The Point God has Spoken: How CP3 Took Control of the NBA Finals Game 1

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🗓️ 7 July 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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It may have been his NBA Finals debut, but Chris Paul looked like he’d been preparing for his whole life. Now in his 16th season, the 36 year old Paul took control of Game 1 of the NBA Finals leading Phoenix to a 118-105 victory over Milwaukee. It was a vintage CP3 performance, complete with surgical pick-and-rolls, attacking drives to the rim, and opportunistic outside jumpers. Kevin Arnovitz has covered Paul for years, and explains why he is finding success at this stage of his career, after so many seasons of heartbreak. Plus, Kevin's breakdown of what the Bucks need to do to slow down the Suns, and why the series may yet have drama in store. Then, we check in with Sam Borden in London, who brings us a soccer (and culinary) update from the 2020 Euros semifinals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Paul on the drive draws the contact, count it and won.
0:09.8	Chris Paul putting on a show.
0:14.5	It was a show that kept getting canceled before it ever got to this stage, for a dozen post-seasons, actually.
0:23.1	We watched Chris Paul, the so-called point god, lose his powers and wander the earth,
0:29.8	and basically write his own basketball obituary.
0:33.9	But last night, in his NBA finals debut, the league's most demanding superstar reaffirmed his immortality against the Bucks, turning his doubters into heretics.
0:47.6	So today, our resident CP3ologian, Kevin Arnivance, explains the New Testament of Chris Paul and what prayer
0:57.5	Milwaukee has to stop it. I'm Pablo Torre. It's Wednesday, July 7th. This is the SPPN Daily.
1:17.5	Kevin Arnivitz, it is 11.40 p.m. Eastern Time.
1:20.1	We just watched game one of these NBA finals.
1:23.4	And first off, how are you doing, man? You're good?
1:24.8	I'm doing very well.
1:31.3	Kevin Arnivitz has been explaining the intricacies of the NBA to me for more than a decade.
1:34.2	Look, you're a basketball connoisseur, Kevin.
1:42.7	You're also somebody who knows Chris Paul better than anyone else that I know, and it was really hard for me.
1:45.4	Because there are other players I want to talk to you about on the Phoenix Suns,
1:47.5	but it was really hard for me to watch this game,
1:49.9	which the Suns won, 118 to 105,
1:56.4	and not obsess over what we just saw from a 36-year-old CP3 in his very first NBA finals game ever,
1:59.0	because he finished with 32.
2:00.5	So what did you see out of him in this game? in his very first NBA finals game ever, because he finished with 32.
2:04.5	So what did you see out of him in this game?
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