Tony Parker Fan Online

2002-03:
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One of two Spurs to appear in all 82 games (along with Bruce Bowen) ?averaged 15.5 points, 5.3 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 33.8 minutes ?shot .464 (484-1043) from the field, .337 (82-243) from three-point land and .755 (219-290) from the line ?his 15.5 ppg scoring average was the highest by a Spurs point guard since James Silas averaged 17.7 ppg in 1979-80 ?scored 20-or-more points 21 times and the Spurs were 20-1 in those games (only loss was a 105-97 Knicks win on 3/18 in which Parker had 21) ?led the team in assists 49 times and in scoring 13 times ?scored a career-high 32 points three times ?had 32 points (10-16 FG, 3-5 3PT-FG, 9-10 FT) and 6 assists in 35 minutes vs. Dallas on 12/11 ?finished with 32 points and 10 assists at Chicago on 12/28 ?had 32 points (11-18 FG, 3-6 3PT-FG, 7-8 FT) in 40 minutes vs. Sacramento on 3/1 ?posted four double-doubles ?had 10 points and 12 assists vs. Minnesota on 11/11 ?finished with 20 points, a career-high 13 assists and 6 rebounds at Orlando on 1/31 ?had 21 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds at Golden State on 2/5 ?played for the Sophomore squad in the 2003 Got Milk Rookie Challenge finishing with 8 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds in 23 minutes ?also participated in the inaugural 989 Sports Skills Challenge at the 2003 NBA All-Star Weekend ?started all 24 playoff games, averaging 14.7 points, 3.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 33.9 minutes ?scored in double-figures 15 times in the post-season with 20-or-more seven times (Spurs were 6-1 in those games) ?twice

posted a playoff career-best 29 points: at Phoenix on 4/25 and at Dallas on 5/23 ?had 27 points and 5 assists in the Spurs Game 6 series-clinching win at Los Angeles on 5/15 協inished with 26 points and 6 assists in 43 minutes in the Spurs Game 3 win in New Jersey on 6/8 ?had 25 points and 5 assists in 44 minutes in the Spurs Game 4 win in Dallas on 5/25.

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2001-02:
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Named to the All-Rookie First Team becoming the first foreign-born guard to earn the honor ?appeared in 77 games ?averaged 9.2 points, 4.3 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.16 steals in 29.4 minutes ?shot .419 from the field (268-639), .323 (61-189) from three-point land and .675 (108-160) from the line ?led the team in assists and steals ?moved into the starting lineup in the fifth game of the season and finished with 12 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds in 32 minutes vs. Orlando on 11/6 ?earned 72 starts ?the only rookie on the Spurs roster ?among NBA rookies ranked eighth in scoring, second in assists, seventh in steals, fifth in three-pointers made and fifth in minutes ?scored a career-high 22 points (8-16 FG, 4-7 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) in 38 minutes at Charlotte on 11/8 ?posted two double-doubles ?had 16 points and a career-best 10 rebounds in a career-high 45 minutes vs. Houston on 3/7 ?finished with 14 points and a career-high 10 assists vs. Detroit on 4/12 ?led the team in assists 35 times and in steals 27 times ?twice hit game-winning shots during the season: hit an 18-foot jumper with 6.8 seconds left to give the Spurs a 90-88 win at Seattle on 4/3 ? connected on a coast-to-coast lay-up in Utah on 4/17 with 2.0 seconds left as the Spurs beat the Jazz 86-84 to claim the Midwest Division Title ?missed five games after suffering a sprained right ankle at New Jersey on 1/14 (on the injured list from 1/15-1/25) ?played in the 2002 got milk? Rookie Challenge and finished with 6 points, 8 assists and 3 steals in 21 minutes for the victorious Rookie squad ?played big in the post-season ?in 10 playoff games averaged 15.5 points, 4.0 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 34.1 minutes ?finished with 24 points and 5 assists in Game 3 vs. the Lakers ?had 23 points (10-15 FG, 1-1 3PT-FG, 2-4 FT), 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Game 3 at Seattle on 4/27.

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Pre-NBA:
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Played for France in the 2001 European Championships ?in addition, played for France’s Junior National Team in the European Junior Championships in both 1998 and 2000 ?made a big splash at the 2000 Nike Hoop Summit in Indianapolis on 2/4/00 ?had 20 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 30 minutes against top U.S. stars (including Darius Miles, Zach Randolph and Omar Cook) ?played in the French minors in 1997-98 and 1998-99 before signing with Paris Saint Germain Racing in 1999 (the team changed its name to Paris Basket Racing prior to the 2000-01 season) ?attended the National Institute for Sports and Physical Education (INSEP) in Paris.