<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chris-Paul-Mikal-Bridges-Suns.jpg"></figure><h1>Chris Paul delivers sparkling praise for emerging Mikal Bridges</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-10T07:57:25-08:00">January 10th, 7:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-10T07:57:25-08:00">January 10th, 7:57am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul had a sterling reviewed prepared for Mikal Bridges after their game against the Indiana Pacers. The 10-time All-Star mainly heaped praise on the sophomore not just for his skills as a player but also as a person and a teammate off the court, per <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1348101986349056002">Gerald Bourguet</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Paul says that in addition to taking on those tough defensive assignments, "he can hoop. He's nice." Said Mikal is a fun guy to be around, and when he kicks it to Bridges and he makes the shot, CP3 feels like *he* made it</p><p>— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1348101986349056002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Head coach Monty Williams also spoke highly of Bridges due to his great attitude as a young player in the league, via <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1348094936755826689">Bourguet</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Monty Williams said Mikal Bridges' nickname should be "Every Day" because he brings it and is a great kid every single day. Not catchy, but some glowing praise from Monty</p><p>— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1348094936755826689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Indeed, Bridges exhibited his capabilities on both ends of the floor as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-mikal-bridges-drenched-in-locker-room-after-shattering-career-high/">broke out</a> with a career-high tally of 34 points on 6-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc along with three rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes. Devin Booker added 25 points and seven assists while Paul notched 15 points and 10 assists for the Suns.</p><p>Their collaborative effort as a unit helped fend off Domantas Sabonis’ huge performance bannered by his 28 points and 22 rebounds for the Pacers. Malcolm Brogdon also dealt damage with 22 points, six rebounds, and nine assists of his own.</p><p>The Suns eventually ran away with a 125-117 victory against the Pacers to improve to a 7-3 record for a first-place tie with the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Pacers slipped to a 6-3 record for the third spot in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>After the game, the Suns players celebrated Bridges’ career outing and welcomed him with an ice bucket shower in the locker room:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mikal Bridges, laughing on this moment: "Bro. Ice buckets? Do they really need the ice buckets?" <a href="https://t.co/Pv9RoAvAuY" target="_blank">https://t.co/Pv9RoAvAuY</a></p><p>— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1348098970958983168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 10, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Hopefully, the budding chemistry formed between Chris Paul and his new teammates will be enough to sustain their impressive showing all throughout the season. They will aim to snag their second consecutive victory as they visit the Washington Wizards on Jan. 11.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Paul delivers sparkling praise for emerging Mikal Bridges

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chris-Paul-speaks-out-on-heated-altercation-with-Clippers_-Paul-George.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns PG Chris Paul speaks out on heated altercation with Clippers’ Paul George</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-05T12:21:41-08:00">January 5th, 12:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-05T12:21:41-08:00">January 5th, 12:21pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers swingman Paul George had more than a few words for various members of the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.</p><p>George came together with Suns guard Devin Booker during the contest, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-paul-george-nsfw-altercation-suns-devin-booker/">sparking a heated war of words</a> in which PG13 had to be restrained. Both Booker and George continued yelling at one another, with Paul also getting in the mix.</p><p>For his part, CP3 said Tuesday those flare-ups are just part of the game:</p><blockquote>“It is what it is, man,” Paul said of the altercation, via <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1346544927161741312">Gerald Bourguet of FanSided</a>. “We just keep playing and move on.”</blockquote><p>George had a little more to say on the matter after the Suns game and at the start of the week.</p><p>The multiple-time All-Star claimed opponents are coming after him following George’s struggles during the NBA restart:</p><blockquote>“You got to ask them,” George said of the incident, via <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30648194/la-clippers-paul-george-says-players-chirping-more-struggles-nba-bubble">Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.</a> “I was talking to the ref, CP jumped in and it escalated from there. Like I said, I’ve never had any words talking, there was never any altercation, there was always peace when I am on the floor, but for whatever reason, there’s a lot of chirping and people just living in the past.”</blockquote><p>Paul has never been afraid to mix things up. Booker, too, is a fierce competitor. It is what makes that duo such an intriguing pairing as the Suns strive for contention.</p><p>But Phoenix is not dwelling on the past, especially not after it has raced out to a 5-2 start to begin the new season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns PG Chris Paul speaks out on heated altercation with Clippers’ Paul George

