Do you remember when people were arguing who was better: Chris Paul, Deron Williams, or Raymond Felton?
The argument soon became just a CP3 vs D-Will one. And now, it’s mainly just a conversation about how much better CP3 is than D-Will. But last night, Williams turned back the clock a little and put up 15 points against Paul (20 points) as the Nets won their third straight. In the second quarter, where the Nets outscored the Clippers 36 to 19, Deron also had two crossover highlights on Paul. Those highlights weren’t “ankle breakers,” and Paul was “not on skates,” but he did get crossed, and Williams did convert. And that’s enough for me to make this post. Plus, I get to mention that Williams now has a 15-5 record against Paul.
As for Felton, he might be better off in a conversation with Cliff Paul. I'm kidding and this is a pretty good game winner.
Also worth mentioning, the Atlanta Hawks passed on the trio of point guards in the 2005 NBA draft so they could select Marvin Williams with the 2nd pick!
TURNING BACK THE CLOCK
Let’s look back at some throwback clips and stats of the former All-NBA guard.
A few of Deron Williams’ best games & ankle breakers with the Nets.
57 PTS (16-29 FG), 7 AST
42 PTS (11-16 3PT)
38 PTS, 8 3PT, 6 AST
35 PTS, 14 AST
33 PTS, 14 AST
18 PTS, 21 AST— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 26, 2021
