G Patrick Beverley scored 19 points and made 7 of 14 field-goal attempts in Tuesday's 102-84 victory over Utah. Beverley played 42 minutes.

G Patrick Beverley finished with 15 points

G Patrick Beverley was acquired by the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the eight-player blockbuster deal for Chris Paul on Wednesday. Beverley, 28, received NBA defensive first team honors last week, and averaged 9.5 points, 4.2 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game.

The Houston Rockets acquired All-Star guard Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers in a blockbuster eight-player trade on Wednesday.Paul, 32, will join James Harden in the backcourt with the Rockets, who sent Sam Dekker, Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, DeAndre Liggins, Darrun Hilliard, Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Wiltjer, a top-three protected 2018 first-round pick and $661,000 to the Clippers."Any day you can acquire a Hall of Fame-level player is a good day for the franchise," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. "... It's a weapons race in the NBA, and you're either in the weapons race or on the sidelines. We felt with Harden in his prime, Chris Paul in his prime, this gives us a real shot to chase the juggernaut teams that are out there and puts us right there with them."Houston will attempt to add more firepower in the form of Paul George, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne."Since winning back-to-back championships, the pursuit of a third title has remained the ultimate goal for... [More]

The Los Angeles Clippers reached an agreement on a blockbuster trade to send All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets.Paul, 32, agreed to opt in to the final year of his $24.2 million contract, clearing the way for the Clippers to execute a sign-and-trade deal with the Rockets and bring back assets for the star player, league sources told The Vertical.ESPN reported Paul's relationship with management and head coach Doc Rivers, who also serves as president and personnel boss, led to the split.Paul later thanked the Clippers' organization and the team's fans on his Twitter."Unbelievable amount of emotions right now -- I don't even know what to say," Paul wrote. "Lots of love and tears. I'm so blessed and thankful for the ability to play this game, this is the part that no one can prepare you for."The Rockets will send forward Sam Dekker and guards Patrick Beverley and Lou Williams, plus a top-three protected 2018 first-round pick to the Clippers in exchange for Paul, sources... [More]

The Los Angeles Clippers reached an agreement on a blockbuster trade to send All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports Wednesday.Paul, 32, agreed to opt in to the final year of his $24.2 million contract, clearing the way for the Clippers to execute a sign-and-trade deal with the Rockets and bring back assets for the star player, league sources told The Vertical.Paul later thanked the Clippers' organization and the team's fans on his Twitter."Unbelievable amount of emotions right now -- I don't even know what to say," Paul wrote. "Lots of love and tears. I'm so blessed and thankful for the ability to play this game, this is the part that no one can prepare you for."The Rockets will send forward Sam Dekker and guards Patrick Beverley and Lou Williams, plus a top-three protected 2018 first-round pick to the Clippers in exchange for Paul, sources told ESPN.Paul had until Wednesday to opt out of the final year of his contract and become an unrestricted... [More]

The Los Angeles Clippers reached an agreement on a blockbuster trade to send All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports Wednesday.Paul, 32, agreed to opt in to the final year of his $24.2 million contract, clearing the way for the Clippers to execute a sign-and-trade deal with the Rockets and bring back assets for the star player, league sources told The Vertical.The Rockets will send forward Sam Dekker and guards Patrick Beverley and Lou Williams, plus a top-three protected 2018 first-round pick to the Clippers in exchange for Paul, sources told ESPN.Paul had until Wednesday to opt out of the final year of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent. The Clippers risked losing Paul for nothing in free agency.Paul could have signed a new deal with the Clippers that started at $34 million a year had he opted out of his contract. He will now be eligible to sign a five-year, $205 million maximum extension with the Rockets since he is being... [More]

G Patrick Beverley was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team on Monday. It was the first time in his career that he made the list.

G Patrick Beverley woke from his customary afternoon nap to discover that his grandfather, Rheese Morris, had died. Beverley was overcome with emotion following pregame warmups yet played 25 minutes and posted 10 points, four rebounds and six assists.

G Patrick Beverley added 15 points and eight rebounds.

G Patrick Beverley was fined $25,000 Sunday for confronting a fan at Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Arena following Friday's Game 2. Beverley landed at the fan's feet in the first half of that game while attempting a layup and had a brief verbal altercation with him at that time. Beverley came back to confront the fan after the game.

G Patrick Beverley of the Rockets was fined $25,000 for a confrontation with a fan after Friday night's loss to the Thunder, the NBA announced Sunday. Beverley reportedly got into the postgame incident with Stuart Scaramucci, the son of Thunder minority owner Jay Scaramucci. In the first half, Beverley landed at the feet of Scaramucci and immediately pointed to referee Scott Foster and complained about Scaramucci. It wasn't clear from video what Scaramucci may have done or said. Beverley confronted Scaramucci after the contest and they had a heated exchanged. Rockets teammate Sam Dekker and security guards led Beverley away.

G Patrick Beverley scored a playoff career-high 21 points and added 10 rebounds plus two steals to steer the ship until MVP candidate James Harden got untracked Sunday.Beverley was blazing from the start, and his 3-for-4 first-quarter shooting helped carry the Rockets as Harden scuffled from the perimeter and the charity stripe.While Harden labored through a 1-for-7 start, Beverley drained two 3s. It wasn't until Harden started attacking the rim that he caught a rhythm, and his back-to-back driving layups cut the Thunder lead to 29-27 entering the second quarter.

G Patrick Beverley (10 points, 10 boards) helped the Rockets down the Timberwolves in the regular-season finale Wednesday.

G Patrick Beverley (right shoulder strain) and F Sam Dekker (fractured right hand) missed the Monday game against the Clippers.

G Patrick Beverley tallied nine points, 11 rebounds and two steals to help the Rockets clinch the third seed in the Western Conference. "We're just fortunate to be able to prove all the doubters wrong," Beverley said. "Everybody said we wouldn't even make the playoffs, and we're the third-best team in the NBA. That's something we should be proud of."

G Patrick Beverley scored a career-high 26 points and added eight rebounds and nine assists in place of James Harden, who missed Sunday's game with the flu."I'm nothing close to what James Harden is, but I tried to lead these guys by example," Beverley said. "I told Troy (Williams) before the game that he was going to get a lot of opportunities and he stepped up and played well. It was a team effort. It was fun."

G Patrick Beverley hit for 11 points and took 10 rebounds in Houston's loss at San Antonio on Monday.

G Patrick Beverley was initially announced as a pregame scratch by coach Mike D'Antoni but later declared himself fit to play. Beverley is dealing with left groin tightness yet finished with 15 points, seven assists and three steals in 30 minutes.

G Patrick Beverley added 19 points and 10 rebounds and teamed with James Harden to make 12 of 19 shots from behind the arc. Houston finished 18 of 36 on 3-pointers and improved to 16-1 when shooting better than 40 percent from deep.