Chris Paul Scores Playoff career high 41 Points

The Rockets defeated the Jazz, 112-102 tonight in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals to win the series 4-1. Chris Paul led all scorers with a playoff career-high 41 points (20 in 4th quarter, new playoff franchise record for points in a quarter) along with 10 assists and 7 rebounds for the Rockets, while Donovan Mitchell finished with a team-high 24 points (22 in 3rd quarter) to go with 9 assists for the Jazz in the losing effort.

Chris Paul (41 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 0 TO) is the 1st player to have 40 points, 10 assists, and 0 turnovers in an #NBAPlayoffs game since turnovers became an official stat in 1977-78.#SAPStatLineOfTheNight pic.twitter.com/OceQqKhBeU

— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) 9 maggio 2018