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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Chris Paul could not pick up where he left off. As much as he might wish that, Game 5 ended. He limped off. The Rockets season was never the same, and he – as he has repeatedly said – could not allow himself to longingly look back at what could have been.
In other ways, however, Paul on Tuesday left that behind by returning to the unstoppable play that took over the game that night before his hamstring grabbed him and would not let go.