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Who led '70-71 Rockets in free throws, assists and scoring?
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Dean had a superb rookie season for the Knicks in 1971-72. Against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Playoff Series he came up with two sparkling performances. The Lakers and the Bullets were the teams Dean excelled against, he shot 75% vs. Baltimore from the floor and 53% vs. the Lakers. He had 25 Points in 45 Minutes of action in game vs. Bullets.
Although always the tallest player on his high school and college teams, Tom worked hard to develop an outside shot. Today, it's the chief weapon in his varied arsenal. In the last years' playoffs Tom registered 229 points for a sparkling 22.9 average to help lead the Bostonians to the championship.
"The Silent One," as Sam is called, came into his own with a bang last season and is now rated with the top, backcourt performers offensively. He possesses perhaps greater speed from a standing start than anyone else in the game. He specializes in banking in goals off the backboard with a certain "spot" he has sighted since his high school days. Along with teammate K. C. Jones, the Jones Boys give the Celtics two grand weapons with which to harry an opposing club by the all-court press.
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