you get the same thing taking the average or the actual numbers.. let's say that over 10 games he got 74 assists.. that's 7.4 per game.. now, to change the calculation a bit, we can say he had 5 turnovers.. that's 0.5 per game.. if you calculate 74/5, or 7.5/0.5, you'll get the same thing..
but yeah, it was strange, and really nice while it lasted.. :D like lin's first 10 games :P