He then immediately walked back to the locker room. He stayed in the game for one more possession, then was subbed out.
The Nuggets ended up getting the offensive board and the bucket, and as the Suns regained possession Paul was jogging gingerly down the sideline. After Paul elevated to try and keep Caldwell-Pope from grabbing the rebound, he immediately began grabbing at his groin area when he landed. The injury occurred when Paul was fighting for positioning with Denver's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for a rebound. Explore This video cannot be played because of a technical error. The Suns officially ruled Paul out in the fourth quarter of Game 2. Chris Paul averaged 2.9 points, 2.4 assists and 0.9 rebounds in 59 games in the first quarter this season. Those numbers are in line, or better, with his career regular season averages of 18.5 points, 9.5 assists and 4.5 reb. Christopher Emmanuel Paul Twitter: CP3 Instagram: cp3 (CP3, The Point God, The Skate Instructor) Position: Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg) Born: in Winston-Salem, North Carolina us. In 102 playoff games, Paul has averaged 20.9 points, 8.5 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game. Chris Paul averaged 6.8 points, 2.1 assists and 0.6 rebounds in 19 games in the fourth quarter in the 2021 playoffs.
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According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, The Suns said last week that Paul would be re-evaluated in one week, and on Monday, he was announced as out for Tuesday's Game 5 as the series shifts back to Denver. The perception of Paul underperforming in the playoffs is overblown. Now, it seems as though they'll be without him for a bit longer.
They wound up playing most of the second half of Monday night's game without Chris Paul, who exited the game in the third quarter with groin tightness. The Phoenix Suns went down 2-0 against the Denver Nuggets after losing in Game 2 of this Western Conference semifinals series.
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