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PERSONAL
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- Has a daughter, Crystal
- Lists dancing, bowling and
video games as his hobbies
- Names Martin Luther King,
Jr., as the person he'd most like to have met
- His favorite TV shows are
Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Martin
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BACKGROUND
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2000-2001:
Played in 81 games, starting in all of them ... Set the team
record for three-pointers made (221) and attempted in a
season (603), as well as led the NBA in both categories ...
Only player in the NBA to finish in the top 20 in points,
rebounds, assists and steals per game ... Finished second on
the team and 11th in the league in points per game (23.4),
first on the team and 19th in the league in rebounds per
game (8.9), first on the team and 10th in the NBA in steals
per game (1.70), first on the team and third in the NBA in
minutes per game (41.9), first on the team and 20th in
league in assists per game (5.5) ... Finished second in the
NBA in triple-doubles (five) and tied for first in the
Eastern Conference in double-doubles (38) ... Played 50-plus
minutes twice, 40-plus minutes 64 times and 30-plus minutes
79 times ... Scored 40-plus points once, 30-plus points 10
times, 20-plus points 61 times ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds
34 times, five-plus assists 47 times ... Scored in double
figures in 92 consecutive games dating back to 1999-00 ...
Led the team in points 36 times, rebounds 44 times, assists
48 times and minutes 66 times ... Missed his first game
since 5/1/99 to attend a funeral, snapping a streak of 129
consecutive games played ... Notched his eighth career
triple-double, second of the week, with 29 points, 11 boards
and 10 assists versus L.A. Clippers (1/18) ... Scored a
Celtics season-high 47 points, including a franchise record
nine three-pointers, to go with a career-high 13 assists in
45 minutes versus Sacramento (1/17) ... Notched his third
career triple-double with 20 points, 12 boards and 12
assists versus Minnesota (1/15) ... Scored 21 points and
grabbed a season-high 19 boards and seven assists in 45
minutes versus New Jersey (12/20) ... Logged second
triple-double of the season (sixth of his career) with 20
points, 10 assists and 11 boards versus Charlotte (12/16)
... Recorded his fifth career triple-double versus Indiana
(12/8), scoring 16 points, grabbing 10 boards and a
season-high 12 assists.
1999-2000:
Totaled 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in a 99-94 win
over Atlanta on 4/10 ... Tallied 24 points, 14 rebounds and
9 assists in a 117-115 2OT loss at Philadelphia on 3/24 ...
Registered 30 points (4-5 3-FG) in a 114-90 win at Atlanta
on 3/17 ... Recorded the fourth triple-double of his career,
when he tallied 30 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in a
112-101 win over Milwaukee on 3/8 ... Tallied 35 points and
7 rebounds in a 105-103 loss to Miami on 2/2 ... Posted 31
points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in a 105-101 win in
Washington on 1/17 ... Logged a season-high 39 points (17-29
FG) and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 99-96 win in New Jersey on
1/15 ... Totaled game-highs with 32 points and 13 rebounds
in a 105-98 win over Cleveland on 1/3 ... Notched a
game-high 26 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a 102-94 win
in Denver on 12/30 ... Recorded 28 points in a 103-100 loss
at the L.A. Clippers on 12/26 ... Registered 36 points and
12 rebounds in a 96-86 loss to Utah on 12/15 ... Notched 24
points (4-8 3 FG) and 9 boards in a 99-97 loss in New York
on 12/12 ... Posted a game-high 20 points and grabbed 8
boards in a 115-90 win over Denver on 12/8 ... Tallied a
team-high 27 points and corralled 9 boards in a 114-112 loss
to Milwaukee on 11/26 ... Scored a team-high 25 points and
snared 7 boards in a 109-96 victory over New Jersey on 11/19
... Totaled a game-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in
an 80-74 victory over New York on 11/12
1998-1999:
Registered a game-high 32 points (10-18 FG, 12-13 FT), 11
rebounds and 5 steals against the New Jersey Nets on 4/4 ...
Recorded game-highs of 23 points and 18 rebounds against the
Milwaukee Bucks on 4/2 ... Totaled 20 points and game-highs
of 11 rebounds and 8 assists against the Indiana Pacers on
3/28 ... Posted a game-high 32 points (13-24 FG) and 8
rebounds against the Charlotte Hornets on 3/9 ... Registered
21 points, a game-high 18 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked
shots in a 102-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on 3/5 ...
