SAN FRANCISCO - Rockets guard Austin Rivers said he will play in Tuesday's Game 2 against the Warriors, having had to sit out Game 1 with a flu and stomach virus. Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said that was still to be determined by how well Rivers progresses, but Rivers had come a long way since Sunday when playing was not an option.
"I thought I was going to die," Rivers said. "Seriously. I had a 24-hour flu and then I had a stomach virus. I couldn't get out of my bed without going to the bathroom. It was like every five, 10 minutes, I had to go to the bathroom or had to throw up.