AFP/Getty Images – New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, seen here on December 17, 2008, made National Basketball Association … NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul made National Basketball Association history by setting the record for consecutive games with a steal.
Paul established the new mark by recording a steal in his 106th straight game on Wednesday to snap the previous record set by Alvin Robertson in 1986.
The record fell against Robertson's old team, the San Antonio Spurs.
With 3:05 on the clock in the second quarter of a 90-83 Hornets' win, Spurs forward Tim Duncan lost control of the ball under the Hornets' basket.
Paul immediately picked up the loose ball, claiming the record as the local crowd honored Paul with a loud ovation.
"It's an unbelievable accomplishment, to make a mark in history and especially a record like that. It's tough to do," Paul said. "I'd like to thank my teammates and the fans and I hope we can keep it going."
For comparison's sake, the next-longest streak after Paul and Robertson is Michael Jordan's 77-game stretch, which he completed in 1989.
The second-longest active streak is held by Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, who has at least one swipe in 22 straight games.
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