Spurs slow Paul to even series

The Spurs pulled even in their series against New Orleans while limiting Chris Paul to 23 points and five assists. Paul has either made or assisted on 53.3 percent of his team's field goals during this year's playoffs, the highest percentage for any player in NBA history through the first nine postseason games of his career. The next-highest percentages through their first nine playoff games belong to LeBron James (49.2% in 2006) and Bob Cousy (48.8% from 1951 to 1953). Pretty good company