Final

Houston Rockets27-13127atSacramento Kings21-20132 winner

Thu, Jan 16, 10:00 PM ESTGolden 1 Center, Sacramento, CATNT/truTV/Max

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
HOU	25	27	33	42	127
SAC	26	35	29	42	132

Houston Rockets

127

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon BrooksF	33	12	3	4	2	0	3	5-14	2-8	0-0	-2
Jeff GreenF	23	10	3	2	0	0	0	4-6	1-3	1-1	-4
Alperen SengunC	34	21	10	3	4	1	0	8-15	1-2	4-7	-21
Amen ThompsonG	41	20	10	5	2	1	3	8-12	0-0	4-4	-10
Jalen GreenG	34	28	5	4	0	1	4	10-20	4-8	4-5	-3
Cam Whitmore	23	9	3	3	0	1	2	4-9	1-3	0-0	+4
Tari Eason	24	16	4	0	1	0	0	6-10	1-4	3-5	+1
Steven Adams	14	5	5	2	0	2	0	2-2	0-0	1-2	+16
Aaron Holiday	14	6	3	1	1	0	2	2-5	2-5	0-0	-6
Team		127	46	24	10	6	14	49-93	12-33	17-24

DNP: Reed Sheppard (coach's decision), Jabari Smith Jr. (injury/illness), Jae'Sean Tate (coach's decision), Nate Williams (coach's decision)

Sacramento Kings

132

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeMar DeRozanF	38	33	5	4	0	0	2	12-23	2-4	7-7	+12
Keegan MurrayF	39	18	11	2	0	0	1	7-10	3-6	1-1	-3
Domantas SabonisC	38	20	14	7	0	1	3	8-13	1-1	3-4	+16
Malik MonkG	37	26	3	9	1	0	2	10-19	2-6	4-5	+8
De'Aaron FoxG	40	19	3	7	4	1	3	6-17	2-4	5-5	+1
Kevin Huerter	9	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	-1
Keon Ellis	11	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	+3
Trey Lyles	19	5	5	2	0	0	1	2-8	1-6	0-0	-4
Devin Carter	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-7
Team		132	44	32	5	3	12	49-98	14-33	20-22

DNP: Jae Crowder (coach's decision), Colby Jones (coach's decision), Isaac Jones (coach's decision), Alex Len (coach's decision), Doug McDermott (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · SAC: 16
Biggest lead · HOU: 4
Times tied: 8
Lead changes: 22
Longest run · SAC: 11

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: SACTravel tax: SACBody clock: HOU3 in 4: HOUNational TV

SAC has the rest edge with 50h between tipoffs, 25h more than HOU.
SAC is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,771 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -1h of zone shift.
HOU is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
HOU is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 880 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	SAC
Record	27-13	21-20
Days rest	B2B	1 day edge
Hours rest	25h	50h
Rest swing	-25h	+25h
Travel in	886 mi edge	1,771 mi
Zone change	-1h	-2h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 3	Homestand · 1 of 3
Miles before tip	880 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B3 in 4	—
Fatigue Index	8	3 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 8 vs. SAC's 3.

How each side got here886 mi vs 1,771 mi

How each side got here

HOU

886 mi

Denver, COSacramento, CA

HOU came from Denver, CO with 886 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Denver, CO to Sacramento, CA

SAC

1,771 mi

Milwaukee, WISacramento, CA

SAC came from Milwaukee, WI with 1,771 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Milwaukee, WI to Sacramento, CA

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

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 880 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip880 mi

Segment miles2,250 mi

SAC

Homestand

SAC is in game 1 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: TNT/truTV/Max
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FMESPN RadioSACSactown Sports 1140 AMSiriusXM

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