He was named first team All-NBA and
all-defensive team. He was the player of the month in March.
In the 50 games of the lock out shorten
schedule, Duncan. played all 50 games. He averaged 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds
and 2.5 blocks per game. He had 37 double doubles in 50 games. He was top 10 in
the league in scoring, rebounding, blocks ad field goal %.
In 17 playoff games he averaged 23-11 2.6
blocks and 51% shooting. He led all
players in the playoffs in rebounds, blocks, field goal % and was second in
points.
Duncan in Game 3 vs. LA he had 37-14 4 ast 3 st 19-23 fts 103-91 win.
He had 33-14-4 in the Game 4 clincher, a 118-107 win
Against Portland in the West Finals, Duncan
helped San Antonio to a sweep with 22-11.5 and 5 blocks in Game One and Two..
Duncan dominated New York in
the Finals with 27-14 in five games. He had 33-16 in Game One.
San Antonio finished with the top
record in the West at 37-13. They won 15 of 17 in the playoffs and their
first NBA title.
2.
Allen Iverson:
Won the scoring title and was 4th in the MVP voting.
He was named to the first
team All-NBA and was the player of the month in February.
Iverson
also lead the league with 41 minutes played per game and topped NBA in
field goal attempts.
He was 2nd field goals
(435) and 3rd in steals at 2.3 per contest.
During the postseason A.I lead playoffs
in scoring (28.5) and minutes (44.5).
He added 2.5 st. and 5 ast per game. He scored
at least 30 in five of eight playoff games.
In Game Three vs. Orlando Iverson set
NBA playoff record with 10 steals.
The
Sixers guard helped clinch their first round upset of #2 seed Orlando with 37
points on 14-27 fgs and 9 asts in Philly’s 101-91 victory.
Philadelphia made the playoffs for
the first time since 1991 with 28-22 record and lost to Indiana in the second
round.
3.
Shaquille
O’Neal: Was 2nd team All-NBA and 6th in the MVP
voting.
He led the
NBA in field goals (510) and fg% (56.7). He was second in scoring (26.3),
and 8th in rebounds (10.7).
He
had 30 double-doubles in 49 games played.
Shaq helped led LA past Houston in the
first round.
He had
28-9-7 and five blocks in Game Two. In the clincher O’Neal put up 37-11
(14-22 fgs) and 4 more blocks.
In eight playoff games he was 2nd
in PPG (26.6), 3rd in RPG (11.6) and tops in blocks (2.9).
The Lakers finished fourth in the West at
31-19 and was second in the NBA in scoring at 99 points per game.
