Phoenix Suns They will be without star point guard Chris Paul when they try to overcome a 2-0 deficit against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinal series on Friday night in Phoenix.
Paul left Game 2 on Monday night with a left groin injury, and previous reports indicated he might not be available until Game 6, which would not take place until May 11. sons Clarified his position for Game 3 after Paul didn’t practice Thursday
“Obviously we’re going to miss Chris,” Kevin Durant said after practice on Thursday. “And what does he bring to the table. We just have to go out there and play our game, play together, we try not to think about it too much and try to move the ball and play together … and put yourself in a position.” good position.”
The 12-time All-Star exited with 4:32 remaining in the third quarter after tangled with Denver’s Kentavius Caldwell-Pope while trying to get into rebounding position. When he came down, Paul quickly grabbed his groin area.
Paul finished the night with eight points, six assists and five rebounds in 25 minutes for the fourth seed in his 18th NBA season. sons
The West’s top-seeded Nuggets won Game 1 125–107 and Game 2 97–87 in Denver.
In Phoenix’s five-game series win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs, Paul averaged 13.6 points, 8.2 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.2 steals.
He appeared in 59 games during the regular season, averaging 13.9 points, 8.9 assists and 4.3 rebounds per contest.
– Field Level Media