Tonight will mark the tenth game of the season that Chris Paul will miss for the Houston Rockets this season. In a season so far marked by suspension and injury, the only important thing is making sure he’s 100% by the playoffs.
For the first five games, it looked like the Rockets were incapable of winning without Paul. They lost every game by an average of about 10 points and the offense (and defense) was pathetic.
Something changed though, and a large part of that is the play of James Harden in CP3’s absence.