Index
NBA Finals
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Game #1 @Los Angeles
Lionel Hollins came out firing in the first half but was injured in the in the second half and had to leave. Philadelphia had a 39-30 lead in the second quarter when reserve forward Mark Landsberger came up with two offensive rebound buckets in a row for L.A. to stem the tide. Darryl Dawkins was saddled with three quick fouls which limited his playing time. With the game tied at the start of the second half, L.A. scored the first 12 points of the third quarter to take a 65-53 lead with 7:39 left in the quarter. The 76ers were just unable to make anything in the third as they shot 3-20 from the field. What's more, two of the three made hoops were layups as Philadelphia made 1-18 from out on the floor. Dawkins picked up his fourth foul early in the third on an offensive foul as he went for a dunk. Magic Johnson pulled down nine rebounds in the third quarter to help key the Laker break. Jamaal Wilkes and Michael Cooper held Julius Erving to only one free throw in the decisive third period. After L.A. achieved their largest lead at 78-62, Philadelphia began to comeback behind Erving who scored 11 points in the fourth period. The 76ers clawed within 92-88 with 6:01 left in the game after a 10-0 spurt. Norm Nixon then hit Landsberger on a backdoor play to make it a 94-88. Philadelphia would not get any closer the rest of the way.
PHILADELPHIA
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA 0R-DR-RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Erving
41 8-17
4-8 3
4 7 4 2
2 1
2 20 |
C.Jones
42 5-9
5-7 3
6 9 4 2
0 5
5 15 |
Dawkins
18 4-8
4-4 2
1 3 1 6
2 3
2 12 |
Cheeks
32 6-13
0-0 2
4 6 3 2
2 1
0 12 |
Hollins
39 7-18
2-2 0
0 0 8 3
5 1
0 16 |
B.Jones
27 6-11
3-3 3
7 10 1
2 1
0 3 15 |
Bibby
25 2-9
2-2 1
2 3 4 0
0 2
0 6 |
Mix 16
2-5 2-2
0 2 2 3
0 0
1 1 6 |
TOTALS
40-90 22-28 14 26 40
28 17 12 14 13 102 |
3-PT: Hollins 0-1, Bibby
0-1 |
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LOS ANGELES
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Chones
22 1-4
1-2 1
2 3 0 4
0 2
0 3 |
Wilkes
43 9-20
2-2 4
3 7 6 3
0 2
0 20 |
Abdul-Jabbar
41 14-21 5-5
1 13 14 5
4 0 3 6
33 |
Johnson
40 8-12
0-0 2
7 9 10
1 3
2 0 16 |
Nixon
43 9-16
5-6 0
1 1 6 3
1 4
0 23 |
Cooper
31 1-7
0-0 1
3 4 2 3
1 3
2 2 |
Landsberger
14 5-7
0-0 3
1 4 0 5
0 1
1 10 |
Haywood
3 0-0
0-0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 |
Holland
3 1-2
0-0 0
1 1 1 1
0 0
0 2 |
TOTALS
48-89 13-15 12 31 43
30 24 5 17 9 109 |
3_PT: none |
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Philadelphia
28 25 17 32 - 102 |
Los Angeles
26 27 31 25 - 109 |
A - 17,505 |
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Game #2 @Los Angeles
Maurice Cheeks helped Philadelphia to an early double digit lead by hitting his first eight shots. 76ers coach Billy Cunningham switched Caldwell Jones on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and put Darryl Dawkins on Jim Chones. The move paid off when Dawkins had a big game to help Philadelphia inside. The 76ers led by as many as 20 points in the second quarter and by 18 at the half. L.A. was not able to close the gap in the third quarter. They finally started to make a move in the fourth. The Lakers cut the lead to 99-98 as they outscored the Sixers 27-10. They could not catch them though. Philadelphia led 105-104 with 30 seconds left and a 12-foot jumper by Bobby Jones with one second on the shot clock that made it 107-104 with seven seconds left. Norm Nixon missed a tying three-pointer and 76ers went home with a split. Lakers coach Paul Westhead suspended Spencer Haywood after this game for conduct detrimental to the team.
