Chris Paul passes John Havlicek on all-time assists leader board

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Point guard Chris Paul had seven assists in Thursday’s season-opening 93-90 victory over Oklahoma City at Staples Center. That moved him past the Boston Celtics’ John Havlicek into 28th place on the all-time list; Havlicek had 6,114.

Paul, 29, is in his 10th season. He now has 6,119 assists. Next at No. 27 is Clyde Drexler (Portland/Houston). He has 6,125.