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Houston Rockets17-9124atSacramento Kings7-22125 winner

Sun, Dec 21, 10:00 PM ESTGolden 1 Center, Sacramento, CANBCSCA · Space City Home Network

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The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
HOU	31	37	23	21	12	124
SAC	30	27	25	30	13	125

Houston Rockets

124

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin DurantSF	48	24	10	8	0	0	2	8-21	3-9	5-6	+2
Jabari Smith Jr.PF	36	18	5	2	2	0	0	6-16	4-11	2-3	-20
Alperen SengunC	41	28	6	3	2	2	4	12-17	0-1	4-6	+3
Josh OkogieSG	34	3	6	2	1	0	2	1-5	1-4	0-0	-3
Amen ThompsonPG	45	18	9	8	3	0	2	7-10	1-1	3-4	0
Tari Eason	16	16	3	3	1	0	0	6-8	3-3	1-2	-3
Reed Sheppard	34	15	2	4	0	0	3	4-13	4-9	3-3	+17
Clint Capela	12	2	6	1	0	0	1	1-4	0-0	0-0	-1
Team		124	54	31	9	2	14	45-94	16-38	18-24

DNP: Steven Adams, JD Davison, Jeff Green, Aaron Holiday, Jae'Sean Tate, Isaiah Crawford (coach), Dorian Finney-Smith (injury), Tyler Smith (coach), Fred VanVleet (injury)

Sacramento Kings

125

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Keegan MurraySF	47	26	4	0	1	0	1	9-14	3-4	5-5	+6
Precious AchiuwaPF	18	5	1	2	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	3-8	-3
Maxime RaynaudC	37	12	14	0	1	0	2	6-12	0-1	0-0	+3
DeMar DeRozanSG	40	27	4	9	2	1	1	9-17	1-2	8-9	+8
Russell WestbrookPG	29	21	13	4	2	0	4	8-24	5-12	0-2	+1
Nique Clifford	27	6	6	4	1	1	1	2-8	0-4	2-2	+4
Dylan Cardwell	21	2	4	0	0	2	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-3

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · SAC: 10
Biggest lead · HOU: 14
Times tied: 9
Lead changes: 12
Longest run · SAC: 12

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How they entered this matchup

Travel tax: HOUBody clock: HOU3 in 4: both

HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 886 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -1h of zone shift.
Both teams are navigating a 3 in 4 spot, which raises the fatigue floor on each side.
HOU is in game 4 of 6 on the road with 3,043 mi already logged before tip.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	SAC
Record	17-9	7-22
Days rest	B2B	B2B
Hours rest	29h	24h
Rest swing	+5h	-5h
Travel in	886 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-1h	0h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 4 of 6	Homestand · 2 of 4
Miles before tip	3,043 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B3 in 4	B2B3 in 4
Fatigue Index	8	4 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 8 vs. SAC's 4.

How each side got here886 mi vs 0 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

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 4 of 6 vs homestand 2 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 4 of 6 on the road, with 3,043 mi already behind it.

Game in segment4 of 6

Miles before tip3,043 mi

Segment miles4,301 mi

SAC

Homestand

SAC is in game 2 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: SACNBCSCAHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
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Radio: HOU790 AM / S: KLTN TUDNSACSactown Sports 1140 AMSiriusXM

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