He stood on Utah’s home floor, having silenced a crowd eager to have any excuse to go insane. But Chris Paul had a Chris Paul game — on his 33rd birthday, no less.
So as he looked out at the sea of gold streaming out of Vivint Smart Home Arena, he was asked on a live postgame TV interview about his Houston Rockets being up 3-1 in the series, heading back to Houston with a chance to put the Jazz to bed, Paul kept smiling.
Paul said he’s been up 3-1 before in the Western Conference semifinals only to see a massive lead evaporate.