FILE - In this Tuesday, May 22, 2018, file photo, Houston Rockets' Chris Paul watches during the second half in Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif. The Rockets will be without star guard Chris Paul for Game 6 because of a strained hamstring, a huge blow for a team trying to close out the Warriors. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press

Report: Chris Paul 'Trying His Best' to Play in Game 7 with Hamstring Injury

Scott PolacekMay 28, 2018

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul is reportedly doing what he can to be on the court Monday for Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated quoted a Rockets source who said "he’s trying his best" when discussing Paul’s efforts to recover in time from a hamstring injury before Monday’s tip-off at the Toyota Center.

Paul didn’t play Game 6, and the Warriors came roaring back from an early double-digit deficit to win 115-86. The point guard is trying to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in his career, and he suffered the injury during the closing stretch of Houston’s 98-94 win in Game 5.

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The winner of Monday’s contest will face LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, which start Thursday on the home floor of the Western Conference representative.