Embrace with teacher Williams after the match
In the fourth round of the West Conference Semifinals in Denver on the 13th, Chris Paul led the team with 37 points and 7 assists, Devin Booker with 34 points and 11 rebounds, and Suns won 125-118. did. Sands has decided to advance to the conference finals since the 2009-10 season with four consecutive victories from the first round.
The team that Paul joined last year’s off has changed more than expected. The commander Monty Williams, who was entrusted with rebuilding the team and left the result, and Paul, who leads the team as a leader, hugged each other on the court after the match and were pleased with the victory.
After the match, Paul touched on Williams’ past when he lost his wife in a car accident in 2015. “Monty has overcome a situation where many people cannot make a comeback,” said his teacher from the Hornets (now Pelicans) era. Told. “Mental stamina is amazing. He is important to me and my family in basketball. Monty is more than a basketball coach.”
Williams also said, “Chris is a big part of my career and life,” he said about his relationship with his students. “He was with me when it was the hardest time in my life. He was with me during my career highlights.”
Paul, who has participated in the Rockets’ conference finals since the 2017-18 season, cited “competition” as what still drives him at the age of 36. “I’m doing it for the team, not for anyone. I’m really happy. I only know basketball. What can the team do when they know they have a chance to play in Phoenix?” I understood that. “
Sands will face the winner of the Jazz vs Clippers at the conference finals. “I need a little break,” Paul laughed in a post-match interview, but replied, “I don’t know what’s ahead, just keep playing hard.” Then, despite the enemy’s land, he said to the fans of the stand who cheered like a home, “Thank you everyone! My family also came to see me and I can only feel love.” , Thank you.
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