PHILADELPHIA
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Erving
38 8-15
7-7 3
7 10 7
2 1
5 5 23 |
C.Jones
30 1-3
1-2 0
4 4 2 4
0 1
1 3 |
Dawkins
39 11-20 3-6
1 6
7 2 3 4
6 2
25 |
Cheeks
39 11-13 1-3
0 4
4 10 4
6 3
0 23 |
Hollins
39 4-14
2-2 0
5 5 7 2
2 3
1 10 |
B.Jones
27 5-10
3-3 0
3 3 4 4
0 2
2 13 |
Bibby
18 2-5
2-2 1
0 1 2 1
0 0
0 6 |
Mix 10
1-5 2-2
0 0 0 0
1 1
0 0 4 |
TOTALS
43-85 21-27 5
29 34 34 21 14 20 11 107 |
3-PT: Hollins 0-1 |
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LOS ANGELES
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Chones
32 5-6
4-6 3
7 10 2
4 2
5 0 14 |
Wilkes
38 9-23
0-0 4
1 5 4 4
1 2
1 18 |
Abdul-Jabbar
41 19-31 0-2
4 10 14 3
4 2 4 5
38 |
Johnson
41 5-8
3-3 1
7 8 11
5 2
5 0 13 |
Nixon
43 4-13
0-0 2
4 6 9 4
4 6
0 8 |
Cooper
28 4-10
1-1 1
2 3 2 2
1 1
0 9 |
Landsberger
15 1-3
0-0 0
6 6 1 4
0 2
1 2 |
Haywood
2 1-1
0-0 0
0 0 0 0
0 1
0 2 |
TOTALS
48-95 8-12 15
37 52 32 27 12 26 7 104 |
3-PT: Nixon 0-1 |
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Philadelphia
31 28 30 18 - 107 |
Los Angeles
21 20 30 33 - 104 |
A - 17,505 |
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Game #3 @Philadelphia
Lionel Hollins got hot early but had to be taken out when he could not stop Magic Johnson on the other end. By the time Hollins returned to the game, he had gone ice cold. Los Angeles raced to a 35-18 lead early in the second quarter but Philadelphia closed it to 44-40 with 4:20 left in the half. The Lakers would close the half with a 13-4 run to re-establish their lead. Los Angeles would outrebound Philly 22-13 on the offensive glass. Norm Nixon had 15 points in the first half and Paul Westhead switched Jim Chones from Caldwell Jones to Darryl Dawkins to protect Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from foul trouble. The Lakers lead by as many as 19 points in the third quarter. The 76ers would make a little noise in the fourth but they were too far behind as L.A. broke a nine-game losing streak at the Spectrum.
