SUNS MOVE INTO ROUND 2, WHERE THE MAVERICKS WILL AWAIT
CHRIS Paul is still looking for his perfect ending.
A perfect entry to Round 2 will have to suffice for now.
Paul and the Phoenix Suns – the team with the best record in the NBA this season – have moved on to the Western Conference semifinals, where a matchup with fourth-seeded Dallas awaits. It’ll start in Phoenix on Monday night.
And Paul is coming off the perfect game: 14 for 14 from the field, 4 for 4 from the foul line, 33 points in the 115-109 Game 6 first-round series-clincher for Phoenix at New Orleans on Thursday night. It was the most field goals without a miss in NBA playoff history and matched the fourth-most in any NBA game. The three better showings all belong to Wilt Chamberlain – who had games of 15, 16 and 18 makes without a single miss.
“Nobody’s seen this, 14 for 14,” Suns guard Devin Booker said. “This is the first time for all of us.” /