Chris Paul sat out the final four minutes and 47 seconds of the Houston Rockets' opening night win over the Golden State Warriors due to knee soreness.

"Dragging his leg a little bit; I had to get him out of there," Mike D'Antoni said.

Paul showed no sign of displeasure with D'Antoni's decision. Paul was rooting on his teammates and waving a towel in celebration during the final minutes of the game.

"I'm a hell of a cheerleader, man," joked Paul.

Paul also sat out last week's preseason finale due to a bruised left knee.