21.  Francis is the only NBA player leading his team in scoring average, rebounding average and assists average.

22.  For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal are 1-2 in scoring average in the league.

23.  Funk led by as many as four shots Saturday, making seven birdies against three bogeys and nearly hitting exactly his third-round scoring average of 68.9.

24.  For the Rockets in 1999, Pippen averaged 14.5 points per game, his lowest scoring average since his rookie season of 1987-88.

25.  Given a choice between winning the money title or finishing with the lowest scoring average, Woods said he would chose lowest scoring average.

26.  Hamilton's frantic style has been good enough to set the Panthers career record for assists and push his scoring average to 18 a game last season.

27.  Hardaway has increased his foul-shooting percentage and lifted his scoring average over last year, while holding firm in other departments.

28.  Gill's 21.7 points-per-game scoring average has barely budged since the trade, making for a career season.

29.  Hamilton's scoring average is down to 19.4 points a game, putting more of a burden on the other forward, Kevin Freeman (13.7 points).

30.  He began this season with a career scoring average of 13.4 points per game and the reputation of being one of the league's top long-distance shooters.