Taking Stock Of Number 12

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regular seasons in which John Stockton played in all 82 games, including seven straight from 1990-91 through '96-97.

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seasons in which Stockton has averaged double figures in scoring; his career shooting marks are 82.3% from the line, 51.9% from the field and 38.4% from three-point range.

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seasons in which Stockton has averaged at least two steals a game.

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consecutive seasons, from 1987-88 through '95-96, in which Stockton led the NBA in assists; his total of 1,164 in '90-91 is a league record.

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games in which Stockton handed out 23 or more assists; his career high of 28, the third-highest total in league history, was set eight years ago.

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times Stockton has dished out 1,000 assists in a season; the only other players to ever reach that mark, Isiah Thomas and Kevin Porter, each did it once.

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players, including Stockton, who have surpassed 12,000 points and 7,000 assists; Thomas, Maurice Cheeks, Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson and Lenny Wilkens are the others.

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Western Conference finals reached by the Jazz since Stockton came into the league; Utah has made the playoffs in each of his 15 years.

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sure Hall of Famers chosen in the 1984 draft: Hakeem Olajuwon (the No. 1 choice), Michael Jordan (No. 3), Charles Barkley (No. 5) and Stockton (No. 16).

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times, in nine All-Star Game appearances, Stockton has had double digits in assists (17 in 1989,15 in '93, 10 in '94).