- ABC News
- December 28, 2017
The Houston Rockets have listed Chris Paul as out for Thursday's game against the Boston Celtics. Paul will miss his third straight game since suffering a left adductor strain in the fourth quarter of a Dec. 20 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Prior to the loss to the Lakers, the Rockets had been 15-0 in games that Paul had appeared in this season. The loss also snapped the Rockets' 14-game winning streak, and they have lost three in a row. Houston will also be without Clint Capela (right orbital fracture), Luc Mbah a Moute (right shoulder dislocation) and Troy Williams (right MCL sprain). The Celtics will hold starting swingman Jaylen Brown out again Thursday. Brown missed Wednesday's 102-91 win win over the Charlotte Hornets on the first night of a back-to-back. With a rare two-day break looming after Thursday's game, the Celtics can get Brown nearly a full week off after he was hit in the knee by...