LOS
ANGELES MN FG-FGA
FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Chones
30 4-7
3-3 4
3 7 0 5
0 4
1 11 |
Wilkes
43 8-18
3-5 5
7 12 2
4 0
1 0 19 |
Abdul-Jabbar
41 13-30 7-9
5 9 14
3 4 0 3
4 33 |
Johnson
44 6-12
4-6 5
6 11 5
2 2
5 0 16 |
Nixon
41 9-14
4-5 2
2 4 7 4
1 6
0 22 |
Cooper
31 4-11
2-2 1
5 6 3 3
1 0
0 10 |
Landsberger
9 0-0
0-0 0
2 2 0 3
0 1
0 0 |
Holland
1 0-0
0-0 0
0 0 0 0
1 0
0 0 |
TOTALS
44-92 23-30 22 34 56
20 25 5 20 5 111 |
3-PT: Johnson 0-1 |
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PHILADELPHIA
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Erving
44 9-17
5-7 2
2 4 7 3
2 2
2 24 |
C.Jones
39 7-14
1-3 3
8 11 2
5 1
2 3 15 |
Dawkins
30 9-13
3-4 4
5 9 1 6
1 2
2 21 |
Cheeks
37 9-17
0-1 1
1 2 8 0
4 4
0 18 |
Hollins
31 5-16
0-0 3
1 4 9 4
2 1
1 10 |
B.Jones
23 5-8
1-2 0
3 3 2 3
2 0
0 11 |
Bibby
24 1-6
0-0 0
2 2 5 3
0 2
0 2 |
Mix 12
0-2 0-0
0 2 2 0
1 0
0 0 0 |
TOTALS
45-93 10-17 13 24 37
34 25 12 13 8 101 |
3-PT: Erving 1-1, Cheeks
0-1, Hollins 0-1, Bibby 0-1 |
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Los Angeles
31 27 26 27 - 111 |
Philadelphia
18 26 21 36 - 101 |
A - 18,276 |
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Game #4 @Philadelphia
The 76ers tied the series at two games apiece. Caldwell Jones and Darryl Dawkins combined to keep Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in check. Jabbar would score his points but had a sub-par shooting game. Los Angeles was hurt by big first half foul trouble. Jim Chones and Michael Cooper each had four while Abdul-Jabbar had three. The Lakers were forced to go to its bench and it would hurt them this time as Mark Landsberger missed seven straight shots in the second half. Darryl Dawkins had a big game despite showing up at the Spectrum only 30 minutes before game. Dawkins may have set a record by dressing and getting taped in seven minutes. Los Angeles was leading 67-61 in third when Dawkins sparked a 10-0 run with eight points and a block on Abdul-Jabbar. Julius Erving made five of six shots in the second half after making only four of 11 in the first half. The 76ers had another 10 point run sparked by a spectacular play by Dr. J. In the now famous play, Erving went baseline and ran into three Lakers. Dr J. floated under the backboard and spun in a reverse layup as he emerged on the other side. Los Angeles would get the ball down by three with a chance to tie it on three. However, Magic's in-bounds pass was stolen by Bobby Jones to save the game for Philadelphia.
LOS
ANGELES MN FG-FGA
FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Chones
29 3-4
0-0 2
4 6 2 4
0 2
0 6 |
Wilkes
42 9-16
2-3 4
3 7 2 4
3 3
0 20 |
Abdul-Jabbar
39 11-27 1-1
2 9 11
4 4 1 6
4 23 |
Johnson
45 10-14 8-10 1
8 9
9 1 3
3 1
28 |
Nixon
44 7-15
2-3 2
1 3 4 2
5 3
0 16 |
Cooper
24 1-6
1-2 1
2 3 2 5
0 2
1 3 |
Landsberger
17 3-11
0-0 6
4 10 0
2 0
0 0 6 |
TOTALS
44-93 14-19 18 31 49
23 22 12 19 6 102 |
3-PT: none |
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PHILADELPHIA
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Erving
41 9-17
5-6 0
5 5 3 3
1 4
1 23 |
C.Jones
41 2-4
5-6 1
9 10 1
4 0
1 4 9 |
Dawkins
41 12-23 2-3
3 3
6 3 5 0
2 2
26 |
Cheeks
40 8-13
2-2 0
3 3 7 2
1 2
0 18 |
Hollins
41 6-12
6-6 0
4 4 13
2 2
3 0 18 |
B.Jones
28 4-9
3-3 1
5 6 3 2
1 2
3 11 |
Bibby
8 0-1
0-0 0
0 0 1 2
0 0
0 0 |
TOTALS
41-79 23-26 5
29 34 31 20 5 14 10 105 |
3-PT: none |
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Los Angeles
21 30 25 26 - 102 |
Philadelphia
28 21 32 24 - 105 |
A - 18,276 |
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Game #5 @Los Angeles
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored L.A.'s first 12 points to keep them in step with Philadelphia. The Lakers would again have a big third quarter at the Forum as they moved out to the lead. Abdul-Jabbar would have 26 points in the first 2½ quarters. Kareem would leave the game with a sprained ankle suffered on a finger roll that gave the Lakers a 67-65 lead. With Abdul-Jabbar out at the 3:58 mark of the third quarter, L.A. would outscore the 76ers 14-8 the rest of the period. Abdul-Jabbar would return on his injured ankle and lead L.A. to a 12-point lead. The Sixers would erase that lead behind the play of Dr. J. Erving would score 16 points in the fourth quarter to combat Kareem's 14. In fact, the Doctor would score 15 of Philadelphia's last 19 points. Erving tied the game at 103 on a hoop with 43 seconds left. The Lakers answered when Abdul-Jabbar dunked the ball and drew the foul. He converted the free throw opportunity to give L.A. a 106-103 lead with 33 seconds left. Henry Bibby stepped out of bounds while setting up for a three-point attempt and Philly was forced to foul. Norm Nixon knocked down two free throws to make it 108-103 with eight seconds
left.
