Thanks to Chris Paul, Kirk Hinrich no longer holds this infamous playoff record

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There's something to be said for making as many postseason appearances as Chris Paul has. The future Hall of Fame point guard has led his team to the playoffs nine times in his 12-year career, including each of the last six seasons with the Clippers.

But Paul hasn't been able to get over the hump of the Western Conference's second round, bowing out in each playoff apperance before making the conference finals. In fact, Paul's Clippers and former New Orleans Hornets are the only two teams not to make the conference finals since 2000.

Sunday afternoon Paul's Clippers bowed out to the Utah Jazz in seven games, marking the 76th playoff game of Paul's career. And with those games he surpassed former Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich for the most postseason games without ever making the conference finals, per Elias Sports.

Hinrich appeared in 69 playoff games over 11 years, including eight with the Bulls and three with the Hawks. The combo guard lost in the first round in all but two seasons, and lost in the second round in 2007 (to the Pistons) and 2015 (to the Cavs). Paul has advanced to the second round on four different occasions.

Hinrich averaged 10.5 points and 3.9 assists in 28.3 minutes. Paul carried a slightly bigger load, averaging 21.4 points and 9.4 assists in 38.0 minutes. Paul will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.

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