Billups Dominating Point Guard Matchup

By Javi

Now I thought the New Orleans Hornets/Denver Nuggets playoff series was going to be the most exciting and intriguing of all the NBA’s first round series because of the Chris Paul/Chauncey Billups point guard matchup.

Unfortunately the 32-year-old Billups has pretty much had his way with CP3 and the Hornets through the first two games as Denver leads 2-0 in the best of seven series. With games 3 and 4 back in the Big Easy, I’m pretty certain that Paul and the Hornets will get back on track. But here’s a look at the point guards’ averages through games 1 and 2: 

                             CHAUNCEY BILLUPS                      CHRIS “CP3” PAUL

Points                             33.5                                          17.5

Assists                             6                                             12

Turnovers                         0                                             4

Rebounds                         2.5                                           4.5

Steals                              1                                             1