{"id":222995,"date":"2021-07-01T09:48:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T07:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=222995"},"modified":"2021-07-01T09:48:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T07:48:44","slug":"chris-paul-makes-firse-nba-finals-in-clutch-41-point-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/chris-paul-makes-firse-nba-finals-in-clutch-41-point-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Paul makes firse NBA Finals in clutch 41-point performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JMLP_M0nbFc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Chris Paul is now the oldest player to score 40+ points in a closeout game &amp; will be playing NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/recap?gameId=401337338\">Per ESPN<\/a>, Tears welled in Chris Paul&#8217;s eyes. 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