Recorded a game-high 28 points (13-24 FG), 11 rebounds, 4
assists and 4 steals in a 101-92 win over the New Jersey
Nets on 2/27 ... Totaled a game-high 24 points, 11 rebounds,
5 assists and 3 steals in a 94-80 victory over the New York
Knicks on 2/26 ... Posted game-highs of 31 points and 10
rebounds, adding 3 assists and 3 steals, in a 108-101 win
over the Miami Heat on 2/9
1997-1998:
Recorded game-highs of 31 points and 14 rebounds and added 4
assists against the Cleveland Cavaliers on 4/14 ... Totaled
a game-high 43 points (18-26 FG), 4 rebounds and 4 assists
against the New Jersey Nets on 4/8 ... Posted team-highs
with 32 points and 14 rebounds against the Philadelphia
76ers on 3/29 ... Registered game-highs of 35 points and 13
rebounds and added 3 assists in a 108-98 win over the
Washington Wizards on 3/6 ... Recorded a game-high 36
points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals against the Utah Jazz on
3/4 ... Hit the game-winning free throw with 5.4 seconds
left, totaling 25 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, in a
102-101 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on 3/1 ...
Posted team-highs of 26 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3
steals against the Golden State Warriors on 2/15 ...
Registered a game-high 28 points, hitting the game-winning
free-throw with 16.1 seconds left, and 13 rebounds in a
97-96 win over the L.A. Clippers on 2/13 ... Recorded 4
points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in his All-Star debut in
the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York ... Notched his 3rd
career triple-double, with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10
assists, in a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on 2/1 ...
Totaled a game-high 38 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 3
steals against the Charlotte Hornets on 1/30 ... Posted
team-highs of 30 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals
against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 1/21 ... Scored a
career-high 49 points (21-36 FG) and grabbed a game-high 12
rebounds against the Washington Wizards on 1/7 ...
Registered a team-high 32 points, a game-high 10 rebounds
and 5 assists in a 106-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks
on 1/3 ... Recorded game-highs of 27 points and 18 rebounds
and added 3 assists in a 93-89 win over the Minnesota
Timberwolves on 1/2 ... Scored 12 of his game-high 28 points
in the fourth quarter and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 108-102
win over the L.A. Lakers on 12/28 ... Totaled game-highs of
23 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals in a 97-88
victory over the Washington Wizards on 12/12 ... Posted
team-highs of 28 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals
against the L.A. Lakers on 11/26 ... Registered team-highs
of 22 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists and added 3 steals
in a 103-99 win over the Toronto Raptors on 11/14 ...
Recorded a team-high 31 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals in a
92-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls on 10/31
1996-1997:
Named to the 1996-97 NBA All-Rookie First Team after a
brilliant season in which he averaged 17.5 points and 9.0
rebounds per game, leading the Celtics in both categories
even though he often saw playing time at center as well as
his natural forward position ... Also led the team in field
goals made (576) and attempted (1,354) and blocked shots
(53) ... A workhorse on a team whose roster was thinned by
injuries, was the only Boston player to appear in all 82
games, making 68 starts, and seemed to get stronger as the
season wore on ... Played 40 minutes or more 38 times,
including each of the last 14 games, and started every game
from 1/3 to the end of the season ... Scored in double
figures 74 times, including each of the last 20 games, and
had 20 points 30 times and 30 points three times, with a
career-high 37 in a 113-105 loss at Philadelphia on 3/28 ...
Reached double figures in rebounds 34 times, hauling down a
career-high 21 in a 104-99 loss to Orlando on 3/21 ...
Posted 31 double-doubles and two triple-doubles, the latter
in consecutive games ... Had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10
assists in a 108-102 loss to Charlotte on 4/16 and got 23
points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in a 119-113 victory over
Philadelphia on 4/18 -- Boston's only win against an
Atlantic Division foe all season.
COLLEGE:
Improved rapidly during his two seasons at Kentucky ... As a
freshman, saw action in each of Kentucky's 33 games,
primarily coming off the bench as a frontcourt reserve, but
was named MVP of the SEC Tournament after collecting 53
points, 17 rebounds, seven assists and six steals in three
games, including a season-high 23 points in Kentucky's
comeback win over Arkansas in the championship game ... As a
sophomore, in addition to leading UK in rebounding and
minutes, ranked second on the team in scoring (15.2 ppg),
assists (2.9 apg) and steals (1.69 spg) ... Made the All-SEC
First Team and in the NCAA title game, a 76-67 victory over
Syracuse, contributed 11 points, a team-high nine rebounds
and four assists.
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