Chris Paul wary of Rockets’ 3-1 lead, has brought up Clippers’ 2015 collapse
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, especially if their name is Chris Paul.With a blowout win on Monday, the Houston Rockets took a 3-1 lead in their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Addressing reporters on TuesdChris Paul wary of Rockets’ 3-1 lead, has brought up Clippers’ 2015 collapse
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, especially if their name is Chris Paul.With a blowout win on Monday, the Houston Rockets took a 3-1 lead in their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, James Harden hinted that Paul was wary of the lead and brought up the 3-1 advantage his old team, the LA Clippers, blew to (ironically) the Rockets in the 2015 playoffs, per Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Paul has good reason to preach caution — he still has yet to make a conference finals in his 13-year career and (unfair or not) carries a bit of a reputation as a playoff choker, aided in part by that notorious collapse in 2015.As for the Rockets, they now head into a potential closeout Game 5 at home Wednesday against the Wolves and obviously cannot get ahead of themselves. The good news though is that their leaders won’t let them get overconfident. Read more