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Suns postseason lives depend more on defense than the greatness of Chris Paul

If the Suns play good defense on Sunday, they have a great chance to win the game and the series against the Mavericks.

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Sure, it would be nice to see Chris Paul throw up another 11-of-16 shooting night in Game 7 on Sunday like he showed in Game 2 of this very series just barely a week ago.

Last Wednesday, the Point God blew open a fairly close game early in the fourth quarter with another patented scoring blitz — his fourth in just eight postseason games — to help give the Phoenix Suns a commanding 2-0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs.