Dave Cowens vs. Dell Curry Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dell Curry and Dave Cowens, 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.
Dave Cowens played 11 years in the NBA, 5 less than Dell Curry, who played 16. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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 |
Dave Cowens |
11 |
7 |
1970-71 to 1982-83 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
81 |
38.0 |
17.0 |
- |
- |
15.0 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.8 |
16.1 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.732 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
79 |
40.3 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
15.2 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.3 |
17.2 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.720 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
11 |
40.1 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
4.3 |
.596 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
82 |
41.8 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
16.2 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.0 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.779 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
13 |
46.0 |
21.9 |
- |
- |
16.6 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
9.9 |
21.0 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
.659 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
80 |
41.9 |
19.0 |
3.3 |
12.4 |
15.7 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
- |
3.7 |
8.1 |
18.4 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.4 |
.832 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
18 |
42.9 |
20.5 |
3.3 |
10.0 |
13.3 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
- |
4.7 |
8.9 |
20.6 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.797 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
65 |
40.5 |
20.4 |
3.5 |
11.2 |
14.7 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
- |
3.7 |
8.8 |
18.4 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.783 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
11 |
43.5 |
20.5 |
4.5 |
12.0 |
16.5 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
- |
4.5 |
9.2 |
21.5 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.885 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
78 |
39.8 |
19.0 |
4.3 |
11.7 |
16.0 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
- |
4.0 |
7.8 |
16.7 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.756 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
18 |
44.3 |
21.0 |
4.8 |
11.6 |
16.4 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
- |
4.7 |
8.7 |
18.9 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.759 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
50 |
37.8 |
16.4 |
2.9 |
11.0 |
13.9 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
- |
3.6 |
6.6 |
15.1 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.818 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
9 |
42.1 |
16.6 |
3.2 |
11.7 |
14.9 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
- |
4.1 |
7.3 |
16.4 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.773 |
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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Season 8 |
|
Dave Cowens |
Dell Curry |
Season |
1977-78 | 1993-94 |
Team |
Boston Celtics | Charlotte Hornets |
Honors & Awards |
- | Sixth Man of the Year |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
77 |
41.8 |
18.6 |
3.2 |
10.8 |
14.0 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
7.8 |
15.8 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.842 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
68 |
37.0 |
16.6 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
9.6 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
7.2 |
14.9 |
.483 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.807 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
66 |
32.7 |
14.2 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
8.1 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
14.1 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.779 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
9 |
33.4 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
11.4 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.909 |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
40 |
25.4 |
8.1 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.825 |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |