Game completed
Sacramento Kings5-1795at
Houston Rockets14-5121
Wed, Dec 3, 8:00 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXNBCSCA · Space City Home Network
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 26 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 95 |
| HOU | 28 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 121 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozanSF | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Keegan MurrayPF | 37 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Drew EubanksC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Zach LaVineSG | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Russell WestbrookPG | 28 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0-2 | -9 |
| Maxime Raynaud | 32 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-15 | 2-2 | 3-3 | -18 |
| Malik Monk | 30 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-19 | 5-8 | 0-0 | -30 |
| Nique Clifford | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | -21 |
| Keon Ellis | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Team | 95 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 40-97 | 10-34 | 5-10 |
DNP: Devin Carter, Doug McDermott, Dario Šarić, Dylan Cardwell (gleague twoway), Daeqwon Plowden (gleague twoway), Domantas Sabonis (injury), Dennis Schröder (injury), Isaiah Stevens (gleague twoway)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantSF | 32 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 5-5 | +12 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.PF | 35 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 4-6 | +24 |
| Alperen SengunC | 30 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11-20 | 0-1 | 6-7 | -1 |
| Josh OkogieSG | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +23 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 37 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +10 |
| Steven Adams | 18 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +7 |
| Reed Sheppard | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Aaron Holiday | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Clint Capela | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
| JD Davison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Jeff Green | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Team | 121 | 71 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 48-91 | 5-16 | 20-24 |
DNP: Isaiah Crawford (gleague twoway), Tari Eason (injury), Dorian Finney-Smith (injury), Tyler Smith, Fred VanVleet (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 26
- Biggest lead · SAC
- 6
- Times tied
- 9
- Lead changes
- 12
- Longest run · HOU
- 10
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- SAC has the rest edge with 2 days and 71h between games.
- SAC is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,607 mi from its previous stop.
- SAC is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
- HOU is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- SAC is in game 1 of 3 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | SAC | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 5-17 | 14-5 |
| Days rest | 2 days | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 71h | 47h |
| Rest swing | +24h | -24h |
| Travel in | 1,607 mi | 1,201 mi |
| Zone change | +2h | +1h |
| Body clock | 2h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 3 | Homestand · 1 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | 3 in 4 |
How each side got here
Travel and map
SAC
1,607 miSAC came from Sacramento, CA with 1,607 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.
Sacramento, CA to Houston, TX
HOU
1,201 miHOU came from Salt Lake City, UT with 1,201 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.
Salt Lake City, UT to Houston, TX
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
SAC
Road tripSAC is on game 1 of 3 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
HOU
HomestandHOU is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.
Where it aired
TV · streaming · radio
- Local TV
- League Pass
- Radio
League Passblacks out games in each team's home market and national-exclusive windows — those are the feeds listed above. How NBA TV works now →

