If there is anyone who possesses homecourt advantage inside the Orlando bubble, it’s Austin Rivers. Sunday night, the Houston Rockets took a 129-112 victory over the Sacramento Kings behind a career-performance from Rivers. He recorded 41 points connecting on 14 out of his 20 attempts from the field, as the 28-year-old point guard became the first Rocket to drop 40 points off the bench since Sleepy Floyd in 1991.
Rivers scored 19 of his 41 points in the first half. At the time, the Rockets were in desperate need of a spark, as they trailed the Kings by 13 points early in the first quarter.