2018 Chris Paul was one of the closest versions we ever saw to CP3 finally getting over the hump 🥶🔥 In his first season with Houston, Chris Paul averaged **18.6 PPG, 7.9 APG, 5.4 RPG and 1.7 SPG** while shooting **46% from the field, 38% from three and 91.9% from the free-throw line**. He gave the Rockets another elite shot creator next to James Harden and helped Houston finish with a franchise-best **65-17 record**, the best record in the NBA. And when the playoffs came around, CP3 took his game to another level. Through 15 playoff games, Paul put up **21.1 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 5.8 APG and 2.0 SPG** on **45.9% shooting**, helping Houston reach the Western Conference Finals and go toe-to-toe with the Kevin Durant-era Warriors. Houston went up **3-2** in that series and was just ONE win away from knocking off Golden State and reaching the NBA Finals. Then came the hamstring injury. CP3 missed Games 6 and 7, Houston lost both, and one of the biggest “what ifs” in NBA history was born. ...