Patrick Beverley will start Wednesday night as the Rockets go to a three-guard lineup against the Thunder. Beverley will start alongside Jeremy Lin, James Harden, Chandler Parsons and Omer Asik. Greg Smith, who had been starting since late March, will come off the bench. Beverley scored 11 points in Game 1 to go along with four rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes. The big question now is whether Harden will go up against Kevin Durant or Serge Ibaka, with the latter the more likely option, and how it will affect Harden on the offensive end.

The Rockets coaching staff wants Patrick Beverley to be aggressive. "The coaching staff wanted me to be aggressive, telling me it's OK to make mistakes, just play my game within the system," he said. Beverley has played at least 20 minutes in each of his last two games and has 11 points in back-to-back contests.

Patrick Beverley had 11 points, two 3-pointers, three rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block off Houston's bench vs. the Spurs, his second straight game in double-digits. Beverley played 24 minutes and he has reduced Aaron Brooks to a walking DNP-CD. He doesn't have reliable fantasy value as long as Jeremy Lin is healthy, but owners should file away his solid per-minute averages this year -- 5.0 points, 0.9 threes (39.3 percent from downtown), 2.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals in under 16 minutes per game.

Patrick Beverly started the second half at point guard on Saturday and had two points, three rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes during a 92-79 loss to the Wolves. He has played well and he pushed Toney Douglas to a DNP-CD on Friday, so Kevin McHale wanted to see how he fared in Jeremy Lin's place. Beverly has surpassed expectations, but he has a long way to go to be on the radar in even deep leagues.

Patrick Beverley scored eight points on 3-of-8 shooting (including two threes) with three rebounds, two assists, three steals, and one block in 17 minutes off the bench on Friday. Beverley appears to have taken over the backup PG slot, as Toney Douglas was a DNP-CD tonight. Unless something happens to Jeremy Lin or James Harden, Beverley belongs on the waiver wire unless he can carve out a role for himself.

Patrick Beverly made his NBA debut on Tuesday, converting his only 3-point attempt and finishing with three points, one assist and one steal in two minutes. He checked in late in the game in garbage time, but he's shooting 100 percent from the field and from 3-point range. Beverly averaged 13.7 points, 7.0 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 2.00 steals in his three starts in the D-League, but he's not even close to being on the radar in almost any league.

Rockets recall G Patrick Beverley from the D-League. Jeremy Lin is nursing an ankle sprain, but Beverley was going to join the Rockets before too much longer regardless of Lin's status.

The Rockets have assigned Patrick Beverley to their D-League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Beverley accepted the assignment like a vet, saying, "I've been playing in Ukraine, Greece, Russia. I can play a couple hours away if need be."

Rockets sign G Patrick Beverley. He finally got FIBA clearance and practiced with the team on Monday. Houston waived Scott Machado to clear a spot on the roster.

The Rockets still intend to sign G Patrick Beverley. It was reported just before Christmas that the team would sign him, and the club is just waiting for FIBA clearance. Once that happens, the Rockets will have to open a roster spot to officially add him to the team.