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GUARD/FORWARD
PLAYOFF
EXPERIENCE
3 YEARS (23 GAMES)
PLAYOFF HIGHS
MIN: ........... 34, vs. PHO, 5/1/05
FGM: ............. 5, vs. PHO, 5/1/05
vs. NO, 4/22/09
at NO, 4/27/09
FGA: ............ 10, vs. PHO, 5/1/05
3-pt FGM: ...... 3, vs. PHO, 5/1/05
3-pt FGA: ...... 4, vs. PHO, 5/1/05
FTM: ............ 6, vs. LAL, 5/25/09
FTA: .............. 8, at LAL, 5/27/09
OR: ............... 4, at LAL, 5/27/09
DR: ...............4, at PHO, 4/27/05
TR: ..................5, at NO, 4/27/09
vs. PHO, 5/1/05
at DAL, 5/11/09
AST: .............. 2, at LAL, 5/19/09
ST: ................ 2, at LAL, 5/21/09
TO: ................ 4, vs. NO, 4/19/09
BS: .................... 1, several times
(most recent: at LAL, 5/19/09)
PTS: .......... 14, vs. PHO, 5/01/05
REGULAR SEASON
CAREER HIGHS
MIN: ................ 42, several times
(most recent: vs. SA, 4/16/07)
FGM: ........... 11, at UTA, 3/24/07
FGA: ......... 19, vs. LAC, 11/25/09
3-pt FGM: ...... 4, vs. PHO, 2/1/05
3-pt FGA: .........6, at PHI, 2/9/05
FTM: ................ 11, several times
(most recent: vs. BOS, 11/14/09)
FTA: .........15, vs. BOS, 11/14/09
OR: ...............4, at MIN, 4/18/07
DR: ............... 11, at NY, 11/4/09
TR: ................ 12, at NY, 11/4/09
AST: ............8, at BOS, 12/22/09
ST: ..................6, at DEN, 3/6/06
TO: ...............6, at ATL, 10/28/09
BS: ..............4, vs. GS, 11/11/09
PTS: ............ 26, at UTA, 3/24/07
CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS
2011 PLAYOFFS - INDIANA PACERS MEDIA GUIDE
#1 - DAHNTAY JONES
The player who may have benefitted the most
from the Pacers' coaching change, he saw action
in just nine of the team's first 44 games, totaling
64 minutes, 24 points and 9-21 from the field.
Beginning with the game vs. Toronto, 1/31, he
made 31 straight appearances, averaging 15.0
minutes, 7.5 points and 1.6 rebounds per game
in that stretch
After the coaching change, he shot better than
47 percent from the floor (.472) and shot 14-37
(.378) from 3-pt range.
After beginning the season 6-8 from the foul
line, he was 63-82 over his final 36 appearances,
including 6-6 FT vs. Atlanta, 4/8.
Scoring in double figures for the first time this
season, he led the Pacers with 18 points off the
bench at New Jersey, 2/6.
In that game, he rallied the Pacers from behind
with 12 points in the second half on 5-8 from the
floor and 2-4 FT.
Just three games later, he rallied his team from
a seven-point fourth quarter deficit by scoring all
of his team-high tying 19 points in the fourth
quarter vs. Minnesota, 2/11, on 6-7 FG, 2-2 3-pt
FG and 5-6 FT.
His two 3-pt FG vs. the Timberwolves tied his
most in two seasons with Indiana.
For the season, he scored 10+ points nine
times with five of eight points or more.
In his best outing in the team's first 44 games,
he made his regular season debut at Philadelphia,
11/3, where he scored eight points on 2-3
FG and 4-4 FT with four rebounds and two assists
in 11 minutes.
He scored the 2,500th point of his NBA career
against the Timberwolves, 2/11.
Including his season debut, and two of his nine
games before the coaching change, he gathered a
season-high four rebounds three times and had at
least two rebounds 20 times
He totaled 29 assists after the coaching
change, including a high of four in 22 minutes
vs. Philadelphia, 3/8.
He collected his first steal of the season in the
Pacers' win over Portland, 2/4, and he totaled 20
thefts in his last 33 games.
He had his most steals ever in a Pacers' uniform
with four against his former teammates in
Memphis, 3/19.
3-PT
YR G-GS MIN FGM-FGA PCT FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OR DR TR AVG AST PF-DQ ST TO BKS PTS AVG
2004-05 MEM 3-0 71 8-21 .381 3-5 .600 3-4 .750 2 7 9 3.0 1 8 1 2 0 22 7.3
2005-06 MEM 4-0 46 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 7-10 .700 1 6 7 1.8 0 7 1 2 0 17 4.3
2008-09 DEN 16-16 280 38-79 .481 3-12 .250 33-43 .767 16 22 38 2.4 10 41 13 13 5 112 7.0
NBA (3) 23-16 397 51-107 .477 6-17 .353 43-57 .754 19 35 54 2.3 11 56 15 17 5 151 6.6
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That was one of two games he had this season
with multiple steals. He had two thefts at Charlotte,
3/23.
In his last 11 appearances, he had 11 steals
and six turnovers
He made his first start of the season in place
of Danny Granger at New York, 3/13, scoring 18
points on 5-11 FG, 1-3 3-pt FG and 7-8 FT.
He also started the season finale at Orlando,
4/13, scoring seven points with two assists in 24
minutes.
He had seven blocked shots this season,
including one in each of three straight games
from Feb. 27 through March 2.
Ending his run of 31 straight appearances, he
drew DNP-CDs in games vs. Detroit, 3/31, and
Milwaukee, 4/1.
PLAYOFFS
A starter in all 16 of Denver's playoff games in
2009, he has averaged 6.6 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 23
career postseason games.
For the Nuggets in 2009, he averaged 7.0 ppg
while shooting 38-79 FG (.481) in 16 games.
After having just two steals in seven career
playoff games for Memphis, he had 13 thefts in
his 16 games for Denver.
YEARS PRO: 8
HEIGHT: 6-6
WEIGHT: 210 lbs.
BIRTHDATE:
12/27/80
in Trenton, NJ
HIGH SCHOOL:
Steinert
(Trenton, NJ)
COLLEGE:
Duke
DRAFTED:
By Boston
First round, 2003
(20th pick)
ACQUIRED:
Signed as a free agent,
7/14/09