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Chris-Paul-reveals-candid-conversation-with-son-after-clutch-shot.jpg"></figure><h1>Chris Paul reveals candid conversation with son after clutch shot for Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-02T13:11:03-08:00">January 2nd, 1:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-02T13:11:03-08:00">January 2nd, 1:11pm</time><address><a>Chris Guest</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns drilled a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-chris-paul-reacts-to-rookie-taking-off-his-shoe-after-clutch-bucket-over-nikola-jokic/">clutch jumper</a> in Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets with 7.3 seconds left after successfully persuading his coach to issue a Coach’s Challenge on the defensive end.</p><p>After Paul hit the shot, he showed fans the congratulations that <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1345467631201972225">his son offered</a> after the shot:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Paul and his son ❤️</p><p>Family goals 💯 <a href="https://t.co/CPX8R6cazp" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/CPX8R6cazp</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1345467631201972225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>As you can see, Paul’s son says that Paul has “some clutch genes,” which, of course, means that he has those same clutch genes. Certainly, CP3 is no stranger to clutch moments throughout his career—with the most notable potentially being the game-winning floater against the San Antonio Spurs in 2015 when he was a member of the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>Paul was traded to the Suns from the Oklahoma City Thunder after the 35-year-old veteran recuperated his value after seemingly underwhelming in his final few seasons as a member of the Houston Rockets.</p><p>In fact, some fans were scoffing that Paul was “washed” after his Houston stint had been marred by injuries and a seeming lack of wiggle in the playoffs. However, all of those concerns were put to bed in OKC, as Paul spearheaded a three-guard attack that included himself, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dennis Schröder—and was one of the best crunch-time lineups in the league last season.</p><p>So far, Paul is looking as if he’s picking up where he left off in OKC as the Suns are off to a 5-1 start for the first time since 2009-10. The Suns play next on Sunday at 8 p.m. EST against the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Paul reveals candid conversation with son after clutch shot for Suns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Suns-Chris-Paul.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Chris Paul reacts to rookie taking off his shoe after clutch bucket over Nikola Jokic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-02T06:19:15-08:00">January 2nd, 6:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-02T06:21:57-08:00">January 2nd, 6:21am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chris Paul came up big in the clutch for the Phoenix Suns with a tough baseline jumper over Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. CP3’s insurance bucket that put Phoenix up by four with 7.3 ticks remaining proved enough to lift the Suns to their fifth win of the young season. After the jumper,  Suns rookie Ty-Shon Alexander accidentally stepped on Paul’s shoe, causing it to come off while celebrating the big play from the veteran.</p><p>Asked about his thoughts on the mini-hiccup from the rookie, Paul just laughed off the incident.</p><p>Via Duane Rankin of azcentral:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I told him it was all good. At least they didn't push it, right? Thankfully they called a timeout or we was going to be in trouble."</p><p>Chris Paul all smiles about rook Ty-Shon Alexander stepping on his shoe coming on court to celebrate shot to put <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Suns</a> up 4 with 7.3 seconds left <a href="https://t.co/Hog7DCIgIA" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Hog7DCIgIA</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1345256820076466177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 2, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Just the usual rookie mistake for the 22-year old. Nonetheless, the usually locked-in Chris Paul was certainly in a good mood. After all, his clutch hit helped ensure the win for the Suns.</p><p>Phoenix barely escaped by the skin of its teeth, especially after the team blew a lead as large as 16 points. The Nuggets stormed back in the second half and gave the Suns a scare up until the final buzzer.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chris-paul-is-already-making-things-easier-for-devin-booker/">CP3</a> made the baseline jump shot over The Joker, Denver’s Serbian star nailed a three on the other end to make things more interesting. Paul made two free throws to give Phoenix a 3-point lead. Jamal Murray’s last-second attempt to send the game into overtime didn’t drop and the Suns hung on for the tight win.</p><p>The Phoenix Big Three came up big in this 3-point victory that gave the Suns the solo spot for the best record in the NBA. Paul finished with <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202101010DEN.html">21 points</a> on 6-of-12 shooting to go along with six assists. Devin Booker co-led the team in scoring with 22 points alongside Deandre Ayton, who also had 22 markers to go with 11 boards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Chris Paul reacts to rookie taking off his shoe after clutch bucket over Nikola Jokic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-real-reason-JJ-Redick-hates-playing-against-Chris-Paul.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>The real reason Pelicans’ JJ Redick hates playing against Suns’ Chris Paul</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-29T17:14:59-08:00">December 29th, 5:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-29T17:16:48-08:00">December 29th, 5:16pm</time><address><a>Aayush Patel</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick found a lot of success when he played with Chris Paul on the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013 to 2017. Making it to the playoffs in each of those seasons, finishing at least in the fourth seed, Redick admired Paul’s ability to involve his teammates and how smart he was on the court.</p><p>However, playing against Paul is an entirely different story.</p><p>Redick reflected on playing against Paul ahead of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/050c4c6f-0d5b-4d59-b9b9-49bec2cada7e/new-orleans-pelicans-phoenix-suns-12-30-2020" rel="noopener">Pelicans’ Tuesday showdown</a> with the Phoenix Suns.</p><blockquote>“I don’t enjoy playing against anyone, and I certainly don’t enjoy playing against Chris. He was a great teammate, really brought out the best in me and all of us in LA. But as an opponent, he tends to squeeze the juice out of every possession,” the <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1344017450224865280" rel="noopener">Pelicans vet shared</a>.</blockquote><p>JJ Redick emphasized Chris Paul’s ability to “squeeze the juice” out of each and every offensive possession and manipulate the game in so many different ways, making him such a dangerous player to face.</p><p>Paul is averaging 12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 9.7 assists in his first season with the Suns. Though he may not be the greatest offensive threat on the floor, his court vision is what allows his teammates to produce on the offensive end.</p><p>However, teams cannot write off his ability to shoot, as his midrange and 3-point game is as efficient as it can get–with a career field goal percentage of 47.0 and a 3-point percentage of  36.9.</p><p>Moreover, as he is teamed up with offensive threats such as Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton, Paul can make a huge impact on the Suns, similar to how he brought the underdogs Oklahoma City Thunder to the fifth seed in the Western Conference in 2019-20. With that said, it’s no wonder why Redick and the Pelicans are wary of the surging Phoenix squad.</p><p>The Suns will learn a lot from Paul this 2020-21 campaign, as they are expected to fight their way to a playoff appearance after an inspiring bubble run last season in Orlando</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The real reason Pelicans’ JJ Redick hates playing against Suns’ Chris Paul

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