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For the second consecutive preseason game, the Thunder rested veteran point guard Chris Paul.
The Thunder offense bounced back from a frantic performance two days earlier in a 124-119 loss at Chesapeake Energy Arena Wednesday. Instead, it was OKC’s third quarter defense that let it down this time.
"Chris is not going to play 48 minutes, right?" coach Billy Donovan said before the game. "So, when he is out there that’s great, but when he’s not, we still have to stay true to what we want to do.