Chris Paul is not a very controversial player. He rarely gets in any sort of confrontation, but Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard took exception to Paul's last basket in today's 121-112 Rockets win.
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Already up seven points with the clock winding down, Paul drove through the lane and made a layup. He scored a game-high 37 points with 11 assists and seven rebounds.
Paul continued to step up his game in James Harden's absence. Shooting guard Eric Gordon had one of his best games of the season as well, scoring 30 points with five rebounds.
It appears Dame wasn't a fan of CP3's late layup 👀 pic.twitter.com/RJr9x1a5dr
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 11, 2018
Lillard said he asked Chris Paul "what is that going to get for you?" and he said Paul retorted by saying "you all weren't guarding."
— Jason Quick (@jwquick) January 11, 2018
Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 29 points and eight assists, while CJ McCollum added 24 points, but the Rockets jumped out to a 10-point halftime lead and Portland couldn't claw its way back.
The Rockets (29-11) have now won four of their last six games after losing five straight. Still second in the Western Conference, Houston boasts the third-best record in the league.