Let’s start with the stat line, plain and simple: Clippers point guard Chris Paul finished with 20 points, 20 assists and zero turnovers in a 113-105 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
Next let’s go to the historical significance of those numbers: It was the first 20-point, 20-assist game of Paul’s career, and the second in Clippers history; he became the first player to record 20 or more assists and zero turnovers since the Utah Jazz’s Rickey Green did so in 1984; he is the first player, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, to finish with 20 points, 20 assists and no turnovers since the 1977–78 season, which was the first year turnovers were recorded.