1,365 games and 18 seasons had to pass for point guard Chris Paul to be a substitute for the first time in his professional career. The 38-year-old veteran had his “baptism” in his Golden State Warriors’ 106-95 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
Paul, a member of the generation that recovered Olympic gold for the US after the Argentine feat in Athens 2004, came to the Warriors this break to win once and for all the NBA title that had always been elusive.
And since the point guard position is the exclusive property of Stephen Curry, Paul has no choice but to make his contribution from the bench.
In any case, the now substitute point guard signed a complete scoresheet, with 8 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in 27 minutes.
Meanwhile, the big play of the day was made by Curry himself (24 points), with a three-pointer to remember after taking defensive specialist Dillon Brooks for a walk around the perimeter with a pure feint.
The action was widely celebrated on social networks given the reputation as a “bad boy” that Brooks, recently world champion with Canada, earned.
2023-10-31 03:01:00
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