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Watch: Jawun Evans Scores His First Points in the NBA Against the Warriors

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7 years ago

October 31, 2017

Jawun Evans finally played in his first NBA game on Monday night against the Golden State Warriors in a blowout the Dubs won 141-113 over the Clippers. Evans played six minutes and had 6 points on 3/5 shooting.

His first bucket as a professional was a gorgeous floater over David West.

First @NBA points for @j3vans_. pic.twitter.com/ZTuxhsNdLY

— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) October 31, 2017

Evans has been inactive for most of the Clippers’ first six games, but he’s now leading the team in points per 100 possessions at 41.2!

The 6 points on Monday make him the 27th Poke to score points in a NBA game. JamesOn Curry is the only OSU player to play in the NBA but never score. Here are the top 20 ranked by their points per game played.

Rank	Player	PPG	Games Played
1	John Starks	12.5	866
2	Bryant Reeves	12.5	395
3	Desmond Mason	12.1	643
4	Thomas Jordan	11	4
5	Richard Dumas	10.6	102
6	Marcus Smart	9.3	212
7	Tony Allen	8.2	805
8	Bob Harris	6.8	325
9	Jawun Evans	6	1
10	Joey Graham	5.9	377
11	James Anderson	5.8	247
12	Markel Brown	5.3	109
13	Cecil Hankins	4.9	80
14	John Lucas III	4.7	242
15	Doyle Parrack	4.7	58
16	Brooks Thompson	4.5	168
17	Leroy Combs	4.5	48
18	Stephen Graham	4	239
19	Byron Houston	3.9	214
20	Melvin Sanders	2.6	16