Chris Paul showed up in the scoring column against the Chicago Bulls, leading the Spurs with 18 points. However, despite Paul's performance, the Spurs fell to the Bulls in a close game, 114-110. After a period of low scoring, Paul vowed to be more aggressive, which he accomplished against the Bulls.
MILWAUKEE – Midway through the second quarter of a game that would eventually get away from the Spurs on Monday in Chicago, point guard Chris Paul rose for a short jumper, the likes of which he has taken approximately 10,000 times throughout his storied career. With a swish, this was Paul making good on a promise. Having been conspicuously quiet in the scoring department since Christmas Day, Paul vowed to become more active at putting the ball in the basket.
“We talked about coming out and being aggressive,” Paul said. “I think I just got into a routine of finding everybody else instead of looking for my shot. So it is a (different) mindset.” Paul was a bright spot in an otherwise disastrous evening for the Spurs at the United Center, putting up 18 points for his highest-scoring game since going for 19 in a Halloween night win at Utah. He was the only Spurs player to record a field goal over the final seven minutes in Chicago, as the Bulls erased a 19-point deficit to sneak away with a 114-110 victory at the finish line. In a three-possession stretch of the fourth quarter, Paul made three consecutive baskets – including a 3-pointer – to briefly put the Spurs on his back. “We want Chris to be aggressive, and I think he has been for the most part,” Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson said. “He’s a really good shooter. He has been his whole career.” Paul will continue to seek a balance between scoring and facilitating as the Spurs’ road trip resumes Wednesday at Milwaukee. Monday marked his first double-digit scoring game since posting 13 points in a Dec. 25 loss at New York. He was coming off a two-point performance in a home loss against Denver on Saturday in which he went 1-of-9 from the field. Afterward, Paul made a vow to find a way to put the ball in the bucket a bit more. READ MORE: For Spurs' Mitch Johnson, progress is routine “He’s going to be hard on himself regardless, because he’s a legend,” forward Julian Champagnie said of Paul. “We appreciate hi
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