Warriors: Chris Paul to come off bench for first time in career

HOUSTON — Chris Paul will come off the bench for the first time in his NBA career in the Warriors’ game against the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

Paul, who is in his 19th season, will snap a streak of 1,365 gams, including playoffs — 1,216 regular season games — as a starter and come off the bench to make way for Draymond Green to start in his season debut.

Green returns from an ankle sprain sustained in the days before training camp began on Oct. 2. He missed all of training camp and the Warriors’ first two regular season games against the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. Green, 33, has been working to get back into game shape and will be on a minutes restriction, head coach Steve Kerr said before the game.

Green will start alongside Golden State’s go-to starting lineup the last two seasons alongside Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Kevon Looney.

Paul, 38, has played for five teams, including the Warriors, and came off the bench in one of their preseason games against the Los Angeles Lakers.