Chris Paul 35 points highlights vs Spurs (game 3 of 2008 playoffs) 

2008/2009 Chris Paul was the best PG play I have seen since 1988-91 Magic. Just great basketball.

This is the Chris Paul I miss. Aggressive getting into the paint any time he wants. finding teammates and scoring. He has lost quickness and athleticism since his surgery but he still finds ways to help his team.

That up-fake against Duncan was one of the best moves I've ever seen- gave me the chills!

You know the crazy thing of CP3 from this year? He averaged 22 points(48 FG%) and 11 assists while only turning it over 2.5 times per game and he had more steals than turnovers that year. Look at all the scoring PGs today. You got Westbrook, Kyrie, Curry averaging around 22-23 PPG but they all average over 3 TPG and only 6-7 APG while shooting in the mid 40s from the field. None of them can put up the type of numbers Chris put up in 07-08 and his 08-09 was even better statistically.

I miss this cp3 but he's still one of the greatest floor general's os all time. Hope he can be a contender this year with the updated clips 's espisially with our new head coach.

He's still one of the fastest players in the NBA

WTH is up with these low screens????! This man would’ve averaged 30 if shot some threes

Got damn cp3 has the full package, I got way better watchin this mane play, all he does is outsmart opponents and have great patience

When 4 players from that Hornets team went on to win chips and CP3 wasn't one of them. That team was really underrated and they just ran into a really tough/experienced Spurs team. Still hurts my heart, because I really like Paul. Hope he and Harden can get one before his career is all said and done.

So underrated

paul, west, stojakovic, chandler. damn that was a good team

True true, ive got MAD respect for the Nashes and Kidds and Hardaways that paved the way for people like my boi CP3. Youre absolutel right that until 08 the best pg race was between Nash and Kidd. But from 08 to now the throne is held down by CP and will be until he retires in my mind. RESPECT GREATNESS-CP3

Paul Has a Legacy playoff match with PHX v The Clipps ...2021 Paul has gotten the best of every team he's played for ...

This is a fucking masterpiece. Chris Paul is simply the greatest PG ever.

Master class by Chris Paul. Makes all mouvments look easy

Sick wit it.CP3 ultimate PG

Feel sorry for guys like this. Clearly the best PG in the game, the best of the past 10 years but he's never had any good teammates until now. Even now all he has is Blake Griffin. The rest of the team is worthless.

Chris Paul is the beat point guard there is. You can never tell where he is going so it's hard to trap him

I know this is an old comment, but dude you are so right on. Paul was super duper quick, fast, aggressive, and should have won that MVP in 2008. Now with the Clips he still is a great player, but those Hornets days were nuts. Same thing with Dwight, Lebron, Dwayne, and KG when they were by themselves they put in work.

Well, just a bit more evidence of the best pg in the league doin his thang. Nothin new but the stage at which he is doin it at. He was on another level this whole season and hasnt look'd back or hesitated ever since. Hands down the best pg in the nba. RESPECT GREATNESS-CP3

good god, CP3, a big man who can dunk, and 3 shooters instantly becomes the best offense in the league

This guy is just amazing. Doesnt have the size of DWill or the explosiveness of DRose but the little guy has a huge heart & IQ. Respect to the best pg in the game today. Wish Stern wouldve let the trade happen last year but oh well.

he dominates the point guard position to the point that people think that mane is a shooting guard lls when wholetime he is a true point guard that can score at will

3:06 Peja hands up like what the heck is going on

1:59 genius

That year's All-NBA First Team is my favorite by far.

CP3 should have won MVP in 2008 imo... That Hornets team without CP3 probably would not have not even been close to making the Playoffs let alone finishing second in the West and taking the defending champs to a 7th game. Kobe didn't deserve the MVP that year, and he knows it.

Best point guard in the NBA. Period

THIS GAME MADE CHIS PAUL MY FAVORITE PLAYER!

chris paul is the best PG in the NBA. no denying it.. stats dnt mean everything but that dude is unreal

4:13 smh

This the Chris Paul the warriors need to activate right now with Stephen Curry nobody beating us in playoffs this year warriors winning it all watch 🔥🔥🔥 let’s go warriors 2024 champions

This video is great can you do the highlights from Game 1 of this series.

derrick rose quickness,attack the basket at will, and taller makes him and chris paul on the same exact level. They are the two best point guards to ever do it magic johnson was a point forward

Entire career. You can even place an 03 Duncan if you wish. Has been blessed with the Spurs management.

