April 12, Chris Paul ended up surpassing both Hall of Fame small forwards Bernard King and Scottie Pippen to not only be the 49th best scorer in the list of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders, but also to become the sixth best ball stealer in the list of National Basketball Association career steals leaders respectively. He did it by first scoring an early three-pointer with 9:27 left in the first quarter to quickly surpass King and then first tying Pippen in steals with 6:50 in the first quarter, followed by surpassing Pippen in all-time steals with a second steal at 9:53 left in the third quarter during the Suns' final match of the season against the Houston Rockets. Paul later ended the night with a near double-double of nine points and ten assists alongside those two steals in their 126–120 home win against the Rockets. A day after that, on April 13, Chris Paul surpassed Maurice Cheeks to reach the Top 5 on the list of National Basketball Association career steals leaders. After getting his first steal that night in the middle of the first quarter, he tied Cheeks in steals with a steal by 7:13 left in the fourth quarter, followed by surpassing Cheeks with a late steal coming at 3:22 left in the game. He ended the night with those three steals alongside nine assists and five points in a 106–86 win over the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat at home. On April 17, Devin Booker became only the ninth player in NBA history to score over 9,000 points in the league before turning 25 years old by making two free-throws with 4:06 in the second quarter. He joined LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shaquille O'Neal, and Anthony Davis as the only other players to achieve this feat. However, Booker only scored 15 points that night in a loss to the rivaling San Antonio Spurs. He also became the fifth-youngest player in NBA history to reach over 9,000 points in NBA history, behind LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and the late, great Kobe Bryant. In their next game two days later, Chris Paul surpassed legendary Hall of Fame Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson to reach the Top 5 in the list of National Basketball Association career assists leaders by reaching his 10th assist of the night