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OKC Thunder: 35 moments in honor of Chris Paul’s 35th birthday

By Tamberlyn Richardson

JANUARY 25: Chris Paul #3 of the OKC Thunder smiles during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
JANUARY 25: Chris Paul #3 of the OKC Thunder smiles during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MARCH 08: Chris Paul #3 of the OKC Thunder looks to shoot against the Boston Celtics. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images) /

March 8th at Boston Celtics:

In the final game before the suspension began the Thunder were in Boston pulling out yet another clutch time victory.

Paul was everywhere that day but the final two plays of the game punctuated precisely how essential he is to the team’s success and his clutch time mastery. With time winding down Paul forced Kemba Walker to turn toward the OKC basket and trapped him. Dennis Schroder joined him as they forced the turnover allowing the German a direct path to the basket to score an easy two points.

In the final play, he bodied up on Jayson Tatum in a man on man defensive set. Despite giving up several inches he was able to force the youngster into a bad shot that came up well short of the basket.

In the victory, he produced a stat line of 28 points, six rebounds, seven assists, a steal, and a block.

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