Kobe arguably wouldn't have had those two rings, but prior to the Gasol trade the argument can be made the Lakers did a poor job assembling those championship teams. Duncan was drafted onto a contender that tanked to get him, was paired with a top 10 all-time center, has NEVER had to play through rebuilding periods, and has had such tremendous talent place around him that the Spurs are still 60 win teams despite him being ousted as the team's best player 5 years ago.

cp3 best pg, d.rose most dominant. but d.rose is a good pg too which makes them on the same level it dont matter they both going do whatever to win best ball handler i ever seen cp3, best finishing at the basket i ever seen d.rose

Chris Paul made an average team real contenders in one of the strongest eras of basketball. He doesn't have a ring, map or fmvp but lets not forget that this era was the era which Kobe could only get 1 mvp.

Im a bulls fan and Derrick Rose is my favorite player, but CP3 is the best pg in the league by far.

Screw Kobe, CP3 should have won the MVP back in '08!

Because the San Antonio Spurs are the most loaded team since the Bulls of the 90s. Place any franchise player-worthy star on that team and they have 3+ rings in 10 years.

I said him and chris paul the best to do it at the position. d.rose,speed, athleticism make up for it he won't have cp iq. he does every aspect good and dominates thass why he won mvp

I know this comment is 4weeks, but if you strip the height and weight Magic and Chris are damn near the same type of point. Both guys can drop 30 a night with their unique styles of scoring, in fact same with Nash and Bird as well.

I totally agree Magic is easily one my favorite and one of the best players of all time im jus sayin it is WAY easier running the floor (like magic did) and passing the ball to a player like kareem, james worthy, byron scott, michael cooper, jamaal wilkes and the other players the lakers had and expecting them to score than passing the ball to a player like David West and expecting him to score

Boy we had a he'll of a team in new orleans

everbody say he not a great pg because he scores so easy because of his speed its not my fault he faster then everybody and he can pass real good. magic johnson didnt lead his team in scoring and assists, derrick rose and chris paul did

He should have been playing like this against the frizz.

Thats how chris paul has to play now. He has to be more aggressive like in new orleans. He gets in the paint to easy not to score

I thought this New Orlean team was the most complete team the nba had seen in a long time. To bad they to be broken up. It's ashame they were such a good team.

chris is da man i cnt c deron surpassng his genuis

yup 23pts 11 assists,3.2 steals, 5.5 rebounds.

no sir, yall have no answer for my boi CP3 who is the MVP OF 2012. SMH you heard Popavich but in case not... he said he is worried about being able to 1.) stop Chris Paul, 2.) Stop Chris Paul, and stop Chris Paul. He said the same thing in 08. That just shows how raw CP is. He was just a lil off last nite, no biggie. Everyone has an off game but knowing CP he will bounce back. Lets not forget that he has a lil more motivation as he lost to SAS in 7 games in 08. RESPECT GREATNESS-CP3 4 MVP

chris paul needs better players around him. he was ridiculous against the lakers in the playoffs. he torched them and im a laker fan

yea he the best pg, derrick rose the most dominant pg, which makes them on the same level my opinion

Finally, Bringing up teammates is relevant because we are "talking about personal statistics" (those are your words). You then went on to say "lol put Chris Paul on the Bobcats and watch his numbers shoot up". That therefore means that personal statistics are affected by ones team/teammates. How then is bringing up the teams that CP3 and Magic played for "irrelevant"..btw (Chris might score more on the Bobcats, but his assist, turnover, and efficiency numbers would probably decline.

Dangg it. I don't understand why Hornets, with such a clever leader in CP3, a good hopper-rebounder in Chandler, All-Star PF in D.West and 2 above-average shooters in Peja and Mo Pete, couldn't get past the second round of the playoffs. : /

d.rose is a great point guard if you do everything good and is completely unstoppable ur considered great. scoring the ball is part of being a point guard thass why him and chris paul stands out the most and their the best. d.rose doesnt have a kevin durant on his team if he did it b "guarantee" championship for the next 7 years for them. Rose doesnt play wit alot of good scorers thass wat errbody dont understand so he carry the load and drop more buckets top 10 assists and scoring

court vision is good what are u talkin about, his speed and athleticism makes up for other areas and him being completely unstoppable why errbody got to look at d.rose flaws he won mvp his 3rd season youngest mvp ever and he isnt even un-finished business. no the bulls are not a bad team but him on the court make them the best record in nba

It's called bad luck shooting in Game 7. It doesn't hurt things either that the Spurs got some questionable calls that series.

