Rockets' Chris Paul to miss Game 6 with hamstring strain
Point guard suffered injury at end of Game 5 win over Golden State
The Houston Rockets announced Friday that point guard Chris Paul will miss Game 6 of the Western Conference final on Saturday with a strained right hamstring.
Paul is scheduled to be re-evaluated when the team returns to Houston. The only question now is if the Rockets will return home as Western Conference champs, or with a Game 7 against Golden State on deck.
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On Friday, James Harden said he and Paul stayed together and "just talking and chopping it up, laughing and talking about life. We're not here to be down and moping around and sad. We'll be good."
Head coach Mike D'Antoni said Eric Gordon would be called upon to fill more of a playmaking role with Paul out.
Paul left in the final 30 seconds of the Rockets' 98-94 victory in Houston on Thursday night and received treatment on the hamstring after the game.
Paul was in good spirits on Friday, laughing and smiling as he entered the team's shootaround.
The Rockets lead the best-of-seven series with the Warriors 3-2. Paul, a nine-time All-Star, has never been to an NBA Finals in his 13 seasons.