On May 5, Beijing time, Paul, who turned 37 one day, led the Suns to meet the Lone Rangers at home, Paul led the Suns to suppress the Lone Rangers with offensive performance to take the lead, and Paul ushered in a number of playoff career milestones. Paul had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 5-of-9 in the first three quarters, leading the Suns to a two-point deficit in the first half and a 7-point win of 31-24 in the third quarter, thus surpassing five points at 89-84 in the first three quarters.
First, Paul's playoff total rose to 2,833 points, surpassing Celtics' 4-time Hall of Famer Parrish by 2,820 points to rise to the 33rd place in NBA playoff history scoring list. The active team ranks 6th, behind James, Durant, Harden, Curry and Leonard.
Second, Paul continues to score in the playoffs, hitting 1,045 to surpass Curry's 1,044 goals and rise to 29th on the NBA's all-time playoff record, with Garnett scoring 1,059 ahead of him.
Third, Paul played 137 games in the playoffs, surpassing Gasol Grande and Cassel by 136, equaling Dale Davis in 137 games, rising to a tie for 67th place in playoff history, the former being Ewing, George Hill and Rambis in 139 games.
Fourth, Paul made 606 playoff free throws, surpassed Moncliffe's 602 free throws, and rose to 59th on the NBA playoff free throw list, the previous being The Rainkamp's 616 free throws.
Fifth, Paul broke through the playoff 5,000-minute milestone in the playoffs, becoming the 47th player in playoff history to achieve such an achievement, the previous being Anchy 5,038 minutes.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)