LOS ANGELES, April 29 — Chris Paul produced a perfect display of shooting to lead the Phoenix Suns to a series-clinching victory over New Orleans as Philadelphia and Dallas also advanced in the NBA playoffs on Thursday.
“I always say this city raised me,” Paul said. “It’s nice to do it here in New Orleans... it’s home for me. I root for this team when I’m not playing against them. “Having Book back was everything,” Paul added. “Down the stretch they started to blitz and they forgot we had Devin Booker standing over there on the wing.”“I’ve been watching him since I was eight years old,” Booker said. “It doesn’t surprise me.
Utah’s Bogdan Bogdanovic missed a wide-open three to win the game on the buzzer as Dallas escaped with victory.The Philadelphia Sixers made sure there was no chance of a game seven decider as they thrashed the Raptors 132-97 in Toronto to seal a 4-2 series victory.Sixers star Joel Embiid, who has been bothered by torn ligaments in his thumb in recent games, delivered a dominant 33-point display which also included 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals.
“We had a great practise yesterday and we needed that,” said Embiid, who said the Sixers had been motivated by their back-to-back losses. “Joel told me on the plane on the way up here ‘We lose if we don’t be aggressive.’ And that’s what I tried to do.”But Philadelphia erupted after the break to outscore Toronto 37-17 in the third quarter and effectively ice the contest.
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