Before his team played its fourth game of its first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon, Phoenix Suns starting point guard Chris Paul was told by his coach, Monty Williams, that he would be benched while continuing to recover from a right shoulder contusion he suffered in Game 1.
Paul made his response very clear.
“I told him, ‘Hell nah,’” Paul told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols. “‘Just give me a couple minutes, see what I can do.’”
Paul responded with his best individual game of the series so far, leading the Suns with 18 points and nine assists along with three rebounds and three steals in 32 minutes during their 100-92 win over the Lakers in Los Angeles.