NEW ORLEANS — Tyson Chandler wanted to keep up with Chris Paul on a fast break, but could only stop and watch in amazement when he saw Paul dribble the ball through Jason Terry’s legs at full speed before tossing a pass back to Rasual Butler for a dunk.
“Incredible. He made one of the best moves I’ve ever seen in my life — on an NBA player,” Chandler said. “I was at halfcourt and I just stopped. I couldn’t even finish the break, because I had never seen anything like that.”
It was perhaps the best of numerous highlights in the latest dominant performance by Paul, whose 27 points and 15 assists helped the Hornets increase their season-best winning streak to six with a 104-88 victory over the Mavericks on Thursday night.
Paul’s exploits also included a behind-the-back dribble on a fast break before setting up James Posey for a layup. Paul hit 10-of-18 shots from the field, scoring on everything from driving floaters over crowds inside to perimeter jumpers before leaving the game to a standing ovation with 3:59 remaining and the game well in hand.
