When Chris Paul last played a basketball game there were still four days to get your Christmas shopping done and the Rockets were one game over .500 and the nine seed in the West, on the outside of the playoff picture.
Since then James Harden has been on a historic, MVP-level run, the Rockets went 12-5, and they are currently the five seed in the West, eight games above .500.
Harden, however, needs some help. That will come in the form of Paul on Sunday, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, although officially CP3 is still questionable.
A source says there is an "almost 100 [percent]" chance that Chris Paul returns Sunday against the Magic. The Rockets managed to go 12-5 in the five weeks that Paul missed with a strained left hamstring.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 26, 2019
Chris Paul is questionable for tomorrow’s game against the Magic, according to Mike D’Antoni. If not tomorrow, then he’ll return Tuesday against the Pelicans.
— Hunter Atkins (@HunterAtkins35) January 26, 2019
Paul will give the Rockets another playmaker, another option that defenses will need to account for. With Clint Capela still out for a month or so (thumb ligaments) the Rockets could use all the help they can get to keep this streak going.