PHILADELPHIA
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Erving
41 12-24 12-16 2
7 9
6 2 4
2 2
36 |
C.Jones
24 3-9
0-0 4
6 10 0
5 0
0 1 6 |
Dawkins
44 10-25 3-4
2 5
7 5 4 0
1 3
23 |
Cheeks
33 2-4
0-0 0
2 2 4 4
2 1
0 4 |
Hollins
40 5-11
0-0 1
7 8 10
2 1
2 0 10 |
B.Jones
27 4-10
0-0 2
1 3 1 4
2 3
1 8 |
Bibby
18 3-5
2-2 1
1 2 4 1
0 2
0 8 |
Mix 13
3-6 2-2
1 0 1 2
3 0
1 0 8 |
TOTALS
42-94 19-24 13 29 42
32 25 9 12 7 103 |
3-PT: Dawkins 0-2, Erving
0-1 |
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LOS ANGELES
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Chones
29 1-6
3-4 2
4 6 2 3
0 1
1 5 |
Wilkes
44 6-15
2-2 2
3 5 3 4
0 2
0 14 |
Abdul-Jabbar
41 16-24 8-9
4 11 15 1
4 0 5 4
40 |
Johnson
39 4-13
6-7 5 10
15 10 5 3 10
0 14 |
Nixon
43 7-17
6-9 0
5 5 7 3
1 1
0 20 |
Cooper
32 6-13
1-2 4
1 5 5 5
2 2
1 13 |
Landsberger
12 1-3
0-0 2
3 5 0 3
1 0
0 2 |
TOTALS
41-91 26-33 19 37 56
28 27 7 21 6 108 |
3-PT: none |
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Philadelphia
22 31 20 30 - 103 |
Los Angeles
25 25 31 27 - 108 |
A - 17,505 |
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Game #6 @Philadelphia
With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar not making the trip back to Philadelphia to rest his injured ankle and Norm Nixon playing with a sore thumb on his shooting hand, many thought this would be an easy win for the Sixers. Paul Westhead started rookie Magic Johnson at center and moved Michael Cooper into the starting lineup at guard. Magic would score 22 points in the first half and Jamaal Wilkes would live up to his nickname of "Money" by scoring 25 points in the second half. It would be a fast-paced game that seesawed back and forth in the first half after L.A. started the game with a 7-0 run. After being tied at the half, L.A. opened the third with a 14-0 run to give them a 74-60 lead. Wilkes would have 16 points in the third period alone. Despite its undersized lineup, L.A. pounded Philadelphia on the boards. Philadelphia would cut the Laker lead to two points on three occasions in the fourth quarter. The last time would be at 103-101, but Los Angeles would close the game with a 20-6 run as their fastbreak had worn down the Sixers.
