In 10,346 consecutive times, Paul rose to no. 3 in the all-time assists list

Paul is well-numbered and currently leads the assists list. Photo/Social Media

Beijing News (reporter Xu Bangyin) On November 3, the Sun sat at home to meet the Pelicans, and the home team scored in double figures with 6 people, and staged a big reversal of 112-100 in the first three quarters. Paul contributed 14 points, 7 rebounds and 18 assists, becoming an important contributor to the Suns' reversal and ushering in another milestone in his career.

Prior to this game, Paul ranked 5th in history with 10,328 career regular-season assists, and Mark Jackson (10,334) and Steve Nash (10,335) were ranked 4th and 3rd respectively. Before half-time, Paul successfully assisted Crowder, surpassing the two stars, and delivered 18 assists in the whole game, raising the total number of career assists to 10346.

In the first six regular season games of the new season, Paul delivered a total of 71 assists, including 5 assists in doubles, averaging 11.8 assists per game, making him the league's assist king and the only player in the league to average assists in doubles. In the first 16 seasons of his career, Paul became the league assist king four times, representing the Hornets and Clippers twice each. In his second season with the Suns, the 36-year-old Paul once again launched a blow to this honor.

Suns coach Monty Williams lamented after the game, "When the team traded for Chris, I didn't pay attention to these things, we didn't care about the data, the records and so on. But I am very happy today and honored to witness this historic moment on the spot. In Monty Williams' view, after last season's run-in, Paul's cooperation with teammates such as Booker and Ayton has become more and more tacit, and the number of assists has naturally risen.

For Paul, this milestone is indeed worth remembering. In terms of assists, he has no opponent among all active players, ranking first in active duty. After playing today's game, he surpassed Mark Jackson and Steve Nash in succession, leaving only Kidd and Stockton in front of him. At present, the gap between Paul and Kidd is 1745 assists, and considering Paul's good form in the last two seasons, it is likely that he can rise to the second place in history before retiring.

Beijing News reporter Xu Bangyin

Edited by Wang Chunqiu, proofread by Wu Xingfa