Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns are facing a Devin Booker-sized problem. The Duke alum has been ruled out for two to three weeks due to a hamstring injury he sustained in the first round. Without their All-Star guard, the team will now have to find a way to put away the upstart New Orleans Pelicans.
Most fans feel like the Suns-Pelicans is still heavily favored towards the top-seeded team. However, at least one player thinks that the underdogs have an advantage. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said that New Orleans has the upper hand now, because they have the two best players in the series with Booker out. (via The Draymond Green Show)
Draymond Green quickly added that he meant no disrespect to Chris Paul. On one hand, you can kind of see what Green is hinting at: the Suns point guard is already 37 years old, and his athleticism has been absolutely shot. Casual watchers of the game will think that the duo of Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum is better than the current CP3.
However, Green is discounting the fact that even at 37 years old, Paul is still an absolutely phenomenal player. His mastery of the Suns playbook, as well as his midrange dominance and clutch performances, has been the catalyst for the team's success this season. Saying that CP3 isn't better than Ingram and McCollum feels like a bad jab at the point guard.
Paul will have a chance to prove Draymond and his doubters wrong in this series. He and the Suns will be looking to put away the Pelicans for good and give Booker a relatively peaceful recovery period.
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