Chris Paul of the Clippers played all 82 regular-season games last season for the first time in his 10-year career. It’s a cool achievement, particularly for a point guard.
Coach Doc Rivers played the position for his entire 13-year career. It’s taxing, he said.
“You gotta come back to get the ball, you gotta push the ball up the floor, you gotta start the offense, you gotta make sure everybody’s in the right place and then when the other guy has the ball, you’re up full court because he has the ball,” said Rivers, whose team is currently in China to play the Charlotte Hornets in exhibition games Saturday and Wednesday.