SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Domantas Sabonis scored 27 points and Sacramento made 15 straight shots from the field to beat Houston 120-111 on Tuesday night and deny the Rockets the top seed in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

The shooting spree by the Kings turned an eight-point deficit late in the second quarter into a 12-point lead midway through the third to give the Kings their only win in four NBA Cup games.

De’Aaron Fox added 22 points, Malik Monk had 17 points and a career-high 12 assists, and DeMar DeRozan scored 16.

The Rockets won their first three games in the NBA Cup and could have clinched the top seed in the West with a win over the Kings. Houston will host Golden State in the quarterfinals.

Jalen Green scored 28 to lead Houston and Alperen Sengun added 24.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston had won three straight and 10 of 12 games before delivering a dud against Sacramento. The frustration led to coach Ime Udoka and Sengun getting ejected late in the fourth quarter.

Kings: Sacramento found its shooting touch after hitting less than 40% of its 3-point tries in six straight games. The Kings came into the day ranking sixth worst in the NBA by making 33.2% from 3 but went 14 for 30 against Houston.

Key moment

The Kings shooting run began shortly after a heated moment between the teams after a hard foul by Fox against Jabari Smith Jr. There were three technicals issued with Monk getting one for Sacramento and Smith and Dillon Brooks getting them for Houston.

Key stat

The Kings went nearly nine minutes of game action without missing a shot from the field. Sabonis and Fox each made four, DeRozan and Keegan Murray made three and Monk made one.

Up next

The Rockets play at Golden State on Thursday night. The Kings travel to face Memphis.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Domantas Sabonis (Jalen Green gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Fred VanVleet misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:39	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Jalen Green defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Alperen Sengun makes 17-foot jumper (Jalen Green assists)	0	2
11:02	Domantas Sabonis makes driving layup	2	2
10:51	Jalen Green makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	2	4
10:32	De'Aaron Fox misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:29	Jalen Green defensive rebound	2	4
10:25	Jalen Green lost ball turnover (De'Aaron Fox steals)	2	4
10:02	Domantas Sabonis misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:58	Jalen Green defensive rebound	2	4
9:40	Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:37	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	2	4
9:32	DeMar DeRozan misses running pullup jump shot	2	4
9:29	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	2	4
9:23	Keegan Murray blocks Dillon Brooks 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	2	4
9:21	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	2	4
9:13	Alperen Sengun misses 11-foot jumper	2	4
9:11	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	2	4
9:05	Domantas Sabonis misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:00	De'Aaron Fox offensive rebound	2	4
8:57	De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper	5	4
8:38	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	4
8:35	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	5	4
8:25	Domantas Sabonis misses 15-foot jumper	5	4
8:19	Jalen Green defensive rebound	5	4
8:19	Malik Monk shooting foul	5	4
8:19	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
8:19	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	5	6
8:07	Domantas Sabonis makes layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	7	6
7:55	Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	6
7:52	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	7	6
7:44	DeMar DeRozan misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	7	6
7:42	Jalen Green defensive rebound	7	6
7:30	Fred VanVleet misses driving layup	7	6
7:30	Rockets offensive team rebound	7	6
7:30	Domantas Sabonis loose ball foul	7	6
7:20	Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot hook shot	7	6
7:20	Kings defensive team rebound	7	6
7:12	De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup	7	6
7:09	De'Aaron Fox offensive rebound	7	6
7:09	De'Aaron Fox misses tip shot	7	6
7:09	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	7	6
6:59	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	7	8
6:52	Malik Monk makes driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	9	8
6:39	Keegan Murray blocks Jalen Green 's 1-foot driving layup	9	8
6:39	Kings defensive team rebound	9	8
6:39	Kings Full timeout	9	8
6:34	Alperen Sengun vs. Domantas Sabonis (Keegan Murray gains possession)	9	8
6:12	De'Aaron Fox misses 19-foot jumper	9	8
6:09	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	9	8
5:52	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	9	11
5:36	Dillon Brooks personal foul	9	11
5:36	Isaac Jones enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	9	11
5:36	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Keegan Murray	9	11
5:36	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	9	11
5:21	Domantas Sabonis misses layup	9	11
5:17	Steven Adams defensive rebound	9	11
5:14	Fred VanVleet makes 22-foot running pullup jump shot	9	13
5:02	DeMar DeRozan misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	13
5:02	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	9	13
4:55	Steven Adams loose ball foul	9	13
4:55	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	9	13
4:55	Dillon Brooks bad pass	9	13
4:45	Domantas Sabonis makes 2-foot layup (Malik Monk assists)	11	13
4:34	Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	13
4:31	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	11	13
4:25	Malik Monk makes 25-foot three pointer (Domantas Sabonis assists)	14	13
4:07	Jalen Green makes driving layup	14	15
3:52	Kevin Huerter misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	15
3:49	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	14	15
3:43	Dillon Brooks makes 16-foot two point shot	14	17
3:23	DeMar DeRozan makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	16	17
3:11	Jalen Green makes 25-foot three pointer	16	20
3:10	Kings Full timeout	16	20
3:10	Keegan Murray enters the game for Malik Monk	16	20
3:10	Jae Crowder enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	16	20
3:10	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Domantas Sabonis	16	20
3:10	Tari Eason enters the game for Dillon Brooks	16	20
2:50	Keegan Murray misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	16	20
2:47	Steven Adams defensive rebound	16	20
2:27	Fred VanVleet makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	16	22
1:59	Keegan Murray misses 9-foot two point shot	16	22
1:57	Steven Adams defensive rebound	16	22
1:51	Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	22
1:48	Tari Eason offensive rebound	16	22
1:46	Tari Eason bad pass (Kevin Huerter steals)	16	22
1:41	Kevin Huerter makes 24-foot three point shot (Jae Crowder assists)	19	22
1:20	Fred VanVleet makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	19	25
1:07	Kevin Huerter misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	25
1:03	Jalen Green defensive rebound	19	25
45.1	Tari Eason misses 22-foot three point jumper	19	25
41.0	Steven Adams offensive rebound	19	25
40.0	Isaac Jones blocks Steven Adams 's 1-foot two point shot	19	25
40.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	19	25
32.1	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	19	25
32.1	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	19	26
32.1	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Jalen Green	19	26
32.1	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	19	26
31.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	19	26
29.1	Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	26
26.1	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	19	26
26.1	Amen Thompson makes two point shot	19	28
5.1	De'Aaron Fox makes 11-foot two point shot	21	28
0.0	Fred VanVleet misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	28
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	21	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	28

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Golden 1 Center

Sacramento, CA

Date & Time

3:00 AM, December 4, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, NBC Sports CA, Space City Home Network

Attendance

15,019

Referees

John Goble, Marat Kogut, Jonathan Sterling

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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