HOUSTON -- Austin Rivers caught fire in the second half and, with some help from Lou Williams, shot the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers past the Houston Rockets 128-118 on Friday night at Toyota Center.Rivers scored 30 of his team-high 36 points on 10-of-18 shooting in the second half, drilling 5 of 10 3-pointers down the stretch to keep the injury-riddled Rockets (25-6) at bay.Williams, traded by Houston in the offseason as part of the blockbuster Chris Paul acquisition, scored 32 points. Rivers and Williams combined to shoot 13 for 24 from behind the arc to offset another breathtaking performance from Rockets guard James Harden, who posted his second consecutive 51-point outing.Harden finished 15 of 28 from the floor and 15 of 16 from the free-throw line while adding eight assists. Eric Gordon chipped in 28 points for Houston, which closed a season-long seven-game homestand with consecutive losses to the Los Angeles teams.Warriors 113, Lakers 106OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State regained... [More]

G Austin Rivers returned to the lineup in Monday's loss at San Antonio after missing the previous two games with a concussion. Rivers scored 12 points on 4 of 15 shooting in 32:54.

G Austin Rivers sustained a concussion in Wednesday's win at Orlando when he was called for a foul trying to defend Orlando F Jonathon Simmons. He stayed on the ground for two minutes after the play while teammates gathered around. He was helped to the locker room, where doctors determined his concussion symptoms. He will not play Friday's game at Washington.

G Austin Rivers scored 23 points in Wednesday's loss to Minnesota. In his last seven games, Rivers is averaging 19.7 points.

G Austin Rivers scored a season-high 30 points, tying a career best with seven 3-pointers. His 20 points in the first half were a career best in a half.

Los Angeles Clippers G Austin Rivers was fined $25,000 by the NBA Saturday for directing inappropriate comments towards a fan. The incident occurred Thursday at the Staples Center with 3:14 remaining in the Clippers' 126-107 loss to the Utah Jazz. Rivers told a fan to "shut the (expletive) up" during the game. "I definitely shouldn't have said anything," Rivers said before Friday's practice in Dallas. "This is the message I want to say. I'm sorry for using profanity, but I was sticking up for my teammate, bottom line."

G Austin Rivers scored a season-high 25 points for the short-handed Clippers, who saw their three-game win streak come to an end.

G Austin Rivers scored eight points in the fourth quarter and made two 3-pointers, one of them to restore an eight-point lead and put a stop to Atlanta's comeback. He finished with 18 points.

G Austin Rivers scored 19 points in Saturday's loss at New Orleans.

G Austin Rivers played Friday in a loss to the Thunder, one day after suffering a sprained ankle in practice.

G Austin Rivers scored a season-high 24 points to lead the Clippers in a loss at San Antonio on Tuesday.

G Austin Rivers scored 19 points Wednesday against Dallas. He finished one point shy of his season high and rebounded from a five-point showing in Monday's loss to Golden State.

G Austin Rivers scored just five points as a starter Monday after entering the game averaging 17.3 points per game in his first three contests as a starter.

G Austin Rivers, making his first start of the season, scored 16 points in Tuesday's 102-84 victory over Utah.

G Austin Rivers shot 50 percent from the field (5 of 10) after going 0 of 4 in Game 5.

G Austin Rivers returned after missing 10 games due to a strained left hamstring. Rivers scored two points in 18 minutes.

G Austin Rivers (hamstring) went through shooting drills before the game but did not play.

G Austin Rivers (left hamstring strain) will miss at least the first two games of the series.

PG Austin Rivers sat out Wednesday due to a hamstring injury that is expected to sideline him until sometime during the first round of the playoffs.

G Austin Rivers (left hamstring strain) likely won't play for the rest of the regular season and there is a "50-50" chance he will return for the playoffs, coach Doc Rivers said. Rivers sustained the injury in Tuesday's win over the Wizards.