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I&#8217;m focused.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Paul, an 11-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic champion, averaged 16.4 points, 8.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals a game for the Suns after arriving in a trade from Oklahoma City last November.<\/p>\n<p>It was a virtuoso performance by an NBA maestro whose lack of a title and journeyman status over the past five years aroused plenty of doubters, part of why he writes &#8220;Can&#8217;t give up now,&#8221; on his shoes before every game.<\/p>\n<p>He has found the finals unusual but largely because he can&#8217;t watch NBA games on television.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s weird no games being on,&#8221; Paul said. &#8220;I usually watch games every day, so that&#8217;s probably the part that sucks the most. But I would rather be playing than not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s different&#8230; but it&#8217;s still basketball. We&#8217;re all locked into the goal at hand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix guard Devin Booker is among those who watches games differently and learns more from it thanks to Paul.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just a whole other level of basketball and film study when you&#8217;re with Chris,&#8221; Booker said. &#8220;He&#8217;s always locked in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re not watching it for entertainment anymore. 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He knows how much Paul hungers for a title after so many years in the league without one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m happy to be part of it with him to help write his story,&#8221; Crowder said. &#8220;Chris deserves it. He&#8217;s my brother and I&#8217;m going to give him everything I&#8217;ve got and have his back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we&#8217;re going to get the ring and put up a good fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8216;This is a blessing&#8217; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Suns coach Monty Williams is reluctant to compare the reality of the NBA Finals to what he imagined it would be like while he&#8217;s still aiming at a higher goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s hard. I don&#8217;t think you ever want to get there,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;As a head coach I don&#8217;t have time to do all of that. I&#8217;m just focused on the things necessary to get wins. 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