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Paul leads Suns into NBA Finals

LOS ANGELES: Tears welled in Chris Paul's eyes. A message in black ink on his shoes said it all: Can't give up now.

In his 16th season, Paul led the Phoenix Suns into their first NBA Finals in 28 years, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to close out the Western Conference finals in six games.