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After Austin Rivers scored just six points in the first half on Friday night against the Houston Rockets, his Los Angeles Clippers teammates had a message for him. "Austin, you've got to be more aggressive," Rivers recalled them saying. "If we were going to win I had to start being in attack mode," Rivers said. Continue to Article

December 24, 2017 11:59:pm EST

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. Continue to Article

December 23, 2017 2:40:am EST

Houston Rockets guard James Harden exploded for his second consecutive 50-point game and then hit out at the officials after being ejected late in his team's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Harden tallied 51 points as the Rockets fell 128-118 but suffered through frustrating final minutes that ended with him fouling out and then being ejected following an exchange with a referee. "That's frustrating when you hear it as a player. Continue to Article

December 23, 2017 1:16:am EST

As Houston coaches gathered in a Las Vegas high school gym in July to watch what they assumed would be a casual pickup run between summer leaguers and the real Rockets, a scream pierced the air. "FLARE SCREEN!" It was Chris Paul. A few minutes later, Paul stopped the scrimmage, jogged over to the coaches, and asked how the Rockets defended an action the summer leaguers had just run. Continue to Article

December 23, 2017 12:09:am EST

James Harden didn't care to discuss becoming the first player in more than a decade to score 50-plus points in back-to-back games, but he made his opinion about the officiating known after the Rockets' second consecutive loss. Harden fouled out with 26.6 seconds remaining after scoring 51 points in Friday's 128-118 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Asked the source of his frustration, Harden said, "Bulls--- calls." Harden was called for four of his six fouls in the final 5:13 as the Rockets, who had their 14-game winning streak snapped by the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday in a loss in which Harden also scored 51 points, attempted to rally. Continue to Article

December 22, 2017 11:55:pm EST