“Chris Paul couldn’t wave me off for that one”: Jose Alvarado gets CP3 on his signature steals list, tortures Point God as Pelicans get even with the Suns

Akash Murty | 25/04/2022
“Chris Paul couldn’t wave me off for that one”: Jose Alvarado gets CP3 on his signature steals list, tortures Point God as Pelicans get even with the Suns

Jose Alvarado in his first season in the NBA is going toe to toe against one of the greatest point guards of all time, Chris Paul.

The Suns are already in trouble line-up-wise with Devin Booker out for at least 2-3 weeks with a hamstring injury in the Suns’ Game 2 loss. But Chris Paul certainly looked like he could take the Suns past the Pelicans, losing a game or two on the way.

In the first 3 games, he averaged over 25 points, 12 assists, 4 rebounds, and a steal alongside some explicit words for  Alvarado when the young guard was trying to do his thing on the point savant. They had a hilarious moment in the game where a Pelicans guard was trying his signature steal move on the 6x NBA steals leader.

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Jose Alvarado finally makes Chris Paul his bunny

Alvarado caused enough trouble for Paul in Game 2 where he shot just 5/16 in the game and had 17 points in a 125-114 win for the Pels. But he couldn’t make his already famous and one-of-a-kind move on CP3 in Game 2, Paul outsmarted him that time.

But what we have seen from the undrafted rookie this season, he never backs down. On Sunday in Game 4, he got what he wanted.

Not only did he do that, but he also forced an 8-second violation on arguably the player with the best IQ in the game. That turnover in possession which was Paul’s 3rd in the game started a run for New Orleans that would see them run with it. Alvarado bullied Chris throughout the game, limiting him to maybe his poorest Playoffs game.

Paul fell way short of his scoring responsibility while Book watched the game sitting courtside, witnessing his partner guard score just 4 points in the game.

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With a rookie coach, multiple rookie players, and some newly joined veterans dominating in their 1st year at the franchise, they certainly do not have any fear or pressure unlike the best team in the league they are facing.

Suns would have to win the next two games straight because if it goes down to the wire, the pesky Pelicans will be the likely team that comes out as the winner.

 

 

Post Edited By: Akash Murty
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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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