Houston
Rockets
124
–
125
FINAL
Sacramento
Kings
Date
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 31 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 124 |
| SAC | 30 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 125 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Dennis Schröder
SAC
24
PTS
7
REB
10
AST
+4
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.39
Impact Composite37.5
Hustle: 8.5Defense: 28.3Impact: 0.7
Double-Doubleonly 21 pts allowed on 53.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
DeMar DeRozan
SAC
27
PTS
4
REB
9
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-17 (52.9%)
3PT1-2
FT8-9
TS%64.4%
eFG%55.9%
STL2
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG121
DRTG114
NET+7
6 contested shotsonly 25 pts allowed on 78.6 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 45:09 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 33:42 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 40:55 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12-17 | 71% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | +3 |
| Kevin Durant | 47:30 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-21 | 38% | 3-9 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | +2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 36:26 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-16 | 38% | 4-11 | 36% | 2-3 | 67% | -20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 33:49 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4-13 | 31% | 4-9 | 44% | 3-3 | 100% | +17 |
| Clint Capela | 11:56 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Tari Eason | 15:32 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 75% | 3-3 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 47 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 45-94 | 48% | 16-38 | 42% | 18-24 | 75% | — |
Jeff Green —
Steven Adams —
Aaron Holiday —
Jae'Sean Tate —
JD Davison —
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud | 37:06 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 18:14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-8 | 38% | -3 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 40:08 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9-17 | 53% | 1-2 | 50% | 8-9 | 89% | +8 |
| Keegan Murray | 46:57 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 3-4 | 75% | 5-5 | 100% | +6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 29:20 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8-24 | 33% | 5-12 | 42% | 0-2 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Keon Ellis | 9:02 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Nique Clifford | 26:54 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Dennis Schröder | 31:52 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-8 | 38% | 7-8 | 88% | +4 |
| Malik Monk | 4:50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -3 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 20:36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 55 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 44-95 | 46% | 12-32 | 38% | 25-36 | 69% | — |
Doug McDermott —
Dario Saric —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU45/94 (48%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
8/27 (30%)
3PT
16/38 (42%)
Paint 45%ATB3 35%RA 82%Corner 3 58%Mid 13%
SAC44/95 (46%)
Paint
21/41 (51%)
Mid
16/35 (46%)
3PT
12/32 (38%)
Paint 58%ATB3 35%Mid 31%RA 56%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Maxime Raynaud
defended Alperen Sengun
6.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Maxime Raynaud
held Alperen Sengun
6.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Dennis Schröder
vs Jabari Smith Jr.
2.0 min • 6 pts • 100%
| SAC Defense | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Jabari Smith Jr. | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | 2.4m 4pts 67% | 5.2m 7pts 75% | 4.0m 3pts 33% | 1.6m 6pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 100% |
| DeMar DeRozan | 1.0m 2pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 3.3m 6pts 50% | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 5.1m 6pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 0% | 1.1m 5pts 67% |
| Maxime Raynaud | 6.1m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 2.3m 4pts 67% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Dennis Schröder | — | 3.7m 5pts 100% | — | 2.0m 6pts 100% | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 7pts 33% | — |
| Russell Westbrook | 1.2m 8pts 43% | 3.8m 3pts 33% | — | 1.5m 4pts 33% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nique Clifford | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 4.4m 4pts 67% | — |
| Dylan Cardwell | 4.4m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precious Achiuwa | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 1pts 0% | — | — |
| Keon Ellis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Malik Monk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Other | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 0.9m 1pts 0% | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 2.1m 3pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = HOU leads
SAC Largest Lead
10
Q1 4:06
HOU Largest Lead
14
Q4 2:02
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 8:14 – Q2 9:45
-2 → -9
SAC 9-0 run
Q4 2:18 – Q4 3:11
-12 → -5
SAC 12-0 run
Q4 2:18 – Q4 3:47
-12 → -2