Austin Rivers scored a career-high 41 points off the bench and the Houston Rockets used a big third quarter to pull away and cruise to a victory over the Sacramento Kings 129-112.. Rivers made six three-pointers as Houston improved to 4-1 at Disney on a night the Rockets played a second consecutive game without Russell Westbrook, who has a bruised right quadriceps. James Harden added 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for Houston. De'Aaron Fox had 26 points for the Kings. ... Caris LeVert had 27 points and 13 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets used the best-shooting quarter in the NBA this season to send them on their way to a 129-120 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Joe Harris added 25 points -- 23 in the first half -- for the Nets, who clinched seventh place in the Eastern Conference and a first-round playoff matchup with the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors. Tyler Johnson scored 21 as Brooklyn improved to 4-2 in the restart. The Nets shot 85.7% (18 of 21) from the floor in the first quarter, racing to a 21-point lead.
