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Austin Rivers opened up about his excellent performance against the Sacramento Kings.

Rivers had a career-high 41 points and led the Houston Rockets to the 112-129 victory over the Kings.

“I believe I’m a premier scorer. But I play with the best scorer in the NBA. I play with one of the best scorers in the NBA. With Russell and James, you got to play a role. That’s what I do. But make no mistake; I know I can score the ball,” Rivers said, via Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle.