Houston Rockets at Sacramento Kings

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Houston Rockets

22-14, 11-12 Away

Final
98 - 111

Sacramento Kings

9-30, 6-13 Home

DeMar DeRozan reaches 26,000 career points in Kings' victory over Rockets

Amen Thompson posterizes defender with coast-to-coast dunk

DeRozan reached the milestone in the second quarter.

Zach LaVine added 18 points, Russell Westbrook had 15 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, and Malik Monk also scored 15 points in the Kings' first victory of the year. They are 9-30.

Kings guard Dennis Schroder served the first game of a three-game suspension for a confrontation with Lakers star Luka Doncic after a game in Los Angeles on Dec. 28.

Amen Thompson had 31 points and 13 rebounds for Houston. Kevin Durant added 23 points, and Alperen Sengun had 19 points and nine rebounds. The Rockets have lost four of five to fall to 22-14.

Sacramento had a 78-76 advantage, but no team had a lead larger than five points through three quarters. Thompson made 7 of 9 shots from the field and 2 of 3 at the foul line for 18 points in the third quarter.

Malik Monk made back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Kings up, and Precious Achiuwa added a layup to make it 102-92 in the fourth quarter.

Up next Rockets: At Chicago on Tuesday night.

Kings: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

SAC leads series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	98 - 111
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	98 - 111
4th 11.3	shot clock turnover	98 - 111
4th 36.6	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	98 - 111
4th 43.0	Maxime Raynaud makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	95 - 111

Statistics

HOU		SAC
36-84	FG	44-91
43	Field Goal %	48
7-30	3PT	8-23
23	Three Point %	35
19-29	FT	15-20
66	Free Throw %	75
44	Rebounds	45
19	Offensive Rebounds	18
25	Defensive Rebounds	27
23	Assists	25
4	Steals	4
5	Blocks	1
11	Turnovers	9
2	Team Turnovers	1
13	Total Turnovers	10
1	Technical Fouls	3
1	Total Technical Fouls	3
1	Flagrant Fouls	0
18	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	10
12	Fast Break Points	7
52	Points in Paint	50
16	Fouls	22
4	Largest Lead	16
16	Lead Changes	16
24	Percent Led	72

Sacramento Kings Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Precious Achiuwa, F	Day-To-Day	Nov 3
Maxime Raynaud, C	Out	Oct 26
Keegan Murray, F	Out	Oct 26
Ben Simmons, G	Out	Oct 20

Houston Rockets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Clint Capela, C	Day-To-Day	Nov 3
Steven Adams, C	Out	Oct 26

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 15,268 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	7	1	.875	-	W2
Memphis	6	1	.857	0.5	L1
San Antonio	5	2	.714	1.5	W5
Dallas	4	3	.571	2.5	L1
New Orleans	3	4	.429	3.5	W3

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	-	2	W2	0.75	6
Golden State	1	3	W5	0.625	5
Phoenix	3.5	4	L3	0.2	1
LA Clippers	4.5	6	L6	0.14285715	1
Sacramento	4.5	6	W1	0.14285715	1

Full Standings

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