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Paul bent at the waist, clearly in pain after being kneed in the groin, but stayed in the game for another minute before Williams pulled him out for good with 9:34 to go in the game and the Suns trailing by double digits.
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He seemed to hurt himself after running into Cameron Payne following a missed free throw by LeBron James with 10 minutes, 26 seconds remaining. He was able to shoot a few of his signature midrange jumpers and battle for rebounds and loose balls.īut in the second half, he was a shell of himself - going scoreless in just over eight minutes. Paul looked better in the first half of Thursday's game than he did at any point in Tuesday's Game 2 loss. But Chris is mentally strong - he'll be able to handle it and help us the right way." To be where he is and how he's played for us, and not be able to play at the highest level, that's hard. Now, as it relates to his career and legacy, it is hard, and I get that. But what we're going through now is not the worst thing in the world. "He's handled these things well, and I don't doubt that Chris will come through this stronger and better. "I know how bad he wants to win, but at the end of the day, when we get paid to do what we do, you got a beautiful wife and children with a Hall of Fame career. I know what cruel is, so it's just basketball," Williams said, alluding to a car accident that killed his wife, Ingrid, in 2016. "I'm probably not the guy to talk to about cruel stuff. That was after a hamstring injury derailed Paul and the LA Clippersin 2015, and a hand fracture in 2016, then a foot fracture to his Clippers co-star Blake Griffin in 2017.
In the 2018 Western Conference finals, Paul pulled a hamstring just as the Houston Rockets had the Golden State Warriors on the ropes.
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But this is a bad movie Paul has lived too many times throughout his Hall of Fame career. Time is running out for Paul and the Suns to heal and regain the swagger they brought with them into the playoffs. You gotta overcome it and get through it." "I know I do everything on a daily basis to prepare myself to be ready to play. "It is what it is: You control what you can control," Paul said.
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Game 2 was the same story, with two effortless back-to-back threes over defenders as well as going a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor in the final period.The defending champion Lakers were always going to be a betting favorite against the second-seeded Suns, despite their seventh seed and myriad questions about their health, chemistry and consistency.īut the story of this series thus far has been Paul's shoulder injury, not the Lakers regaining their championship form. Suddenly the lead was back up to 17 again.Īgainst the Nuggets in Game 1, he threw an assist for Dario Saric and then proceeded to hit four shots in a row, culminating in a step-back three-pointer that made the gap 16 and effectively tucked the game into bed, kissed it on the cheek and said "goodnight, sweet dreams". When things started to look chaotic in Game 7 as the Lakers pulled within 10, Paul hit two midrange buckets and threw a glorious pass out to Bridges as the defense collapsed in on him, leading to an easy three. Nobody else in the history of the NBA has had more than one.Įxcluding LeBron James, there is still nobody better at controlling the pace, flow and rhythm of a basketball game, particularly in the fourth quarter. Just to really hammer home the point, Magic Johnson had two such games. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this.
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