On April 23, Beijing time, in the absence of Booker due to injury, the 36-year-old Paul led the Suns to challenge the Pelicans on the road, he contributed 7 points and 8 assists in the first two quarters, leading the team to lead 11 points at 59-48 in the first half, and Paul created a number of milestones in the first round of G3. Paul reached a playoff 1,100 assists, becoming the 7th man in history and the 3rd in active duty, and Paul also reached the playoff 1,000-goal milestone, plus surpassing Hall of Fame star Dantley in the number of free throws in the playoffs.
Paul, 36, led the Suns to a regular season title this season, but led the team to a 1-1 record in the first two games of the playoffs. The Suns lost one of the core Booker in the second game, and the Suns were also the ultimate to lose to the Pelicans to be equalized by a total score of -1 draw. Paul now leads the team on an away journey, challenging the Pelicans for the first round of G3, leading the team by 11 points with 7 points and 8 assists in the first half.
When the two sides clash in the second quarter, Hayes maliciously pushes Claude to cause a conflict between the two sides, Hayes eats the second degree of evil and is expelled, and Claude eats a technical foul. It is worth mentioning that after his teammates were pushed down, Paul rushed to the bottom line referee to dance, giving pressure to show the veteran's witty side.
First, Paul reached the playoff 1,100 assists milestone, 7th all-time and 3rd in active duty.
As the league assist king, Paul is known as the "god of point guards" by the outside world, and organizing passes to send assists is his best play. Before the game, Paul has reached 1097 playoff assists, and has delivered 8 assists in this game, becoming the 7th player in history to achieve 1100 assists in the playoffs, and the third person in the active game except James and Rondo.
The top 7 in the NBA's all-time assists list are:
1. Magic Johnson 2346 assists
2. James 1919 assists
3. Stockton 1839 assists
4. Kidd 1263 assists
5. Parker 1143 assists
6. Rondo 1136 assists
7. Paul has 1100+ assists
Second, Paul reached the playoff 1,000-goal milestone.
Paul scored 998 goals in the pre-playoffs, and with two goals already hit in the game, Paul became the 34th player in NBA playoff history to reach the 1,000-goal milestone, the former being Celtics legendary Ringer Bill Russell with 1,003 goals, and the previous being Curry with 1,005 goals.
Third, Paul surpassed Hall of Fame star Dantley in the number of free throws in the playoffs.
Paul, who hit 495 free throws in the pre-playoffs, has now hit two of them, surpassing Hall of Famer Dantley's 496 shots to rise to the 52nd highest in NBA playoff history free throw shooting list, the previous being Ray Allen's 508 free throws.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)