Chris Paul ties Isiah Thomas for the 4th spot in this Elite list
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Chris Paul recorded 15 assists and Devin Booker contributed with 33 points as the Phoenix Suns get a comfortable road victory against the New Orleans Pelicans, winning 123-110. The Suns improve their record to 29-8 with this win, good for 2nd best in the entire league.
The Suns never trailed in the entire game and had the biggest lead of 16 points during the game. All of their starters plus Bismack Biyombo off the bench scored in double digits. Mikal Bridges capped off the night with 23 points, Cameron Johnson with efficient 18 points, and Jalen Smith with 12 points in 16 minutes.
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For the New Orleans Pelicans, Devonte Graham scored 28 points while Jonas Valanciunas scored 25 points. Their All-Star player Brandon Ingram had a rough night with just 16 points, going 5-18 from the field and 0-4 from the three-point range.
Chris Paul is embracing the role of the facilitator that he took upon himself for the Phoenix Suns. Paul recorded 15 assists for the night and was +23 for the game. He currently leads the league in assists with 10.1 assists per game. Phoenix Suns are averaging 26.4 assists per game, 4th best in the league.
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Chris Paul now has 4th most games with 15+ assists
With this game, Chris Paul now has 4th most games with 15+ assists in the NBA history, tied with Isiah Thomas. John Stockton leads this category by far with 293 games with 15+ assists, followed by Magic Johnson with 180, and Steve Nash with 110.
In those 98 15+ assist games, Chris Paul has in total managed to dish out 1,586 total assists, averaging 16.1 assists per game. The Tuesday night game against the Pelicans was his 3rd 15+ assists game this season. Paul has 21 games with 10+ assists this season already, most by any player this season. He has averaged 10+ assists for a season in six seasons of his NBA career.
Chris Paul is now also the holder of an impressive streak. He has had three consecutive 15+ assists games against the New Orleans Pelicans, which is the longest active streak against a single opponent. Paul had 15 assists today, had 18 assists earlier this season against the Pelicans on November 4th, 2021, and had 19 assists on 19th February 2021 in the previous season.
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