Best pg ever end of discussion anytime u a pass first pg then u can turn into a scoring pg anytime and b unstoppable u the best, his balance is perfect u never know wat he going to do he out smart yu every possession, also think he has the highest iq to ever play the game

only reason rose didnt win a ring because he ran into lebron,wade,bosh he only 6ft 3 im suprise he even got them to eastern conference finals

no NBA player ever could have played the game chris paul played

(cont) look at jordans numbers when he played for the bulls in the 80's,or kobes numbers 05-06 season..charles barkley when he played for philly..this is why i say that teammates are irrelevant when it comes to personal stats because countless superstars have played there best ball under conditions where they had very little help

Paul before knee surgery was just about as good as magic Johnson. Right now he is still the best point guard in the nba, but not as quick and aggressive.

But every great player has to have pretty good management to win because management surrounds them with talent. Imagine if the Lakers management wouldn't have traded for Gasol, Kobe probably wouldn't have the 2 rings he got because of that trade.

exactly. i wouldn't go as far to say cp is the best of the era (early 2000s to mid=kidd, mid to 2008=nash, 08 to now=paul) but ya rose/westbrook are not advanced enough as point guards. Its not even the turnovers that get me angry. They pass the ball out of necessity a majority of the time. Point guards should pass the ball in the flow of the offense. They pass it out of the offensive flow and it shows because they don't use passing fundamentals (stay on floor while passing etc) bad fundamentals

Are talking about him being on the Hornets his entire career or just 08 Duncan?

Lets support Cris Paul in Clippers in his MVP 2012...

if the hornets had cp3 chandler and west now they'd actually be a respectable team

Duncan would be trashed if he was removed from the Spurs safety blanket and placed on a weak, dependant team like the 08 Hornets. First round exit.

@raisismith omg i know dude. i replayed that like 6 times

CP3 = Best complete pg

That year Chris Paul was only second to Kobe from winning the MVP.

Magic played with byron scott james worthy AND Kareem. Chris played with David West. and u cant bring up that 5 position thing when ur comparing him to chris paul cuz they have 2 totally different body types. If chris was 6'9 hed prob be able to play all 5 positions too

I like how you're dissing on Chris he has a chance to get to Magic's level the dude only 28 years old he still got 6 years. Secondly Chris Paul averaged 11.6 assists with David West and Marco Belineli. Paul is skilled more offensively. Magic was 6'9 so he able to make passes over defenders. You ask Magic himself he'll even tell you Chris will be one of the greatest point guards ever in fact he's already said before on TV. There's even a commercial of Magic having daydreams of Paul being great.

It's funny how Chris Paul stans claim he was "robbed" of 2008 MVP when Kobe led a lesser supporting cast to the best record in the West and while only having Pau Gasol for 1/3 of the season In hindsight, the 2008 WCF further proved that Kobe was far more deserving of MVP since he easily beat the same Spurs team that Chris Paul lost to with far less help on both offense and defense 2008 Lakers vs Spurs in WCF Pau Gasol - 13-10-4 on 45% FG - 73% FT Lamar Odom - 13-10-3 on 40% FG - 69% FT Jordan Farmar - 8-2-1 on 46/42/100 2008 Hornets vs Spurs in WCSF David West - 20-9-2-1-2 on 45% FG - 84% FT Peja Stojakovic - 13-5-0 on 45/48/93 Tyson Chandler - 9-10-1 on 74% FG - 57% FT and 2 BPG Chandler also was mainly responsible for Duncan's offensive struggles Chandler held Duncan to 15-13 on 42% compared to 24-16 on 46% Duncan shot 42.1% FG in the 2008 WCSF, the 3rd-worst FG% he shot in any series after the 2005 Finals and 2016 WCSF (Age 40 - last series of career) Duncan also had 2 points in the 4th quarter of Game 7 against the Hornets (on a foul by David West) and shot 0/4 in the 4th quarter when guarded by Chandler. CP3 had far, far, far more offensive and defensive help than Kobe, yet Kobe sent the same team that eliminated CP3 packing in a quick 5 games. Clear proof he was the vastly superior individual player and deserving MVP Had Chris Paul won the 2008 MVP, he would be the only MVP to never reach a Conference Finals (though now with him riding Harden's coattails, this likely won't last) further proving he was not deserving of the award.

