Perfect Chris Paul, top-seeded Suns finish off Pelicans in Game 6

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Chris Paul has accomplished so many things in his 17 NBA seasons that it’s nearly impossible to rank his Mount Rushmore moments.

Short of a title, perfection, however, might be hard to beat.

Paul was 14 for 14 — the most field goals without a miss in an NBA playoff game — in the Phoenix Suns' 115-109, series-ending victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night.

"I had no clue," said Paul, the former Pelican who finished with 33 points and eight assists. "I think maybe at halftime I said I might have to shoot a little more. But throughout the game, I was literally managing the game. I wasn’t taking heat checks. I don’t shoot enough to have heat checks."

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Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) shoots over New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram in the second half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 28, 2022 in New Orleans. The Suns won 115-109, to win the series 4-2 and advance to the second-round. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The top-seeded Suns overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to finish off the Pelicans in six games. Phoenix set up a second-round series with Dallas, a 98-96 winner at Utah in another Game 6 later Thursday.

Paul led Phoenix to victories by scoring 19 points in the fourth quarter of Games 1 and 3 after trying to distribute the ball to teammates in the first three quarters. Suns coach Monty Williams said it was difficult to rank Paul’s achievements as a scorer, leader and game manager.

"I can’t even say because he’s done it so many times," Williams said. "This is probably No. 1 because it just happened, and I knew how special New