Sacramento
Kings
97
–
128
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 22 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 97 |
| HOU | 33 | 44 | 31 | 20 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Reed Sheppard
HOU
28
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+24
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending38.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.47
Impact Composite60.0
Hustle: 19.5Defense: 36.3Impact: 4.1
7-16 from 36 deflections+24 plus/minusheld opponents to 38.9% FGonly 22 pts allowed on 46.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Alperen Sengun
HOU
26
PTS
13
REB
11
AST
+23
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-13 (69.2%)
3PT1-2
FT7-8
TS%78.7%
eFG%73.1%
STL2
BLK3
TOV2
ORTG135
DRTG100
NET+35
Triple-Double69.2% FG3 blocks7 contested shots+23 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 54.3 possessions
Box Score
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 25:07 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10-19 | 53% | 1-7 | 14% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| Patrick Baldwin Jr. | 21:03 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -24 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 23:48 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | -9 |
| Drew Eubanks | 9:28 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Killian Hayes | 20:14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 11% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Precious Achiuwa | 30:07 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-11 | 27% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Malik Monk | 19:04 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -25 |
| Nique Clifford | 29:23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Keegan Murray | 8:37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -7 |
| Daeqwon Plowden | 24:27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Maxime Raynaud | 28:42 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 97 | 43 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 37-93 | 40% | 7-32 | 22% | 16-20 | 80% | — |
Devin Carter —
Doug McDermott —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason | 20:50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | +2 |
| JD Davison | 5:25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jeff Green | 14:35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Josh Okogie | 24:03 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | +30 |
| Isaiah Crawford | 17:15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Holiday | 20:28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +24 |
| Alperen Sengun | 32:03 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-13 | 69% | 1-2 | 50% | 7-8 | 88% | +23 |
| Reed Sheppard | 32:19 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9-21 | 43% | 7-16 | 44% | 3-3 | 100% | +24 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32:38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Kevin Durant | 27:54 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-3 | 100% | +7 |
| Clint Capela | 12:30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 44 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 47-86 | 55% | 17-39 | 44% | 17-19 | 89% | — |
Dorian Finney-Smith —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
SAC37/93 (40%)
Paint
20/44 (45%)
Mid
13/24 (54%)
3PT
7/32 (22%)
RA 60%ATB3 24%Paint 30%Mid 62%Corner 3 14%
HOU47/86 (55%)
Paint
25/39 (64%)
Mid
8/13 (62%)
3PT
17/39 (44%)
RA 56%ATB3 48%Paint 73%Corner 3 36%Mid 80%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Maxime Raynaud
5.8 min • 6 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Jabari Smith Jr.
held DeMar DeRozan
2.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Josh Okogie
vs Nique Clifford
2.3 min • 6 pts • 100%
| HOU Defense | Daeqwon Plowden | DeMar DeRozan | Drew Eubanks | Keegan Murray | Killian Hayes | Malik Monk | Maxime Raynaud | Nique Clifford | Patrick Baldwin Jr. | Precious Achiuwa | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.8m 6pts 75% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 3.0m 4pts 50% | — |
| Reed Sheppard | 1.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 33% | 3.6m 8pts 30% | — | — | 3.0m 6pts 100% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | 3.0m 4pts 100% |
| Kevin Durant | — | 1.4m 9pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 4.7m 5pts 20% | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Josh Okogie | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | 2.3m 6pts 100% | 1.7m 1pts 0% | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Tari Eason | — | 4.5m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% |
| Isaiah Crawford | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jeff Green | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Capela | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 1.5m 4pts 50% | 2.5m 9pts 57% | 2.1m 7pts 50% | 5.4m 2pts 100% | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | 4.5m 7pts 38% | 2.5m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = SAC leads
HOU Largest Lead
36
Q4 7:52
SAC Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:48
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 10:00 – Q2 0:20
+7 → +13
HOU 12-0 run
Q1 10:00 – Q2 0:50
+7 → +16
HOU 15-0 run
Q1 10:00 – Q2 1:35
+7 → +19
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 6:42 – Q2 7:54
+20 → +26