{"id":398881,"date":"2026-01-10T08:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/398881\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T08:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:05:09","slug":"kings-take-on-the-rockets-on-7-game-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/398881\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings take on the Rockets on 7-game slide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets<\/a> (22-13, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings<\/a> (8-30, 15th in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Sacramento, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento enters the matchup with Houston as losers of seven straight games.<\/p>\n

The Kings are 6-24 against Western Conference opponents. Sacramento is 7-21 against opponents with a winning record.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 12-12 in Western Conference play. Houston leads the Western Conference with 16.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Steven Adams<\/a> averaging 4.5.<\/p>\n

The Kings average 10.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer makes per game than the Rockets give up (12.7). The Rockets are shooting 48.3% from the field, 1.3% lower than the 49.6% the Kings’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

The teams play for the third time this season. The Kings won the last matchup 125-124 in overtime on Dec. 22, with DeMar DeRozan<\/a> scoring 27 points in the win.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Russell Westbrook<\/a> is averaging 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.8 assists for the Kings. DeRozan is averaging 19.7 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant<\/a> is scoring 26.2 points per game with 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Rockets. Amen Thompson<\/a> is averaging 20.4 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting 56.5% over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 2-8, averaging 106.3 points, 41.1 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.4 points per game.<\/p>\n

Rockets: 5-5, averaging 112.5 points, 49.8 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Kings: Keegan Murray<\/a>: out (ankle), Domantas Sabonis<\/a>: out (knee).<\/p>\n

Rockets: Isaiah Crawford<\/a>: out (illness), Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Alperen Sengun<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/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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