Suns guard scores 33 points on a perfect 14-14 FGs to lead Phoenix to a series-clinching victory over the Pelicans in Game 6 of their first-round matchup.
For the season, Paul averaged 14.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, a league-high 10.8 assists and 1.9 steals against only 2.4 turnovers across 65 games. He connected on his lone 3-point attempt and additionally nailed all four of his free throws. Just eight days shy of his 37th birthday, in a season highlighted by being named a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, in a city where his 17-year career began amid the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, Chris Paul shot a perfect 14-for-14 from the floor, amassing 33 points, five rebounds and eight assists.
NEW ORLEANS – The Phoenix Suns needed a perfect performance from their leader Thursday night. Devin Booker wasn't himself after missing three games with a ...
After the game, Suns coach Monty Williams and Pelicans first-year head coach Willie Green embraced. That will give Booker time to recover even more from the injury although Williams said he kept telling him his hamstring felt good. Booker finished with 13 points with 11 coming in the second half. Phoenix won two of those three, but lost Game 4 by 15, which guaranteed a return to New Orleans for Game 6. Game 1 of the conference semifinals will be Monday in Phoenix. "We understand what closeout games mean," said Booker during a TNT postgame interview.
With the top-seeded Suns at some risk with one star hurt and an ascendant Pelicans team giving them problems, future Hall of Famer Chris Paul delivered a ...
Paul made six jumpers in the quarter and Ayton, who started the game making his first seven shots, made two. His perfect 11-for-11 shooting from outside the paint is the most shots made from beyond the paint without a miss by any player over the last 25 years, including regular season or playoffs. Paul's biggest was his last one, a 10-foot pull-up in the lane with 28 seconds left that bounced around the rim before dropping.
The Suns' Chris Paul was assessed a belated flagrant foul for a kick to the groin of Jose Alvarado during a CP3 jump shot in Game 5.
That’s an obvious foul on Paul, although nothing was called during the game. The shot was an airball. On Thursday, the NBA assessed a belated Flagrant 1 foul to Paul for a leg kick to the groin of Pelicans’ guard Jose Alvarado during Game 5.
Paul has at times, been called out for alleged dirty plays on the court. On Thursday, the league made an announcement regarding a recent play involving "The ...
Paul made his third consecutive All-Star team this season (and 12th overall) and finished the year by averaging a double-double of 14.7 points and an NBA-best 10.8 assists per game. On Thursday, the league made an announcement regarding a recent play involving "The Point God" that raised some eyebrows. When his playing career comes to a close, Chris Paul may go down as the best point guard in NBA history.
The Phoenix Suns finally set the New Orleans Pelicans down to rest with a 115-109 road win in Devin Booker's return to the lineup. The Suns moved on to the ...
The loss to his former team had the New Orleans coach in tears. He only had 16 points and was sent to the bench with five fouls early in the second half. Josh Hart was even in the building to watch his old teammates. In Devin Booker's return to the lineup, the Phoenix Suns finally set the New Orleans Pelicans down to rest with a 115-109 playoff road win. The Pelicans had the momentum and a 10-point lead going into halftime. He was 14/14 for 33 points in 35 minutes.
Chris Paul is going to be remembered as one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. The man has won almost every accolade possible, but one particular.
However, their opponents for the next round are yet to be decided, as the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz series is yet to end. Devin Booker came back in Game 6 and is bound to improve from now to Monday, so the Suns should soon be back at full strength. Paul is one of the shorter players in the league, but his ability to control a game seems to be getting better every day.
Suns' Chris Paul was given a flagrant 1 on Thursday by the NBA after reviewing a play in the second quarter of Game 5 against the Pelicans.
In Games 4 and 5, Alvarado’s defense caused a Suns turnover by earning an eight-second violation for not getting the ball across the halfcourt line. Alvarado has attempted multiple times to hide in the back court and sneak behind Paul to steal the ball. On the play, Paul came around a screen from Deandre Ayton and rose for his patented elbow jump shot, while Pelicans’ Jose Alvarado came around the screen to contest the shot without jumping.
