Houston Rockets at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationDeMar DeRozan scores 33 points, Malik Monk adds 26 in the Kings' 132-127 win over the Rockets
Monk made the last four free throws for Kings. They improved to 21-20 with their eighth victory in nine games.
Domantas Sabonis had 20 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for the Kings, and DeAaron Fox added 19 points.
Jaden Green led Houston with 28 points, and Alperen Şengun had 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Rockets had won seven straight on the road.
Regular Season Series
SAC leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 127 - 132 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 127 - 132 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2 | 127 - 132 |
| 4th 1.1 | |
DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2 | 127 - 131 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Tari Eason personal foul | 127 - 130 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 49-93 | FG | 49-98 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 12-33 | 3PT | 14-33 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 17-24 | FT | 20-22 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 27 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 66 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 11 |
| Maxime Raynaud, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Ben Simmons, G | Out | Oct 20 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Clint Capela, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Nov 9 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,227 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
10 | 2 | .833 | - | W10 |
 Houston |
9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | W2 |
 Dallas |
7 | 4 | .636 | 2.5 | W3 |
 Memphis |
7 | 4 | .636 | 2.5 | L1 |
 New Orleans |
4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | L4 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 2 | W7 | 0.84615386 | 11 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 4 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
5.5 | 6 | W1 | 0.4 | 4 |
 LA Clippers |
7.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.2 | 2 |
 Sacramento |
9 | 10 | L4 | 0.09090909 | 1 |
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