A little more than a month ago, Austin Rivers was at home, out of the NBA and waiting on his phone to ring for another chance.
On Thursday night, Rivers was at the forefront of a pivotal NBA playoff game, scoring 16 of his 21 points in a supercharged fourth quarter to help power the Denver Nuggets to a 120-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3.
The win gave the Nuggets a 2-1 series lead.
"I sat there for like a month and a half, waiting on the phone to ring.