Chris Paul Made NBA History In Trail Blazers-Spurs Game

Chris Paul played in his 1,300th career game.

Dec 15, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) in the second half against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images / Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images

UPDATE: The Spurs won by a score of 114-94.

On Saturday night, the San Anotnio Spurs are playing the Portland Trail Blazers (at home) in Texas.

Chris Paul made NBA history by becoming just the 24th player to appear in 1,300 career regular season games.

He also tied Hall of Famer Ray Allen on the all-time list.

Following Allen, the next player for Paul to pass will be Elvin Hayes (1,303).

Dec 19, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) dribbles in the first half against the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images / Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images

Paul is in his 20th season (and first playing for the Spurs).

The future Hall of Famer came into the night with averages of 9.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 43.4% from the field and 36.4% from the three-point range in 27 games.

At 39, he remains a productive point guard.

Chris Paul is him no matter how old he is. Wow. pic.twitter.com/4AktfuUohJ

— Ty Jäger (@TheTyJager) December 20, 2024

Paul has been known to drastically improve teams upon his arrival.

The Spurs are coming off a year where they went just 22-60.

They came into Saturday's matchup with Portland as the 11th seed with a 14-13 record in 27 games.

spotted him! pic.twitter.com/Iej7i40K8c

— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 22, 2024

Most recently, the Spurs beat the Atlanta Hawks (in overtime) by a score of 133-126.

Paul finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, four steals and one block while shooting 4/4 from the field in 32 minutes of playing time.

Following the Trail Blazers, the Spurs will play their next game on Monday evening when they host the Philadelphia 76ers.

Comeback kings ⚡️@FrostBank | #sponsored pic.twitter.com/39VXzgQpo6

— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 20, 2024

In addition to the Spurs, Paul has also spent time with the New Orleans Hornets, LA Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, OKC Thunder and Golden State Warriors.