LOS ANGELES - Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni and Clippers coach Doc Rivers said they never brought up the emotions and events from the previous meeting of the Rockets and Clippers. But Rivers did find humor when the topic predictably came up.
After initially taking issue with the term "ugliness," countering with "We won," he just joked about it.
"We barricaded all the secret passages," Rivers said. "Honestly, I haven't heard one guy talk about it. It's their team we want to beat. Right now, them and Golden State in the West are the best, probably the best two teams in basketball.