CLEVELAND -- Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is being rested against the Cavaliers for the second game of a back-to-back.
Houston (9-8) visited Cleveland on Saturday, a day after Paul scored 20 points in 37 minutes in an overtime loss at Detroit that ended the Rockets' five-game winning streak.
A nine-time All-Star, Paul is averaging 17.9 points in 15 games. He leads the Rockets in assists with 7.7 per game. Paul, 33, is in 14th season.
The Cavaliers (3-14) defeated the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday and was trying to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
