Rockets to rest Paul against Cavaliers

Rockets to rest Chris Paul against Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is being rested against Cleveland on the second of games on consecutive days.

Houston (9-8) visited the Cavaliers on Saturday, a day after Paul scored 20 points in 37 minutes in an overtime loss at Detroit that ended the Rockets’ five-game winning streak.

A nine-time All-Star, Paul is second on the team with an average 17.9 points in 15 games. He leads the Rockets in assists with a 7.7 average. Paul, 33, is in 14th season.

Cleveland (3-14) defeated Philadelphia on Friday and was trying to win consecutive games for the first time this season.

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