HOUSTON — Chris Paul scored a playoff career-high 41 points with eight 3-pointers to finally reach the conference finals, helping the Houston Rockets eliminate the Utah Jazz, 112-102, in Game Five on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila). It will be Houston’s second trip to the Western Conference finals in four years and the first ever for Paul. The top-seeded Rockets led by eight points after a 3-pointer by Paul with about six minutes left. The Jazz scored the next seven points, highlighted by a 3-pointer from Royce O’Neale, before Paul made eight quick points to push Houston’s lead to 105-96 with about three minutes left. Mitchell’s huge third quarter left the Jazz up by 3 to begin the fourth.

Source: Philippine Star May 09, 2018 02:48 UTC