Beverly lost control, he was frustrated his team lost but in the while, he lost his sportsmanship. IIRC, they were teammates back in Houston but he is acting like they don't know each other. Pat is the best defender in the NBA, maybe, but CP3 is more than that, and he proves it by beating the Clippers.
No, they were not teammates in Houston. It was Beverley that was traded for CP3 and that is why there is hate circling around those two. All the trash talks they had been doing since the start of the series were because of that.
In the NBAs second blockbuster trade in less than a week, the Rockets acquired Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in exchange for Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Kyle Wiltjer, a protected first-round pick next year and cash considerations. The Rockets acquired Hilliard from Detroit and Liggins from Dallas for cash considerations before adding them to the deal.
https://www.nba.com/news/chris-paul-trade-houston-rockets-la-clippers-optThat's all the reason for the frustration push after CP3 looked at him like saying he will always be better than him.
It is true, but it hurts Beverley's feelings more.
Congratulations Bucks fans. 1 more to go.