Chris Paul’s focus preceding the Phoenix Suns’ 109-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night was on his nagging right shoulder contusion. But once the contest ended, another nuisance occupied his mind.
In his postgame press conference with local reporters, Paul said “11 in a row” multiple times, referring to his last 11 postseason games refereed by Scott Foster, which have all resulted in losses for his team. Foster officiated Thursday’s contest along with Sean Wright, Sean Corbin and Gediminas Petraitis.
Paul has had a history of frustration with Foster throughout his career, including as recently as the first round of last year’s Western Conference playoffs with the Oklahoma City Thunder.