How the Suns Mastered the Pick-And-Roll

It’s no surprise even though history tells us it should be. Only 14 players have ever competed in the NBA playoffs at 35 (or older) and six feet (or shorter). It’s a list of hangers-on; before this year, Avery Johnson’s 2001 run to the Western Conference finals with the Spurs might be the brightest example.

Now, standing several heads and many shoulders above them all, we have Chris Paul, the first and only player that tall and old to ever separately average at least five assists, 10 points, or 30 minutes per game in the playoffs. Obviously, Paul is more than a bare-minimum contributor, as his 37-point, nine-assist obliteration of the Nuggets Sunday night showed. He’s elemental to how the…