Paul carries Suns past Giannis, Bucks in NBA Finals opener

— Chris Paul waited 16 years to get to the NBA Finals, bringing with him a team starving for its first championship.
Jul 7, 2021, 06:12 am - AP

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Chris Paul misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)
  • Devin Booker misses pullup jump shot
  • Mikal Bridges makes two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes 10-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
  • Chris Paul misses three point jumper
  • Mikal Bridges misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker makes driving layup
  • Jae Crowder misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker makes two point shot
  • Mikal Bridges makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Devin Booker assists)
  • Jae Crowder misses 22-foot jumper
  • Devin Booker misses step back jumpshot
  • Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
  • Cameron Payne makes 29-foot three point shot (Devin Booker assists)
  • Brook Lopez blocks Dario Saric 's 4-foot layup
  • Jae Crowder misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Cameron Johnson misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Cameron Payne misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Torrey Craig makes tip shot
  • Torrey Craig misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Cameron Johnson assists)
  • Chris Paul misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Cameron Payne misses driving floating jump shot
  • Deandre Ayton misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
  • Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Chris Paul makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Devin Booker makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Devin Booker misses 19-foot two point shot
  • Chris Paul misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
  • Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker misses driving floating jump shot
  • Mikal Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Mikal Bridges's two point shot
  • Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
  • Chris Paul makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jae Crowder misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Chris Paul makes 30-foot step back jumpshot
  • Devin Booker misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Mikal Bridges misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
  • Mikal Bridges misses 21-foot jumper
  • Mikal Bridges makes 30-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Mikal Bridges misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes dunk
  • Chris Paul misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)
  • Jae Crowder misses two point shot
  • Mikal Bridges misses 9-foot jump bank shot
  • Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Devin Booker makes pullup jump shot
  • Mikal Bridges misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chris Paul makes three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
  • Chris Paul makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Chris Paul makes 29-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker misses 22-foot jumper
  • Cameron Johnson misses 34-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker misses 58-foot three point jumper
  • Cameron Payne misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cameron Payne makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Cameron Payne makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Cameron Payne makes 31-foot three pointer
  • Cameron Payne misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 28-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point shot
  • Chris Paul makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jae Crowder misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Cameron Johnson makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Deandre Ayton misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Devin Booker makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chris Paul makes two point shot
  • Chris Paul misses 30-foot step back jumpshot
  • Mikal Bridges misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
  • Devin Booker misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Khris Middleton misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brook Lopez makes two point shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
  • Khris Middleton makes pullup jump shot
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brook Lopez makes 2-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
  • P.J. Tucker makes 3-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Bobby Portis misses 11-foot jumper
  • Brook Lopez misses tip shot
  • Brook Lopez misses tip shot
  • Khris Middleton misses driving layup
  • Brook Lopez misses tip shot
  • Brook Lopez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Brook Lopez misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Khris Middleton makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jrue Holiday misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Bobby Portis makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Jrue Holiday misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo misses layup
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 2-foot driving dunk
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo makes dunk
  • Pat Connaughton makes 3-foot two point shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
  • Bobby Portis misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • P.J. Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point shot
  • Khris Middleton misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Khris Middleton makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jeff Teague makes 27-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 15-foot two point shot
  • P.J. Tucker misses 3-foot hook shot
  • Brook Lopez makes 8-foot two point shot (P.J. Tucker assists)
  • Jrue Holiday makes 10-foot jumper
  • Brook Lopez misses 11-foot hook shot
  • Brook Lopez makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Khris Middleton assists)
  • Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Khris Middleton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Khris Middleton makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Khris Middleton misses driving layup
  • Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
  • Pat Connaughton misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Jae Crowder blocks Pat Connaughton 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Khris Middleton misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brook Lopez misses tip shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)
  • P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • P.J. Tucker makes layup (Khris Middleton assists)
  • Brook Lopez makes three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • P.J. Tucker misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
  • Brook Lopez misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bobby Portis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Jrue Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
  • Khris Middleton makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Bobby Portis misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Khris Middleton makes 10-foot jump bank shot
  • Khris Middleton makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Khris Middleton makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Pat Connaughton makes 27-foot three point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Khris Middleton makes layup
  • Jrue Holiday makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Khris Middleton makes jump bank shot
  • Bryn Forbes makes 26-foot three point shot (Khris Middleton assists)
  • Bryn Forbes misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot
  • Khris Middleton makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Bryn Forbes misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Bryn Forbes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Pat Connaughton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Khris Middleton misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Pat Connaughton makes 26-foot three point jumper (P.J. Tucker assists)
  • Bryn Forbes misses 28-foot three point jumper
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