Chris Paul shot a playoff-record 14-for-14, scoring 33 points to lead the Suns to a 115-109 series-ending win over the Pelicans in Game 6.
A superb mid-ranger operator, Paul didn’t even take a shot at the rim! Wilt Chamberlain holds the regular-season record 18-for-18. He has driven teammates mad over the years with his intense intolerance for mistakes.
Chris Paul's perfect night helped to lead the Phoenix Suns past the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 6.
Only Wilt Chamberlain has made more shots without a miss, but both of his perfect performances—18-of-18 and 16-of-16—were in the regular season. With Paul leading them, Phoenix stormed back and the game became a see-saw battle as no team had a lead bigger than three points until the final seconds of the fourth. Making NBA postseason history, Paul was a perfect 14-of-14 in Phoenix's series-ending 115-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 6.
Chris Paul went 14 for 14 in the best shooting night in NBA playoff history, leading the Suns to a 115-109 series-clinching win over the Pelicans.
Paul had 13 points in the quarter, but New Orleans used an 11-5 run to take an 85-82 lead into the final period. The Suns erased the 10-point halftime deficit by making 13 of their first 14 shots in the third quarter to take a 77-74 lead. “This is probably No. 1 because it just happened, and I knew how special New Orleans is to him. Suns coach Monty Williams said it was difficult to rank Paul’s achievements as a scorer, leader and game manager. I don’t shoot enough to have heat checks.” “I think maybe at halftime I said I might have to shoot a little more.
Paul's historic outing helped the Suns overcome a 10-point deficit to close out the first-round series against the Pelicans. They will face the Mavericks-Jazz ...
the Baltimore Bullets in 1967. Dallas led that series 3–2 heading into Thursday night. He was also 4-of-4 from the free-throw line.
Paul on Thursday was issued a flagrant foul by the NBA for contact made to Pelicans rookie Jose Alvarado in Game 5.
The league classifies flagrant one fouls as unnecessary contact made to any player, with or without the ball. Alvarado immediately went down in pain but there was no call issued on the floor and the game continued on without further stoppage. Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul on Thursday was issued a flagrant foul by the NBA for contact made to New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jose Alvarado in Game 5 on Wednesday.
With Devin Booker back in action, the Suns won Game 6 against the Pelicans to progress to the second round of the playoffs. It was a close game with teams ...
The Suns star elbowed Jose Alvarado but it was the defender that received a foul. It was a close game with teams exchanging winning quarters. But you can’t do sh*t like that.
Paul, who turns 37 in a week, might be playing the best basketball of his life.
With four and a half minutes to play, the Suns trailed by one; over the next four minutes Paul scored or assisted on 11 of Phoenix's 13 points, and that was that. Again, there are many reasons why the Suns are among the title favorites, but Paul is at the top of the list. By the numbers, Devin Booker -- who returned on Thursday after missing Games 3, 4 and 5 -- and Paul are equally deadly in closing time. Through the first five games of the series, Paul, who will turn 37 in a week, had scored 20 points a night while registering 60 assists against six turnovers, which was in line to tie his own 2008 mark for the best assist/turnover ratio in a single playoff series in history. Turns out, it was Westbrook who was on the sharp decline, while Paul, at 33 years old, still had arguably his best basketball in front of him. When the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul for Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2019, it was a case of perception trumping reality.
Chris Paul spoke to the NBA on TNT after the Phoenix Suns eliminated the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
Game 6 will be played in New Orleans on Thursday evening.CLICK HERE. - CHRIS PAUL MEETS WITH MEDIA AFTER GAME 5: The Phoenix Suns picked up a significant win in Game 5 to get the series back in their favor (3-2). After the game, superstar point guard Chris Paul met with the media. The win for the Suns advances them to the second-round of the playoffs, while the loss for the Pelicans sends them into the 2022 offseason.