1.   Best, who has a career average of seven points per game, is giving the Pacers about the same off the bench.

2.   He averaged four assists per game before he was hurt, matching his career average.

3.   His career scoring average is the highest in NBA history, two points ahead of Wilt Chamberlain.

4.   Jordan played in seven of the eight games, averaging slightly more than seven assists, two more than his career average.

5.   Salmon, though, has managed to put up numbers similar to his career averages.

6.   Today the best hitters in baseball rarely hit the ball with such consistency in a single season, much less as a career average.

7.   His scoring is more than eight points below his career average.