PHOENIX -- First Chris Paul heard his former teammate and coach Willie Green instruct his New Orleans Pelicans players to dare him to shoot. Then, after Paul eviscerated the strategy, he let his old friend know it.
Paul, who will turn 37 in three weeks, became the oldest player to record 30 points and 10 assists in a playoff game as put up exactly those numbers in leading the top-seeded Phoenix Suns to a 110-99 victory in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday.
He passed Steve Nash, who did the same as a member of the Suns at age 36 in 2010.