Houston Rockets at Sacramento Kings
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DeMar DeRozan reaches 26,000 career points in Kings' victory over Rockets
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | Jan 6 |
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 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 15,268 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
31 | 14 | .689 | - | W1 |
 Houston |
26 | 16 | .619 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Memphis |
18 | 24 | .429 | 11.5 | L1 |
 Dallas |
19 | 26 | .422 | 12 | W4 |
 New Orleans |
10 | 36 | .217 | 21.5 | L3 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix |
- | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 LA Lakers |
0.5 | 17 | L1 | 0.60465115 | 26 |
 Golden State |
3 | 21 | L2 | 0.54347825 | 25 |
 LA Clippers |
7 | 24 | W1 | 0.45454547 | 20 |
 Sacramento |
15.5 | 33 | L3 | 0.26666668 | 12 |
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