Paul understands this, meaning when he wants to intentionally foul the Houston big man, he has to make sure it’s demonstrative enough to draw the referees’ attention. In Sunday’s Game 7 loss to the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers’ All-Star point guard tried his best.
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He definitely gets top marks for the effort.
Unfortunately for Paul and the Clippers, it was too late to make ‘Hack-a-Dwight’ work, as the foul came when they were already down by eight late in the fourth quarter of their season-ending 113-100 loss.
