2006-'07: The breakout season

  • Updated: November 1, 2007 - 6:13 PM
  • share

    email

Al Jefferson was drafted out of high school and played sparingly early in his career, averaging only 6.7 and 7.9 points per game as a rookie and second-year player. Last year he became the Celtics' starting center, and his numbers took off.

Games started: 60 • Minutes: 33.6

Points: 16.0 • Field goal percentage: 51.4

Rebounds: 10.9 • Blocks: 1.5

WHEN HE'S AT HIS BEST

A look at Jefferson's season highs from last year:

Minutes: 51, in 124-117 victory over the Wolves

Points: 31, in 118-103 victory over Seattle

Rebounds: 22, in 81-73 loss to Detroit

Blocks: five (twice) • Assists: five (twice)

  • share

    email

ADVERTISEMENT

LA Lakers 88 FINAL
Boston 87
Golden State 109 FINAL
Denver 101
Houston 96 FINAL
Phoenix 89
Oklahoma City 101 FINAL
Sacramento 106
St. Louis 4 FINAL(SO)
New Jersey 3
Montreal 4 FINAL
NY Islanders 2
Tampa Bay 3 FINAL(OT)
NY Rangers 4
Toronto 3 FINAL
Philadelphia 4
Winnipeg 3 FINAL(SO)
Washington 2
Dallas 4 FINAL
Columbus 2
Nashville 3 FINAL
Ottawa 4
Los Angeles 1 FINAL
Florida 3
Vancouver 5 FINAL
Minnesota 2
Calgary 1 FINAL(OT)
Phoenix 2
(21) Wisconsin 68 FINAL
Minnesota 61
Ole Miss 60 FINAL
(20) Miss State 70
Illinois 71 FINAL
(23) Indiana 84
Tennessee St 72 FINAL
(9) Murray State 68
(16) St Marys-CA 59 FINAL
Gonzaga 73
Old Dominion 63 FINAL
(12) Delaware 76
Wisconsin 54 FINAL
(18) Penn State 69
(5) Duke 71 FINAL
Boston College 62
(8) Maryland 91 FINAL
Clemson 61
Detroit 70 FINAL
(9) Green Bay 58
(10) Ohio State 65 FINAL
Illinois 66
(24) South Carolina 47 FINAL
Arkansas 68
Michigan 63 FINAL
(13) Nebraska 52
U-S-C 52 FINAL
(4) Stanford 69
(19) Gonzaga 40 FINAL
B-Y-U 70
(11) Tennessee 79 FINAL
Vanderbilt 93

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

question of the day

Wild, Wolves, U basketball: How many will make the postseason?

Weekly Question
 
Close