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Retired#20Forward1976–1987#278 all-time in points

Maurice Lucas

Maurice Lucas scored 12,339 points in 855 games, 278th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1978-79 at 20.4 points a game. He earned 5 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 9″ / 215 lb
Age74
PositionForward
BornFeb 18, 1952
HometownPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Experience1976–1987
CollegeMarquette University
Draft1974 · round 1, pick 14
High schoolSchenley High School Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
TeamsPortland Trail Blazers 1976–1979New Jersey Nets 1979–1980New York Knicks 1981–1981Phoenix Suns 1982–1984Los Angeles Lakers 1985–1985Seattle SuperSonics 1986–1986Portland Trail Blazers 1987–1987
Career points
12,339
855 games · 14.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#278
Also 483rd in assists, 96th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1976–1987. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1987-88.

1987-88 season

POR · 73 games
Points4456.1 per game
Rebounds4.3315 total
Assists1.394 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

5 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
4Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1977-78
  • ×4LegendSeasonAll-Star1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1982-83
  • ×2LegendSeason20-10 season1976-77, 1978-79
  • LegendCareer10,000 points12,339 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1976-77

Maurice Lucas career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1978-79 · 20.4 points per game

Maurice Lucas milestones

Career · regular season
12,339 career points
Retired 278th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points12,339Past 10,000 · 278th all-time
Rebounds7,520Past 7,500 · 96th all-time

Maurice Lucas career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Maurice Lucas stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1987-88POR734456.14.31.3.450.000.7360———
1986-87SEA635007.94.91.0.451.000.8020———
1985-86LAL7778510.27.41.1.462.500.7831———
1984-85PHX6384213.48.82.3.476.000.7500———
1983-84PHX751,19515.99.72.7.497.000.7650———
1982-83PHX771,26916.510.42.8.474.333.7811———
1981-82NYK801,26315.811.32.2.504.000.7250———
1980-81NJN6899914.78.52.5.484.000.7520———
1979-80POR/NJN6392314.78.53.3.456.222.7492———
1978-79POR691,40620.410.43.1.470—.783————
1977-78POR681,11316.49.12.5.458—.767————
1976-77POR791,59920.211.42.9.466—.765————
Career12 seasons85512,33914.48.82.3.473.111.7634——0

Maurice Lucas splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
79%
Threes
0%
Free throws
21%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Maurice Lucas facts
How many career points did Maurice Lucas score?

Maurice Lucas scored 12,339 career regular-season points in 855 games, 14.4 per game, which ranks 278th all-time.

What was Maurice Lucas’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1978-79 with POR: 20.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

Where is Maurice Lucas from?

Maurice Lucas is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He played high school ball at Schenley High School in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. He played college ball at Marquette University.

What teams did Maurice Lucas play for?

Portland Trail Blazers (1976–1979); New Jersey Nets (1979–1980); New York Knicks (1981–1981); Phoenix Suns (1982–1984); Los Angeles Lakers (1985–1985); Seattle SuperSonics (1986–1986); Portland Trail Blazers (1987–1987).