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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.
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Dennis JohnsonWWikipedia↗
Guard · 6′4″ 185 lb · Born 1954-09-18 · High school: Dominguez · College: Pepperdine · 1973 NBA draft, round 6, pick 9 (No. 95 overall) by 
Detroit Pistons
Awards and honours
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, class of 2010 (player)
- NBA Finals MVP: 1978-79
- NBA All-NBA Team (first team): 1980-81
- NBA All-NBA Team (second team): 1979-80
- NBA All-Defensive Team (first team) ×6: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1986-87
- NBA All-Defensive Team (second team) ×3: 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86
- NBA All-Star Game selection ×5: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1984-85
NBA NBA career game logs →
4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners). Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 |  SuperSonics | 81 | 20.6 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .504 | .624 | ||
| 1977-78 | SuperSonics | 81 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .417 | .732 | ||
| 1978-79 | SuperSonics | 80 | 34.0 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .434 | .781 | ||
| 1979-80 | SuperSonics | 81 | 36.3 | 19.0 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .422 | .207 | .780 | |
| 1980-81 |  Suns | 79 | 33.1 | 18.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .436 | .216 | .820 | |
| 1981-82 | Suns | 80 | 77 | 36.7 | 19.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .470 | .190 | .806 |
| 1982-83 | Suns | 77 | 74 | 33.1 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .462 | .161 | .791 |
| 1983-84 |  Celtics | 80 | 78 | 33.3 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .437 | .125 | .852 |
| 1984-85 | Celtics | 80 | 77 | 37.2 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .462 | .269 | .853 |
| 1985-86 | Celtics | 78 | 78 | 35.0 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .455 | .143 | .818 |
| 1986-87 | Celtics | 79 | 78 | 37.1 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .444 | .113 | .833 |
| 1987-88 | Celtics | 77 | 74 | 34.7 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .438 | .261 | .856 |
| 1988-89 | Celtics | 72 | 72 | 32.1 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .434 | .140 | .821 |
| 1989-90 | Celtics | 75 | 65 | 27.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | .434 | .042 | .843 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | SuperSonics | 22 | 1.7 | 16.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .412 | .704 | ||
| 1978-79 | SuperSonics | 17 | 40.1 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .450 | .771 | ||
| 1979-80 | SuperSonics | 15 | 38.8 | 17.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | .410 | .333 | .839 | |
| 1980-81 | Suns | 7 | 38.1 | 19.6 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .473 | .200 | .762 | |
| 1981-82 | Suns | 7 | 7 | 38.7 | 22.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | .477 | .000 | .769 |
| 1982-83 | Suns | 3 | 3 | 36.0 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .458 | .000 | .833 |
| 1983-84 | Celtics | 22 | 36.7 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .404 | .429 | .867 | |
| 1984-85 | Celtics | 21 | 21 | 40.4 | 17.3 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | .445 | .000 | .860 |
| 1985-86 | Celtics | 18 | 18 | 39.7 | 16.2 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | .445 | .375 | .798 |
| 1986-87 | Celtics | 23 | 23 | 41.9 | 18.9 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .465 | .115 | .850 |
| 1987-88 | Celtics | 17 | 17 | 41.3 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .433 | .375 | .796 |
| 1988-89 | Celtics | 3 | 1 | 19.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .267 | ||
| 1989-90 | Celtics | 5 | 5 | 32.4 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .484 | .333 | 1.000 |