LOS
ANGELES MN FG-FGA
FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Chones
43 5-9
1-1 2
8 10 3
2 3
1 2 11 |
Wilkes
42 16-30 5-5
6 4 10
2 4 1 3
0 37 |
Johnson
47 14-23 14-14 3
12 15 7
3 3 5 1
42 |
Cooper
39 4-9
8-9 3
1 4 6 4
2 4
0 16 |
Nixon
40 1-10
2-2 0
3 3 9 3
1 2
1 4 |
Landsberger
19 2-7
1-2 3
7 10 0
4 2
1 0 5 |
Holland
9 3-4
2-2 0
0 0 0 2
2 1
0 8 |
Brynes
1 0-0
0-0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 |
TOTALS
45-92 33-35 17 35 52
27 22 14 18 4 123 |
3-PT: Johnson 0-1,
Landsberger 0-1 |
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PHILADELPHIA
MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS PF ST TO BL PTS |
Erving
39 13-23 1-4
1 6
7 3 4 2
3 2
27 |
C.Jones
26 2-3
2-2 0
6 6 2 4
0 0
2 6 |
Dawkins
31 6-9
2-5 0
4 4 1 5
0 5
3 14 |
Cheeks
40 5-11
3-3 0
2 2 8 2
0 1
1 13 |
Hollins
26 5-13
3-4 0
1 1 6 4
0 6
0 13 |
B.Jones
29 4-8
0-0 4
5 9 1 4
1 1
2 8 |
Bibby
21 4-10
0-2 0
3 3 3 2
1 1
0 8 |
Mix 25
8-11 2-2
2 2 4 2
1 0
1 1 18 |
Spanarkel
1 0-0
0-0 0
0 0 1 0
0 0
0 0 |
Toone
1 0-0
0-0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0
0 0 |
Richardson
1 0-1
0-0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 |
TOTALS
47-89 13-22 7
29 36 27 27 4 18 11 107 |
3-PT: Erving 0-2, Bibby
0-2, Hollins 0-1, Richardson 0-1 |
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Los Angeles
32 28 33 30 - 123 |
Philadelphia
29 31 23 24 - 107 |
A - 18,276 |
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Regular
season stats |
Los
Angeles Lakers (60-22 1st Pacific) |
Player
G Min
FG% 3F%
FT% Reb
Ast Stl
Blk Pts
Avg |
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar
82 3143
.604 .000
.765 886
371 81
280 2034
24.8 |
Jamaal
Wilkes
82 3111
.535 .176
.808 525
250 129
28 1644
20.0 |
Magic
Johnson*
77 2795
.530 .226
.810 596
563 187
41 1387
18.0 |
Norm Nixon
82 3226
.516 .125
.779 229
642 147
14 1446
17.6 |
Jim Chones
82 2394
.489 .000
.740 564
151 56
65 869
10.6 |
Spencer
Haywood
76 1544
.487 .250
.772 346
93 35
57 736
9.7 |
Michael
Cooper
82 1973
.524 .250
.776 229
221 86
38 722
8.8 |
Mark
Landsberger Chi-Lal
77 1510
.516 .000
.523 613
46 33
22 614
8.0 |
Brad
Holland*
38 197
.423 .200
.938 17
22 15
1 106
2.8 |
Marty
Byrnes
32 194
.500 .000
.867 27
13 5
1 63
2.0 |
Butch Lee
Cle-LaL 14 55
.250 .000
.750 11
12 1
0 18
1.3 |
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Philadelphia
76'ers (59-23 2nd Atlantic) |
Player
G Min
FG% 3F%
FT% Reb
Ast Stl
Blk Pts
Avg |
Julius
Erving
78 2812
.519 .200
.787 576
355 170
140 2100
26.9 |
Darryl
Dawkins
80 2541
.522 .000
.653 693
149 49
142 1178
14.7 |
Doug
Collins
36 963
.466 .000
.911 94
100 30
7 495
13.8 |
Bobby
Jones
81 2125
.532 .000
.781 450
146 102
118 1053
13.0 |
Steve Mix
81 1543
.516 .400
.831 290
149 67
9 937
11.6 |
