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Dan Woike: Chris Paul is not the same player against Warriors, but that may be what Rockets need

HOUSTON - It's been almost a year since Chris Paul grabbed at his right hamstring in the final seconds of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, his body on the court after a missed floater in the paint. The tendons on the back of his thigh were too frayed to allow him to cross midcourt.

Paul pulled his jersey out of his waistband, his lower lip between his teeth, as he limped across the

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