OKC Thunder: 35 moments in honor of Chris Paul’s 35th birthday
Monthy Improvement:
Every month Chris Paul has improved his points per game (PPG) average and field goal percentage (FG%):
- October: 14.8 PPG | 43.4 FG%
- November: 16.0 PPG | 45.1 FG%
- December: 17.7 PPG | 49.0 FG%
- January: 18.3 PPG | 49.3 FG%
- February: 21.7 PPG | 57.3 FG%
Through four games in March, he averaged 19.8 points and shot 54.7 percent from the field.
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Record setting:
In the December 16th game versus the Bulls, Paul joined John Stockton as the second player in NBA history to register 18,000 points 9,000 assists, and 2000 steals. Consequently, Paul leads the league in overall assists and steals of all active players.
When CP3 finally hangs up the kicks he’ll be on numerous all-time lists ranking in the top 10 of many.
As noted in the All-Star section fans should hope he gets to play again next season or that Adam Silver gives out one of those special appearances nods.
That’s because he ranks among the all-time lists in three key categories. He is 30th in scoring and a single point behind Allen Iverson. His assist total is second only to Magic Johnson who has 17 more achieved with two additional appearances. And he is tied for seventh with Magic Johnson and Allen Iverson in all-time steals (21). Larry Bird is sixth on the list with 23 and Jason Kidd is fifth with 24.
If CP3 gets to attend one or two more All-Star Games it’s conceivable he could move up in all three categories.