Norman Ellard Nixon




Born: October 11, 1955
Position: Point Guard
Height: 6-2 (1.88 m)
Jerseys worn: #10


In the NBA:

Nicknames: "Stormin' Norman", "Savoir Faire"

His Game:
Norm Nixon was a good scorer and excellent passer and thief.

His Career:
Selected by the LA Lakers at the 22nd spot of the 1977 Draft. Was a typical point guard but switched to shooting guard after the arrival of Magic Johnson. Averaged 20.4 points and 8.1 assists during the 1982 NBA Playoffs. Traded to San Diego in 1983 for Byron Scott. Missed the entire 1987 and 1988 seasons due to a serious injury.

Honors:
Has won 2 NBA Championships (1980, 1982). Has played in the 1985 All-Star Game. A member of the 1978 All-Rookie Team. Set franchise records for the Clippers in Total Assists for a season, most 3-points made in a game (6) and most points scored in a half (32). He is also the only Clipper ever to record more than 20 points and 20 assists in a single game.


Statistics:
YEAR Team Games Pts FT % FG % 3PM 3-pt % Reb. Trn Ast St Blk Min. Star?
1978 LA Lakers 81 13.7 .714 .497 0 .000 3.0 3.1 6.8 1.7 0.1 34.3 YES
1979 LA Lakers 82 17.1 .775 .542 0 .000 2.8 2.8 9.0 2.5 0.2 38.4 YES
1980 LA Lakers 82 17.6 .779 .516 1 .125 2.8 3.5 7.8 1.8 0.2 39.3 YES
1981 LA Lakers 79 17.1 .778 .476 2 .167 2.9 3.6 8.8 1.8 0.1 37.5 YES
1982 LA Lakers 82 17.6 .808 .493 3 .250 2.1 2.9 8.0 1.6 0.1 36.9 YES
1983 LA Lakers 79 15.1 .744 .475 0 .000 2.6 3.0 7.2 1.3 0.1 34.3 YES
1984 San Diego Clippers 82 17.0 .760 .462 11 .239 2.5 3.1 11.1 1.1 0.0 37.2 YES
1985 LA Clippers 81 17.2 .780 .465 33 .333 2.7 3.4 8.8 1.2 0.0 35.7 YES
1986 LA Clippers 67 14.6 .809 .438 42 .347 2.7 2.8 8.6 1.3 0.0 31.9 YES
1989 LA Clippers 53 6.8 .738 .414 8 .276 1.5 2.2 6.4 0.9 0.0 24.9 No
Career Career 768 15.7 .772 .483 100 .294 2.6 3.1 8.3 1.5 0.1 35.5 ??




In Europe:

Nixon played for Italian team Scavolini Pezaro in 1989-'90.



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