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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Grâce à une performance record de Chris Paul sur ses tirs, les Phoenix Suns se sont hissés jeudi soir en demi-finales de la conférence Ouest des playoffs de ...
De quoi faire verser une larme d'émotion à leur coach Willie Green, consolé après coup par son homologue Monty Williams, dont il était l'adjoint l'an passé. Les Suns attendent désormais de connaître leur adversaire, qui sera Dallas ou Utah (3-2) opposés en soirée. Et c'est son shoot au milieu du trafic qui a redonné de l'oxygène aux Suns dans la dernière minute, après que Larry Nance Jr venait de rapprocher "NOLA" à trois unités. Maître du money-time tout au long de la saison, pour faire basculer les matches en faveur des Suns quand ils étaient serrés, "CP3" a encore démontré son savoir-faire, inscrivant 10 de ses 33 points dans le 4e quart-temps, pour finir avec un impressionnant 100% aux tirs (14/14) et 8 passes.
Short of a title, perfection, however, might be hard to beat. Paul was 14 for 14 — the most field goals without a miss in an NBA playoff game — in the Phoenix ...
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. Suns: Williams said Booker ramped up his conditioning while nursing a hamstring injury by playing one-on-one with assistant coach Jarrett Jack in the last several days. “All that pressure they’ve been doing against us the whole series, especially the last three games, was tough. “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.
Chris Paul a été parfait en 14 tirs du périmètre pour mener les Suns de Phoenix à une victoire de 115-109, jeudi, et leur permettre de remporter en six ...
Brandon Ingram a mené La Nouvelle-Orléans avec 21 points, 11 aides et cinq rebonds. Paul a terminé le match avec une récolte de 33 points, huit aides et cinq rebonds. Deandre Ayton a lui aussi frôlé la perfection.