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Trivial Matters
David Sabino
October 18, 2004
Great Scottie Leader Board Last week six-time NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Scottie Pippen announced his retirement. In only one season during his 17-year career did Pippen lead the NBA in a major statistical category. What category was it?
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October 18, 2004

Trivial Matters

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Call to Order
Pippen was named to the All-NBA first, second or third team seven times. Put these greats in order of the number of times they were named to the first team.

a. Charles Barkley ����c. Scottie Pippen

b. Walt Frazier ��������d. John Stockton

>ANSWERS

LEADER BOARD: c. Pippen led the NBA with 2.94 steals per game during the 1994-95 season. He is the career leader in three-point field goal attempts in the postseason (640), the NBA Finals (117) and the All-Star Game (22).

SECOND FIDDLE: Forward Charles Oakley was second in 1987-88, Pippen's rookie season. That year Pippen was sixth on the team with 7.9 points per game.

THIS WEEK'S MATCHUP: 1. b; 2. a; 3. d; 4. c

CALL TO ORDER: a. Barkley (five times); b. Frazier (four); c. Pippen (three); d. Stockton (two)

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