{"id":491479,"date":"2026-02-26T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/491479\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:05:11","slug":"rockets-128-97-kings-feb-25-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/491479\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets 128-97 Kings (Feb 25, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON — \u2014 Reed Sheppard<\/a> made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Alperen Sengun<\/a> had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Houston Rockets<\/a> beat the Sacramento Kings<\/a> 128-97 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant<\/a> added 21 points for the Rockets in their most-lopsided victory of the season. Houston has won two in row since blowing an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter at New York on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Russell Westbrook<\/a> scored 22 points for Sacramento, but 17 came in the first quarter. DeMar DeRozan<\/a> added 15 on a night he moved ahead of Paul Pierce into 20th place on the NBA’s career scoring list.<\/p>\n

The Kings were coming off a victory over Memphis that snapped their franchise-record 16-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

Westbrook was 8 for 14 in the first quarter, with his 17 points his most in a first quarter since getting that many against Utah on Feb. 9, 2020. But the rest of the Kings were 1 for 10 and Houston led 33-22. The Rockets then outscored the Kings 44-28 in the second, going 8 for 12 from 3-point range, to lead 77-50 at the break.<\/p>\n

Sengun had his third triple-double of the season and 11th of his career. Houston shot 54.7% from the field and hit 17 of its first 30 shots. <\/p>\n

The Rockets led by 36 points in the fourth quarter. <\/p>\n

The Kings lost starting forward Keegan Murray<\/a> to a left ankle injury in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Kings: At Dallas on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Rockets: At Orlando on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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