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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Pau Gasol vs Tim Duncan

PG
Pau Gasol2001-022018-19 · MEM
TD
Tim Duncan1997-982015-16 · SAS

Tim Duncan leads 6 of 8 career categories against Pau Gasol, including scoring (19.0 PPG) and rebounding (10.8 RPG). Head to head they met 55 times, 13 of them in the playoffs, with Tim Duncan winning the series 38–17.

The case for Pau Gasol: playmaking (3.2 APG), shooting efficiency (56.5% TS%).

The case for Tim Duncan: scoring (19.0 PPG), rebounding (10.8 RPG), per-minute impact (24.2 PER), and 3 more.

PPG
17.019.0
RPG
9.210.8
APG
3.23.0
TS%
56.5%55.1%
PER
21.424.2
Win Shares
143.9206.7
games played
12261392
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 All-NBA · 6 AS2 MVP · 3 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 15 AS

Head to Head

Pau GasolTim Duncan
Record1738
Meetings55 (13 playoff)
PPG17.218.1
RPG8.911.1
APG3.33.2
First meeting2001-02
Last meeting2015-16

Per Game

Pau GasolTim Duncan
G12261392
MIN33.434.0
PTS17.019.0
REB9.210.8
AST3.23.0
STL0.50.7
BLK1.62.2
FG%50.750.6
3P%36.817.9
FT%75.369.6

Advanced

Pau GasolTim Duncan
PER21.424.2
TS%56.555.1
USG%23.327.0
WS143.9206.7
WS/480.1690.210
BPM3.14.8
VORP52.682.1

Accolades

Pau GasolTim Duncan
All-NBA415
All-Star615
Rookie of the Year11
All-Rookie11
MVP2
Finals MVP3
All-Defensive15
All-Star MVP1

Career percentiles

Scoring
87
91
Efficiency
75
72
Playmaking
81
80
Rebounding
95
98
Defense
88
97

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