What's up, Doc? I mean, Dad: Rivers father-son duo make NBA history

Austin Rivers joined coach Doc Rivers with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday and made it clear he's not expecting any favors from Dad.

Austin Rivers became the first player in NBA history to take the court for a team coached by his father when he entered Friday night's 126-121 loss to the visiting Cavaliers late in the first quarter and fed a long pass to a fast-breaking Blake Griffin, who dunked.

Rivers, 22, was scoreless, missing four shots in 11 minutes, with one assist.

"History, oh great," Doc said beforehand. "I don't really care about that. I want to win and make our team better."

"I was really excited because this is a playoff, championship-caliber team," Austin said. "I can score the ball and play-make. That's something the team needs in the second unit."

The younger Rivers said he and his father have always done their own things basketball-wise, so he never expected to be coached by his dad.

"Now that I am his coach, he has to actually listen to me," Doc joked. "He's probably thinking any kid will listen to their parent if they pay them.''

Rivers shot 0-for-3 and had one point and one assist in 15:27 last night in the Clippers' 117-108 victory over the Kings in Sacramento. Griffin had 30 points and Matt Barnes added 26 points and 10 rebounds.

Before being traded to the Clippers, Rivers averaged 6.8 points and 2.3 assists off the bench for the Pelicans. He was traded to the Celtics -- who won the NBA title in 2008 under Doc Rivers -- on Monday and they dealt him to the Clippers. "He fits our team," Doc said. "My job is to do what is best for the team. He's young. That's one of the reasons we wanted him."

His father called Austin to gauge his thoughts on the possibility of coming west. "I don't know what tampering is when you're talking to your son," said Doc, who waived guard Jordan Farmar to make room for his son.

Austin said, "The first thing I did was call my mom. She was a wreck the first night."

Doc said his wife, Kris, gave him her blessing, but if she gets upset about how her son is treated, he said, "I am not prepared for that."

Austin isn't worried about the reaction in the locker room or his father showing any favoritism to him. "When I was 5 years old, we played checkers and he would not let me win," Austin said. "My dad would never, ever play me over someone else. I know Chris [Paul] and Blake are the leaders."

Warriors 131, Rockets 106: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson scored 27 points each for visiting Golden State. Curry, who had 11 assists, scored 15 points in the Warriors' 38-point third quarter.

Hawks 107, Bulls 99: Kyle Korver had 24 points, hitting seven three-pointers, and Al Horford had 22 as visiting Atlanta (33-8) earned its 12th straight win and 26th in the last 28 games. Derrick Rose's 23 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and Pau Gasol's 22 points and 15 rebounds led the Bulls.

T-wolves 113, Nuggets 105: Rookie Andrew Wiggins scored a career-high 31 points for visiting Minnesota.