NBA Playoffs 2011: Lakers Can Win by Giving Paul the Ball

It is no secret that the Lakers struggle to defend the league's top point guards.

So logical thinking would go something like this: Keep the ball out of Chris Paul's hands as much as possible. However I believe the total opposite to be true. Let Paul have the ball as much as possible.

Paul is averaging 11.6 assists per game in the first round.

In New Orlean's two victories, Paul had 29 combined assists. In their three losses, he had 29 combined assists. Yes this means Paul averaged nearly 10 assists in their losses, but he averaged nearly 15 in their wins.

I believe the best way to 'stop' Paul is to make him a scorer.

Sure, he's averaging 24 points per game in ...

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