CHRIS PAUL STATS BY QUARTER SERIES
He missed Games 1 and 2 of the 2021 Western Conference finals because he was placed in the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols, but was strong the rest of the series and had 41 in a series-clinching Game 6 win. Paul turns 38 on Saturday and has been mostly healthy in his previous two playoff runs with Phoenix. We’re going to hold it down while he is out - or if he’s out - and just take it from there.” “All we can do is hope he has a speedy recovery,” said Suns guard Devin Booker. The fourth-seeded Suns trail top-seeded Denver 2-0 as the Western Conference semifinals as it heads to Phoenix for Game 3 on Friday ( 10 ET, ESPN). He is averaging 12.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 7.4 points and 1.7 steals per game in the playoffs while shooting 41.8% overall and 32.1% on 3-pointers. Paul exited with eight points, five rebounds and six assists in 25 minutes, with Phoenix having outscored Denver by eight while he was on the floor. So we’re not quite sure what it is right now, but it seems to be something in the groin area. “He just came up where he couldn’t push off of it or anything. “He just looked like he was boxing out,” Suns coach Monty Williams said after Game 2. INJURY UPDATE: Chris Paul (left groin tightness) will not return. Paul immediately began limping and promptly left for the locker room before ultimately being ruled out for the rest of the game. He appeared to suffer the injury in the third quarter while boxing out for a defensive rebound.
Suns point guard Chris Paul exited the Phoenix Suns’ 97-87 Game 2 road loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday with left groin tightness. Chris Paul exited Game 2 late in the 3rd quarter with a groin injury.
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