{"id":2241,"date":"2016-11-05T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2016-11-05T12:08:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T16:08:12","slug":"chris-paul-becomes-los-angeles-clippers-all-time-assist-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2016\/11\/05\/chris-paul-becomes-los-angeles-clippers-all-time-assist-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Paul Becomes Los Angeles Clippers All-Time Assist Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_p1\"><span class=\"x_s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chris Paul<\/strong><\/a> passed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithra01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Randy Smith<\/strong> <\/a>as the <strong>Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong>\u00a0all-time assist leader during the franchise&#8217;s 99-88 win over the <strong>Memphis Grizzles<\/strong> Friday night. Paul now has a total of 3,502 assists as a member of the Clippers.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">Paul addressed the media after the game to explain, among other things,\u00a0what achieving this top honor means to him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI think we\u2019re taking a lot of pride in our defense, and we\u2019re excited about getting stops.\u201d &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CP3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CP3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nB6XeY9rdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nB6XeY9rdc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAClippers\/status\/794770843138043904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><span class=\"x_s2\">Paul&#8217;s record clinching 3,449th\u00a0assist came on a pass to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/redicjj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>J.J. Redick<\/strong> <\/a>with just over 9 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.<span class=\"x_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When it comes to assists <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CP3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CP3<\/a> is now at the \ud83d\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>Here&#39;s the assist that gave him the franchise record. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItTakesEverything?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ItTakesEverything<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bk3biO6JKW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bk3biO6JKW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAClippers\/status\/794719567998119936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><span class=\"x_s2\"><span class=\"x_Apple-converted-space\">Paul\u00a0went on to finish the match up with 27 points, 11 assists, 6 steals, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks.\u00a0 Since the 1985-86 NBA season\u00a0only <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisba01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Baron Davis<\/strong><\/a> (New Orleans Hornets ) has achieved such an impressive single game\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisba01\/gamelog\/2004\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stat line<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"x_p1\"><strong>A Modern Day John Stockton<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><span class=\"x_s2\">In addition to setting a new assist record for the Clippers, Paul&#8217;s performance against the Grizzles\u00a0also marked his 29th career game with 20+ points, 10+ assists and 5+ steals, matching Hall of Famer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stockjo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>John Stockton<\/strong> <\/a>for the most such games since the 1983-84 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><span class=\"x_s2\">The comparisons\u00a0between Paul and\u00a0Stockton don&#8217;t stop there.\u00a0 The Clippers&#8217; all star point guard currently sits at number 11 on the NBA\/ABA list of all-time assist leaders with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/ast_career.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7730 career assists<\/a>.<\/span><span class=\"x_s2\"> Stockton is first on that list, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stockjo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">15806 career assists<\/a>\u00a0in nineteen seasons with the <strong>Utah Jazz<\/strong>. At only 31, Paul has a good chance of reaching the top of the list\u00a0before his career\u00a0ends. The selfless floor general has averaged over 10 assists per game in six of his previous 11 seasons in the NBA, and is currently playing some of the best basketball\u00a0of his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"x_p1\"><strong>Record Holder on Two NBA Franchises<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_p1\"><span class=\"x_s2\">Notably, Paul also holds the all-time franchise assist record for the <strong>New Orleans Hornets<\/strong>.<span class=\"x_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>During his 6 years in New Orleans, Paul racked up a total of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/NOH\/leaders_career.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4228 assists<\/a>; <\/span><span class=\"x_s2\">over 3000 more than the franchise&#8217;s second place assist leader, <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vasqugr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"x_s1\">Greivis Vasquez<\/span><\/a><span class=\"x_s2\">.<span class=\"x_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"x_s2\"><span class=\"x_Apple-converted-space\">Paul holds a number of other records for the\u00a0Hornets as well, including\u00a0the record for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/NOH\/leaders_career.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">career steals<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">Paul and his hot hands will next be on display in <strong>San Antonio<\/strong>, where the Clippers take on the <strong>Spurs<\/strong> Saturday night.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_p1\"><strong>Main Photo<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x_p1\">LOS ANGELES, USA &#8211; FEBRUARY 22: Chris Paul of LA Clippers reacts during NBA basketball game between Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Sunsat Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, United States on February 22, 2016. 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