Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets
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Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to 121-95 victory over the Kings
Amen Thompson finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets, who bounced back from a loss to Utah to avoid dropping consecutive games for the first time since their first two games of the season.
Thompson shot 8 of 16 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Sengun also had four steals and Durant finished with eight assists.
Maxime Raynaud finished with 25 points and six rebounds for the Kings. Malik Monk had 25 points, five assists and two steals.
Sacramento led 52-51 at halftime but the Rockets surged ahead with a 10-0 run in the third quarter. Sengun scored 20 points in the second half.
The Rockets shot 52.7% and outrebounded the Kings 62-32.
Rockets: Host Phoenix on Friday.
Regular Season Series
HOU leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 95 - 121 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 95 - 121 |
| 4th 5.3 |  |
shot clock turnover | 95 - 121 |
| 4th 28.9 | |
Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 95 - 121 |
| 4th 30.9 |  |
Keegan Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper | 95 - 121 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-97 | FG | 48-91 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 10-34 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 5-10 | FT | 20-24 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 30 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 78 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 19 | Percent Led | 72 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Holiday, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 20 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Jan 6 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix |
27 | 17 | .614 | - | W3 |
 LA Lakers |
26 | 17 | .605 | 0.5 | L1 |
 Golden State |
25 | 21 | .543 | 3 | L2 |
 LA Clippers |
20 | 24 | .455 | 7 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
12 | 33 | .267 | 15.5 | L3 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.6888889 | 31 |
 Houston |
3.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.61904764 | 26 |
 Memphis |
11.5 | 24 | L1 | 0.42857143 | 18 |
 Dallas |
12 | 26 | W4 | 0.42222223 | 19 |
 New Orleans |
21.5 | 36 | L3 | 0.2173913 | 10 |
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