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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 25 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 127 |
 Kings | 26 | 35 | 29 | 42 | 132 |
HOUTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 49-9352.7% | 12-3336.4% | 17-2470.8% | 46 | 24 | 14 |
| SAC | 49-9850.0% | 14-3342.4% | 20-2290.9% | 44 | 32 | 12 |
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Sacramento Kings132| 40 | 19 | 6-17 | 2-4 | 5-5 | +1 | +1.8 | ||||||||
| 39 | 18 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 33 | 12-23 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 38 | 20 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0 | +16 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 37 | 26 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 0 | +8 | +5.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.4 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.3 | |||
| 9 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.6 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | |||
| Team | 132 | 49-9850.0% | 14-3342.4% | 44 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 20-2290.9% | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 16 points on 6 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Colby Jones, Doug McDermott, Jae Crowder, Alex Len and Isaac Jones (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets127| 41 | 20 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | −10 | +6.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-7 | −21 | +7.8 | |||||||
| 34 | 28 | 10-20 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 33 | 12 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −7.5 | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 16 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | +1 | +1.2 | |||||
| 23 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +16 | +3.8 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −0.5 | |||||||
| Team | 127 | 49-9352.7% | 12-3336.4% | 46 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 17-2470.8% | 12 | 10 | 6 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Nate Williams, Jae'Sean Tate and Reed Sheppard (coach’s decision); Jabari Smith Jr. (injury/illness).
Kings132Rockets127ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Malik Monk scored 26 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127.
DeMar DeRozan’s 3-pointer answered Tari Eason’s 2 free throws and put the Kings back ahead for good with 2:20 left in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Jalen Green missed a 30-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left that would have tied it.
DeRozan’s 2 free throws with 1.3 seconds left made it 132-127 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Rockets 20-17. DeRozan (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2024-25) scored 10 of the Kings’ 20 on 3 for 5 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, De'Aaron Fox had 3 of his 4 steals, all with the game within five points, and the Kings scored 5 points off them. With 2:36 left, Alperen Sengun stole the ball from Domantas Sabonis, and Eason’s free throws off it tied the game at 114.
DeRozan scored 33 points, and Sabonis added 20 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. DeRozan scored 16 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 28 points, and Sengun added 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals. Amen Thompson had 20 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Kings went 20 for 22 at the line to the Rockets’ 17 for 24. The Rockets forced 12 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Kings 36-16 off the bench. Sabonis fouled out for the Kings, and Dillon Brooks for the Rockets.
Sacramento KingsHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
112 points from the field on 98 shots: 15.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 9-11 | 81.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 16-31 | 51.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 10-23 | 43.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-28 | 42.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 27 | 9 | 3-8 | +1 |
| Jeff Green | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Tari Eason | 12 | 7 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Amen Thompson | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 8 | 3-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Amen Thompson | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Tari Eason | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Aaron Holiday | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 18 | 6-10 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 40 | 11 | 4-5 | −1 |
| Jeff Green | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Dillon Brooks | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Steven Adams | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
SAC
Highest Leverage Moments
DeRozan 26' 3PT Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Fox 7 AST)
Q4 2:20
29.5%
43→73
Eason 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Ja. Green 4 AST)
Q4 0:59
29.4%
92→62
Brooks 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST)
Q4 2:38
23.3%
82→59
Ja. Green 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Thompson 5 AST)
Q4 0:11
19.2%
98→79
Ja. Green 29' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Thompson 4 AST)
Q4 1:55
18.8%
92→73
