Trevor Ariza vs. LaMelo Ball Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaMelo Ball and Trevor Ariza, 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.
Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than LaMelo Ball, who played 4. Trevor Ariza had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while LaMelo Ball had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
Trevor Ariza |
18 |
10 |
2004-05 to 2021-22 |
LaMelo Ball |
4 |
0 |
2020-21 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Trevor Ariza |
LaMelo Ball |
Season |
2004-05 | 2020-21 |
Team |
New York Knicks | Charlotte Hornets |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
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 |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
80 |
17.3 |
5.9 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
.442 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.231 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.695 |
LaMelo Ball |
51 |
28.8 |
15.7 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
13.2 |
.436 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.352 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.758 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
57 |
17.5 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.412 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.606 |
LaMelo Ball |
75 |
32.3 |
20.1 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
16.7 |
.429 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
.389 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.872 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
57 |
22.4 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
.620 |
LaMelo Ball |
36 |
35.2 |
23.3 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
20.0 |
.411 |
4.0 |
10.6 |
.376 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.836 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
4 |
11.8 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.313 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
35 |
15.6 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
.507 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.278 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.653 |
LaMelo Ball |
22 |
32.3 |
23.9 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
8.3 |
19.2 |
.433 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
.355 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.865 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
8 |
5.6 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.583 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.250 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
82 |
24.4 |
8.9 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
.460 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.319 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.710 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
23 |
31.4 |
11.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
.497 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
.476 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
.563 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
72 |
36.5 |
14.9 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
13.9 |
.394 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.334 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
.649 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
75 |
34.7 |
11.0 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
10.2 |
.398 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
.303 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.701 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
6 |
40.2 |
15.5 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
14.2 |
.412 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.333 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.727 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
41 |
32.9 |
10.8 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
9.8 |
.417 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.333 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.775 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
56 |
26.3 |
9.5 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
8.1 |
.417 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.364 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.821 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
77 |
35.4 |
14.4 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
11.1 |
.456 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
.407 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.772 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
11 |
37.0 |
13.6 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
9.8 |
.481 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.446 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.778 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
82 |
35.7 |
12.8 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
11.1 |
.402 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
.350 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.853 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
17 |
38.5 |
13.2 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
10.4 |
.426 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
.375 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.905 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
81 |
35.3 |
12.7 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
10.6 |
.416 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
.371 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.783 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
5 |
36.2 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
10.2 |
.255 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
.143 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
80 |
34.7 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
.409 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
.344 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.738 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
11 |
37.5 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
8.8 |
.423 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.377 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
.929 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
67 |
33.9 |
11.7 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
9.7 |
.412 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
.368 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.854 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
17 |
34.2 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
8.2 |
.360 |
1.5 |
5.4 |
.286 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.742 |
LaMelo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
69 |
34.0 |
12.5 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
10.7 |
.399 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
.334 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.793 |
LaMelo Ball |
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Playoffs Stats |
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ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
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3PM / A |
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FTM / A |
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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 |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
53 |
28.2 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
.438 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.372 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.838 |
LaMelo Ball |
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Playoffs Stats |
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Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
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FTM / A |
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Trevor Ariza |
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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 |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
30 |
28.0 |
9.4 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.411 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.350 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.773 |
LaMelo Ball |
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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 |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
4 |
24.0 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
5.8 |
.304 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
.294 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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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 |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
24 |
19.3 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.333 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
.270 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.556 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
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3PM / A |
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FTM / A |
% |
Trevor Ariza |
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