
28.0 |
9.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
.424 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
Dell Curry |
9 |
24.7 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
10.8 |
.433 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.818 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
79 |
26.5 |
9.1 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.779 |
Dell Curry |
82 |
26.5 |
16.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.455 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
.402 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.873 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
3 |
23.7 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
25 |
22.2 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
.436 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.867 |
Dell Curry |
69 |
24.9 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
11.3 |
.441 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
.427 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
4 |
26.8 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
.471 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.429 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.909 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
67 |
18.3 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.182 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.764 |
Dell Curry |
82 |
28.9 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
11.9 |
.453 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.404 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
10 |
13.5 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.267 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
68 |
30.6 |
14.8 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
12.3 |
.459 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.426 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.803 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
3 |
17.0 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
.294 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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 |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
52 |
18.7 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.447 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.421 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
9 |
18.8 |
5.8 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
.404 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
.250 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
42 |
20.6 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
8.0 |
.485 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
.476 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
3 |
16.3 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
.133 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
.125 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
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 |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
67 |
16.3 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.427 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.393 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
3 |
10.0 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
71 |
13.5 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.424 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.428 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.843 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
12 |
15.1 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.422 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.378 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.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 |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
56 |
15.8 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.406 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.344 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.892 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Sam Bowie |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dell Curry |
4 |
15.0 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.400 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.800 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |