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Phoenix Suns take 3-1 series lead, inspired to get Chris Paul first trip to NBA Finals

LOS ANGELES -- Just one win away from the NBA Finals, Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul said he will not allow himself to consider what it will be like to compete on basketball's biggest stage for the first time in his 16-year career quite yet.

"Not until the job is done. Not until the job is done," Paul said after the Suns' gritty 84-80 win over the LA Clippers on Saturday to go up 3-1 in the Western Conference finals. "We can talk about all that then, but right now it's just laser focus.