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SAN ANTONIO — Chris Paul moved into second place on the NBA's career assists list, Victor Wembanyama came back from an injury scare to score 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116. Paul had 10 assists, giving him 12,099 for his career and moving him past former Phoenix and Dallas star Jason Kidd, who had 12,091. Stephon Castle added 22 points for San Antonio, which snapped a three-game skid. Wembanyama left the game with 8:59 remaining in the first quarter when he clutched his lower back, but he returned in the second quarter. Trey Murphy III scored 25 points for the Pelicans.
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