Houston Rockets at Sacramento Kings
· NBA Cup - Group PlayThe Kings make 15 straight shots to beat the Rockets 120-111
The shooting spree by the Kings turned an eight-point deficit late in the second quarter into a 12-point lead midway through the third to give the Kings their only win in four NBA Cup games.
De’Aaron Fox added 22 points, Malik Monk had 17 points and a career-high 12 assists, and DeMar DeRozan scored 16.
The Rockets won their first three games in the NBA Cup and could have clinched the top seed in the West with a win over the Kings. Houston will host Golden State in the quarterfinals.
Jalen Green scored 28 to lead Houston and Alperen Sengun added 24.
Kings: Sacramento found its shooting touch after hitting less than 40% of its 3-point tries in six straight games. The Kings came into the day ranking sixth worst in the NBA by making 33.2% from 3 but went 14 for 30 against Houston.
Regular Season Series
SAC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 111 - 120 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 120 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Alex Len offensive rebound | 111 - 120 |
| 4th 4.1 | |
Jordan McLaughlin misses free throw 2 of 2 | 111 - 120 |
| 4th 4.1 | |
Kings offensive team rebound | 111 - 120 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-93 | FG | 47-91 |
| 44.1 | Field Goal % | 51.6 |
| 14-39 | 3PT | 14-30 |
| 35.9 | Three Point % | 46.7 |
| 15-21 | FT | 12-20 |
| 71.4 | Free Throw % | 60.0 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 33 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 5 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 15,019 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
43 | 25 | .632 | - | W6 |
 Memphis |
43 | 25 | .632 | - | W1 |
 Dallas |
33 | 36 | .478 | 10.5 | L3 |
 San Antonio |
28 | 38 | .424 | 14 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
18 | 50 | .265 | 25 | L2 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
41 | 25 | .621 | - | W1 |
 Golden State |
39 | 28 | .582 | 2.5 | W7 |
 LA Clippers |
38 | 30 | .559 | 4 | W3 |
 Sacramento |
33 | 33 | .500 | 8 | L4 |
 Phoenix |
31 | 37 | .456 | 11 | L1 |
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