PHOENIX — Austin Rivers thinks Phoenix is a lovely place. He just wasn't trying to play for the Suns. “I knew I wouldn't come here,” Rivers said. “I wouldn't come here. They knew that.” When finally settling on a trade in December to send Trevor Ariza to Washington, the Suns got Kelly Oubre

Leave it to Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers to give an honest assessment of the Phoenix Suns. Rivers, if you recall, reached a buyout with the Suns earlier this year after being traded to Phoenix and before suiting up for the team. He was a part of the mid-December trade that also sent former Washington

James Harden recorded his 19th 40-point game this season, and the Houston Rockets snapped a two-game slide with a 125-98 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday at Salt Lake City. Harden stuffed the stat sheet with 43 points, 12 rebounds, six steals, five assists and four blocks. Kenneth Faried added 16 points and 12 rebounds while Gerald Green (25 points) and Austin Rivers (16) combined for 41 points on 10-of-18 3-point shooting off the bench.