Austin Rivers had not yet worked up a sweat with the Rockets when he voluntarily cited his eventful past against them.
He had been asked about scoring more against the Rockets last season with the Clippers than he did against any other opponent when he brought up the night Rockets players infiltrated the Sta-ples Center home locker room looking for him.
"For better or worse, right?" Rivers said of his history against the Rockets. "If we ever play in L.A., me and CP (Chris Paul) know all the tunnels. We'll be all right there. It's funny. This is a team I always admired and wanted to play for with (Mike) D'Antoni and the way they play, getting up and down.