question: What was the career scoring average of the player who played just 24 games in the 1998-99 Miami Heat season
answer: 19.1 points per game.
context: Title: 1998–99 Miami Heat season
  Passage: The 1998–99 NBA season was the 11th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.  During the offseason, the Heat signed free agents Terry Porter and Clarence Weatherspoon.  In the shortened NBA season, the Heat won 18 of their first 23 games, despite Jamal Mashburn playing just 24 games due to a knee injury, and Voshon Lenard missing 38 games with a broken leg.  Miami finished with a 33–17 win-loss record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference.  Alonzo Mourning was named Defensive Player of the Year, and finished second in MVP voting behind Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz.
  Title: 2009–10 Miami Heat season
  Passage: The 2009–10 Miami Heat season was the 22nd season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The Heat made the playoffs for the second straight year under Spoelstra.  They failed to make it out of the first round once again as they were overpowered by a Boston Celtics squad that featured Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in five games.  Boston eventually lost in seven games to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.  Following the season, the Heat would bring in LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join team captain Dwyane Wade.
  Title: 1988–89 Miami Heat season
  Passage: The 1988–89 Miami Heat season was Miami's inaugural season in the NBA.  The Miami Heat were the first of 2 expansion teams to play in the state of Florida over a two-year period.  The expansion would include three other expansion franchises in Charlotte, Minnesota, and Orlando.  The expansion Heat were able to select Syracuse star center Rony Seikaly in the NBA draft.  The Heat would make their debut on November 5 in a losing effort to the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 111-91 at the Miami Arena.  Rory Sparrow made the first basket in franchise history.  The Heat lost an NBA record 17 games to start their inaugural season.
  Title: Greg Buckner
  Passage: Gregory Derayle Buckner (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who used to be as assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the NBA.  Selected in the second round (53rd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks after playing college basketball at Clemson, he played for the Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies with a career scoring average of 5.0 points per game.  Buckner's first professional experience came with the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the 1998–99 season.
  Title: Jamal Mashburn
  Passage: Jamal Mashburn (born November 29, 1972) is a retired American professional basketball player.  A small forward, Mashburn was a prolific scorer in his 12 seasons in the league, with a career scoring average of 19.1 points per game.
  Title: Wes Bialosuknia
  Passage: Wesley John "Wes" Bialosuknia (June 8, 1945 – October 23, 2013) was an American basketball player.  He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) guard, and played collegiately for the University of Connecticut Huskies.  An accurate and prolific medium- and long-range jump shooter, Bialosuknia still holds the University of Connecticut season and career scoring average records: his 1966–67 average of 28.0 PPG ranked 5th in the nation.  He also holds the UConn records for career scoring average of 23.6 pts per game and consecutive foul shots made (43).  In 1967, he was the MVP of the annual North–South College All-Star Game.
  Title: 2006–07 Miami Heat season
  Passage: The 2006–07 Miami Heat season was the 19th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  On January 3, 2007, head coach Pat Riley took a leave of absence citing hip and knee problems and was replaced by Ron Rothstein.  Despite injuries to several players, including Dwyane Wade, the Heat repeated as Southeast division champions.  With a record of 44–38, it was clear that the Heat was not the same team of years past.  The Heat ended the season with a four-game playoff sweep to the Chicago Bulls in the first round and the Heat became the first defending champions since 1957 to be swept in the first round.  Following the season, Gary Payton retired.
  Title: Dave Downey
  Passage: David J. "Dave" Downey (born October 28, 1941) is a former collegiate basketball player for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team.  He is best known for setting the Illinois single-game scoring record with 53 points at Indiana on February 16, 1963.  Downey's 18.9 career scoring average ranks fourth in school history while his 11.0 career rebounding average ranks third, with his 790 career rebounds ranking seventh on the career list.  Downey earned the 1963 Big Ten Medal of Honor for excellence in both academics and athletics.  He was drafted into the NBA in 1963 by the San Francisco Warriors; however, he never played a game in the league.  Downey was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004.
  Title: Jim Krivacs
  Passage: Jim Krivacs is a former college basketball player for The University of Texas at Austin.  Krivacs transferred to Texas from Auburn and was a three-year starter for the Longhorns under head coach Abe Lemons, beginning in Lemons' first year at Texas.  He twice earned All-America honors—as a first-team All-America selection as a junior in 1978 and as a second-team selection in 1979.  Krivacs led the Longhorns in scoring as a sophomore and junior and was second in scoring as a senior.  He scored an average of 22.0 points per game in 1978 and 19.5 points per game for his three-year Texas career.  His career point total and career scoring average remain eighth- and sixth-highest, respectively, in program history.  In 1978, Krivacs helped to lead Texas to a 26–5 overall record, a share of the Southwest Conference championship, the 1978 National Invitation Tournament championship, and a final ranking of No. 17 in the Associated Press Poll.  Along with teammate Ron Baxter, he was named co-MVP of the 1978 NIT.  As a senior, Krivacs helped to lead the 1979 Longhorns to a 21–8 overall record, a share of the Southwest Conference championship for the second consecutive season, an appearance in the 1979 NCAA Tournament, and a No. 15 final ranking in the Coaches Poll.  In 1979, he was the first Texas men's basketball player to receive recognition as a first-team Academic All-American. Krivacs was selected in the sixth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings.
  Title: 1990–91 Miami Heat season
  Passage: The 1990–91 NBA season was the third season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).  After a semi-promising 5–9 start, the Heat went on a ten-game losing streak, winning just 6 of 24 games in December and January.  They lost 13 of their final 17 games finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.  In his second year, point guard Sherman Douglas led the Heat in scoring with 18.5 points per game.  He also led them with 8.5 assists per game.  Second-year star Glen Rice, and last season's Most Improved Player Rony Seikaly also had solid seasons, as the Heat showed slight improvement winning six more games than the previous season.  Top draft pick Willie Burton was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team.
citations: 1998–99 Miami Heat season Jamal Mashburn