Emirates NBA Cup · West Group A

Final

Houston Rockets15-7111atSacramento Kings10-12120 winner

Tue, Dec 3, 10:00 PM ESTGolden 1 Center, Sacramento, CANBCSCA · Space City Home Network

West Group A

West Group A standings
Team	W-L	Diff
RocketsHOUWon group	3-1	+40
ClippersLACEliminated	2-2	+16
TimberwolvesMINEliminated	2-2	−13
Trail BlazersPOREliminated	2-2	−27
KingsSACEliminated	1-3	−16

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
HOU	28	27	29	27	111
SAC	21	33	42	24	120

Houston Rockets

111

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon BrooksF	24	8	3	0	0	0	3	3-6	2-3	0-0	-17
Jabari Smith Jr.F	36	6	7	1	0	1	0	2-8	2-7	0-0	-18
Alperen SengunC	32	24	8	6	1	0	2	10-20	1-2	3-4	-13
Jalen GreenG	34	28	7	3	1	0	4	9-14	5-8	5-5	-17
Fred VanVleetG	37	13	2	1	0	0	1	6-17	1-10	0-0	-21
Steven Adams	11	1	6	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	+9
Amen Thompson	24	3	6	1	0	0	3	1-5	0-0	1-4	+6
Tari Eason	25	16	12	1	3	0	1	5-15	1-5	5-6	-2
Reed Sheppard	11	6	0	1	0	0	0	3-5	0-2	0-0	+12
Aaron Holiday	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	2-2	2-2	0-0	+10
Jae'Sean Tate	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+6
Team		111	53	14	6	1	15	41-93	14-39	15-21

DNP: Jeff Green (coach's decision), Jock Landale (coach's decision), Jack McVeigh (coach's decision)

Sacramento Kings

120

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeMar DeRozanF	34	16	5	5	1	1	2	6-15	0-2	4-5	+17
Keegan MurrayF	40	13	7	1	0	3	1	5-11	3-5	0-0	+20
Domantas SabonisC	32	27	7	4	0	0	2	13-19	0-2	1-4	+8
Malik MonkG	35	17	2	12	1	0	0	5-10	4-8	3-3	+21
De'Aaron FoxG	37	22	6	7	3	1	3	9-19	4-6	0-0	+17
Isaac Jones	18	12	2	0	0	2	1	5-5	0-0	2-4	-12
Kevin Huerter	25	13	2	2	1	1	0	4-9	3-7	2-2	+3
Jae Crowder	12	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5
Jordan McLaughlin	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-2	-6
Doug McDermott	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Alex Len	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-6
Colby Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-6
Team		120	34	33	7	8	10	47-91	14-30	12-20

DNP: Keon Ellis (coach's decision), Orlando Robinson (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · SAC: 15
Biggest lead · HOU: 11
Times tied: 3
Lead changes: 11
Longest run · SAC: 11

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How they entered this matchup

Travel tax: HOUBody clock: HOU

HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,607 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
HOU is in game 1 of 3 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	SAC
Record	15-7	10-12
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	51h	49h
Rest swing	+2h	-2h
Travel in	1,607 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-2h	0h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 3	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	6	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. SAC's 1.

How each side got here1,607 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

HOU

1,607 mi

Houston, TXSacramento, CA

HOU came from Houston, TX with 1,607 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Houston, TX to Sacramento, CA

SAC

0 mi

Sacramento, CANo travel

SAC stayed in Sacramento, CA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Sacramento, CA

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 3 vs homestand 2 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 1 of 3 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles2,029 mi

SAC

Homestand

SAC is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: SACNBCSCAHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FMSACSactown Sports 1140 AMSiriusXM

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