Maurice
Cheeks
79 2623
.540 .444
.779 274
556 183
32 898
11.4 |
Lionell
Hollins Por-Phi
47 1209
.403 .150
.721 89
162 76
10 528
11.2 |
Henry
Bibby
82 2035
.401 .212
.790 208
307 62
6 739
9.0 |
Caldwell
Jones
80 2771
.436 .000
.697 950
164 43
162 588
7.4 |
Clint
Richardson*
52 988
.457 .333
.622 123
107 24
15 347
6.7 |
Jim
Spanarkel*
40 442
.471 .000
.831 54
51 12
6 198
5.0 |
Al Skinner
2 10
.500 .000
.000 0
2 0
0 2
1.0 |
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Championship
Statistics |
LOS
ANGELES G MN FG-FGA
3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR
RB AS
PF ST
TO BL PTS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Johnson
6 256 47-82 0-2
35-40 17
50 67
52 17
16 30
2 129 |
21,5 |
11,2 |
8,7 |
Nixon
6 254 37-85 0-1
19-25 6
16 22 42
19 13
22 1
93 |
15,5 |
3,7 |
7,0 |
Wilkes
6 252 57-122 0-0
14-17 25
21 46
19 23
5 13
1 128 |
21,3 |
7,7 |
3,2 |
Abdul-Jabbar
5 203 73-133
0-0 21-26
16 52
68 16
20 3
21 23 167 |
33,4 |
13,6 |
3,2 |
Chones
6 185 19-36 0-0
12-16 14
28 42
9 22 5 15
4 53 |
8,8 |
7,0 |
1,5 |
Cooper
6 185 20-56 0-0
13-16 11
14 25
20 22
7 12
4 53 |
8,8 |
4,2 |
3,3 |
Landsberger
6 86
12-31 0-1
1-2 14
23 37
1 21
3 5 2 25 |
4,2 |
6,2 |
0,2 |
Holland
3 13
4-6 0-0
2-2 0
1 1
3 0 3
1 0
10 |
3,3 |
0,3 |
1,0 |
Haywood
2 5
1-1 0-0
0-0 0
0 0
0 0 0
1 0
2 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
Byrnes
1 1
0-0 0-0
0-0 0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0
0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
TOTALS
6 270-552
0-4 117-144 103 205
308 160 147 55 120
37 657 |
|
|
PHILADELPHIA
G MN
FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR
RB AS
PF ST
TO BL
PTS |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
Erving
6 244 59-113 1-4
34-48 11
31 42
30 16
12 17
14 153 |
25,5 |
7,0 |
5,0 |
Cheeks
6 221 41-71 0-1
6-9 3
16 19 40
14 15
12 1
88 |
14,7 |
3,2 |
6,7 |
Hollins
6 216 32-84 0-4
13-14 4
18 22 53
17 12
16 2
77 |
12,8 |
3,7 |
8,8 |
Dawkins
6 203 52-98 0-2
17-26 12
24 36
13 29
7 19
14 121 |
20,2 |
6,0 |
2,2 |
C.Jones
6 202 20-42 0-0
14-20 11
39 50
11 24
1 9
16 54 |
9,0 |
8,3 |
1,8 |
B.Jones
6 161 28-56 0-0
10-11 10
24 34
12 19
7 8
11 66 |
11,0 |
5,7 |
2,0 |
Bibby
6 114 12-36 0-4
6-8 3
8 11 19
9 1
7 0 30 |
5,0 |
1,8 |
3,2 |
Mix
5 76 14-29
0-0 8-8
3 6
9 7 6 1
3 2
36 |
7,2 |
1,8 |
1,4 |
Richardson
1 1
0-1 0-1
0-0 0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0
0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
Spanarkel
1 1
0-0 0-0
0-0 0
0 0
1 0 0
0 0
0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
1,0 |
Toone
1 1
0-0 0-0
0-0 0
0 0
0 1 0
0 0
0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
TOTALS
6 258-530
1-16 108-144 57 166
223 186 135 56
92 60
625 |
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