CP3 will get his revenge against the spurs this playoff series!

4:13 is my favorite, he made Duncan look stupid

now russell westbrook is just a straight up guard with alot of talent he dominates so much he has to b a top 5 pg, him n d.rose are different rose is more of a point guard he reads defense better, passes better not by alot tho. iguess u like rondo type that pass all damn day and cant never take over a game when his team struggling and results a lose huh?

welcome to the lakers CP3

THANK YOU, lol you beat me to the punch bc i was abouta say that! all this garbage about being too young is bs. and with all those assists cp gets he still nevr averaged as many turnovers as those 2 do. How can you be the best pg when you cant get 10 assists or keep your to's under 2??? This is exactly why CP3 is the best pg in the league and in this era!

2:21 . That was crazy. BTW i heard some people this year saying that rose an MVP candidate and westbrook weren't good passers because they were too early in their careers. Well... Chris paul was in his 3rd yr in this season and imo was much more advanced than these 2 fake PG's. im sorry... but until rose and westbrook dictate the PG position with smarts vs. sheer athleticism i will call them fake PG's.

And of course as always it would be Kobe, Lebron, Dwight, Kevin, and Paul.

The reason was the San Antonio Spurs

I'm gonna address most of you here. Chris Paul is a better POINT GUARD than Rose, although Rose is a better scorer. But in terms of controlling the game, getting what he wants, and defense, Paul is the better guard. And yes he does defend better than Rose seeing as how I can't remember a year where Paul wasn't top 3 or top 5 in steals. Scoring is all Rose has over Paul.

Cp3 over A.I. No offence

Dude... i said 20 points and 10 assists "for their career". You cited one season. "The year after Kareem retired.." even though I said "career". So please dont give me that condescending "smh kids these days" expression. I am not saying Chris is better than Magic Johnson but I was simply defending the idea that Paul before knee surgery was similar to watching Magic Johnson lol..where did you get that other stuff??

CP0T has never even made it to the WCF ... even w/ young, healthy TyC, David West, Peja, etc. And CP0T lost this game, and the other 2 in SA and the G7 in NO, which wasn't partic close.

michael jordan and d.rose totally different. jordan assists was last minute anything assists,d.rose get assists based off pick n roll, etc. chris paul is more of a point guard then d.rose but d.rose dominating plus him doing every aspect good makes him and chris paul like the same level. you dont win mvp for no reason took his team to best record in nba and watch when he cum back he going do the same shyt

@Alexwkj The played the reigning champions

how could you play a game like that and lose by 10 pts someone take him away from the Hornets

either way you slice it comparing chris paul to magic johnson is like comparing dwyane wade to michael jordan.its almost disrespectful to magic for even bringing pauls name up in a debate reguarding him.ppl seem to think that it some how takes less skill to be a 6'9 point guard and thats total B.S fact of the matter is magic johnson could have played damn near any position on the court and he would have still been a 1st ballot hall of famer..not many players can say that!!

he come off pick n roll dish it off to joakim noah alot u dont even watch rose play u the 1st person i heard ever say this

@entoniopchins damn spurs

Chris Paul would wipe his ass with Jordan and Pistol Pete

(Cont) Also, tell me how I used the knee injury as "an excuse" lol where are you getting that from?? I never used it as an excuse all I'm implying is that he was quicker and a more dangerous scorer before he required surgery. That is a true statement backed by a decline in scoring numbers, not an excuse. Never said he was as good as Magic Johnson lol, the 20 and 10 thing was for career playoff stats..I dont know which post you read. lol "kids these days"

so rondo is a great pg and he doesnt even take over a game

as far as teammates go you and a few others where IMPLYING that magics numbers came as a direct result of him playing with great players...its funny you say that as he continued to put up monster seasons even after kareem retired...chris paul played his best ball in new orleans amongst scrubs..when your on a bad team as a superstar in the nba it falls in your lap to put up better numbers it has nothing to do with the talent surrounding you its about taking on the responsibility to play better

they still lost smh

(cont) just as bringing up chris pauls lack of help is irrelevant.were not talking about chips were talking about personal statistics.more so than the knee injury chris paul is simply having to do less than what he did in new orleans because of all the talent that is surrounding him in clipper nation...lol put chris paul on the bobcats and i gurantee you his numbers will shoot right back up.don't use a knee injury as an excuse he just isn't on magics level and theres no shame in that at all