If Chris Paul and the Suns left the Playoffs through the back door last season, the Point God still dropped a few masterclasses on the way. The biggest ? Game 6 of the first round in New Orleans, when CP3 touched perfection in the city where he spent his early NBA career.
The Suns struggled in the first round against the Pelicans. With an injured Devin Booker and an unapologetic NOLA team, some even thought they might fall. Except Chris Paul put the lid on to end the Pels’ hopes in Round 6 at Louisiana. 33 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, all without missing a shot. 14 shots attempted for 14 shots scored, with a 3-point in the field and also a perfect 4/4 from the free throw line, it’s simple we are witnessing a real Point God mixtape. A mixtape during which he connects the strings at mid-distance, without forgetting to distribute caviar when the opposing defense focuses a little too much on him. And as a symbol, it is also CP3 who scores the basket that kills 30 seconds from the end to allow the Suns to go from +3 to +5 and thus validate their ticket for the conference semi-finals. Proof of the absolutely all-time aspect of this performance, no player in history had scored so many points in the Playoffs without missing a single shot. And never had a player scored so many baskets without missing a single shot in a postseason meeting. Perfection according to Chris Paul.
This masterpiece will have no future, CP3 losing all its talent after having blown out its 37 candles a few days later. But it will also remain as one of the most striking performances we have seen in the Playoffs in recent years.