{"id":325617,"date":"2025-12-02T07:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/325617\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T07:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:25:07","slug":"sacramento-takes-on-houston-seeks-to-break-3-game-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/325617\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento takes on Houston, seeks to break 3-game slide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento Kings<\/a> (5-16, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (13-5, third in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento is looking to end its three-game losing streak with a victory over Houston.<\/p>\n

The Rockets have gone 6-4 against Western Conference teams. Houston leads the Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 49.2 boards. Steven Adams<\/a> paces the Rockets with 9.4 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The Kings have gone 4-14 against Western Conference opponents. Sacramento allows 122.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 11.1 points per game.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are shooting 47.9% from the field this season, 2.0 percentage points lower than the 49.9% the Kings allow to opponents. The Kings average 111.8 points per game, 0.6 more than the 111.2 the Rockets allow.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Alperen Sengun<\/a> is averaging 22.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 7.3 assists for the Rockets. Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 32 points, nine rebounds and five assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Zach LaVine<\/a> is shooting 49.1% and averaging 20.7 points for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan<\/a> is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 8-2, averaging 120.9 points, 49.4 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 9.4 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.8 points per game.<\/p>\n

Kings: 2-8, averaging 108.6 points, 39.8 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.0 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a>: out (ankle), Tari Eason<\/a>: out (oblique).<\/p>\n

Kings: Dennis Schroder<\/a>: day to day (hip), Domantas Sabonis<\/a>: out (knee).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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