HOUSTON -- — DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and the Sacramento Kings overcome an early injury to Domantas Sabonis for their third straight victory, 113-103 over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.

Zach LaVine added 20 points for Sacramento. The Kings had a 13-3 run to push their advantage to 97-85 with 10 minutes remaining. LaVine and Keon Ellis had 3-pointers in that stretch and DeRozan scored the last five points.

Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Green added 24 points in the loss that ended a two-game winning streak.

Sabonis, who entered the game averaging 19.9 points and 14.4 rebounds, left about a minute into the game with a hamstring injury and didn’t return. He was running down the court when he pulled up and grabbed his left hamstring.

Takeaways

Kings: Sacramento used a balanced scoring attack to make up for the loss of Sabonis with six players finishing with at least 12 points.

Rockets: Fred VanVleet was rusty in his return after missing 11 games with a strained right ankle, going 1 for 8 with three points in 35 minutes. The veteran needs to get back on track quickly to help stabilize an offense that has struggled at times in his absence.

Key moment

LaVine’s 3-pointer late in the third quarter which started the big run that allowed the Kings to pull away.

Key stat

The Kings outscored Houston 58-44 in the paint.

Up next

The Rockets visit Oklahoma City on Monday night, and the Kings visit Dallas that night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Domantas Sabonis vs. Alperen Sengun (Dillon Brooks gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Alperen Sengun misses 11-foot two point shot	0	0
11:41	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	0	0
11:25	Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:25	Kings offensive team rebound	0	0
11:25	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:16	Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	1
11:14	Dillon Brooks offensive rebound	0	1
10:59	Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	1
10:57	Malik Monk defensive rebound	0	1
10:44	Kings Full timeout	0	1
10:44	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Domantas Sabonis	0	1
10:43	Malik Monk out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	1
10:30	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	2	1
10:10	DeMar DeRozan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	2	4
9:49	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	2	4
9:49	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	3	4
9:49	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2	3	4
9:49	Malik Monk defensive rebound	3	4
9:40	Malik Monk makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	3	6
9:33	Fred VanVleet misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	6
9:33	Kings defensive team rebound	3	6
9:15	Malik Monk makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	3	8
9:02	Jalen Green misses two point shot	3	8
9:00	Malik Monk defensive rebound	3	8
8:52	Malik Monk bad pass (Dillon Brooks steals)	3	8
8:47	Dillon Brooks misses running pullup jump shot	3	8
8:44	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	3	8
8:29	DeMar DeRozan makes two point shot (Malik Monk assists)	3	10
8:16	Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot two point shot	3	10
8:15	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	3	10
7:59	Keegan Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	10
7:57	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	3	10
7:47	Dillon Brooks lost ball turnover (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	3	10
7:43	Zach LaVine makes 2-foot dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists)	3	12
7:43	Rockets Full timeout	3	12
7:24	Dillon Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	12
7:23	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	3	12
7:12	Keegan Murray makes 28-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	3	15
6:51	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	15
6:49	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	3	15
6:36	Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	15
6:36	Keegan Murray offensive rebound	3	15
6:30	Keegan Murray makes 2-foot dunk	3	17
6:20	Alperen Sengun misses 18-foot jumper	3	17
6:19	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	3	17
6:16	Amen Thompson misses tip shot	3	17
6:15	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	3	17
5:59	Zach LaVine makes 12-foot two point shot	3	19
5:41	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	5	19
5:23	Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup (Zach LaVine assists)	5	21
5:08	Jalen Green makes 9-foot two point shot	7	21
5:01	Keegan Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	21
4:59	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	7	21
4:44	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	21
4:43	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	7	21
4:32	Malik Monk lost ball turnover (Fred VanVleet steals)	7	21
4:26	Amen Thompson makes two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	9	21
4:26	Kings Full timeout	9	21
4:26	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	9	21
4:26	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Dillon Brooks	9	21
4:26	Keon Ellis enters the game for Zach LaVine	9	21
4:26	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Keegan Murray	9	21
4:26	Trey Lyles enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	9	21
4:09	DeMar DeRozan misses 11-foot two point shot	9	21
4:08	Tari Eason defensive rebound	9	21
3:57	DeMar DeRozan shooting foul	9	21
3:57	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	10	21
3:57	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	11	21
3:36	Tari Eason shooting foul	11	21
3:36	DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2	11	21
3:36	Kings offensive team rebound	11	21
3:36	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	11	22
3:15	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	22
3:12	Tari Eason offensive rebound	11	22
3:07	Tari Eason makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	14	22
2:54	DeMar DeRozan misses 13-foot two point shot	14	22
2:52	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	14	22
2:44	Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	16	22
2:29	Trey Lyles misses 9-foot jumper	16	22
2:27	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	16	22
2:20	Keon Ellis shooting foul	16	22
2:20	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	16	22
2:20	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	22
2:20	Amen Thompson enters the game for Fred VanVleet	16	22
2:20	Zach LaVine enters the game for Malik Monk	16	22
2:20	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	17	22
2:07	Jake LaRavia misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	22
2:05	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	17	22
1:52	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	22
1:50	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	17	22
1:46	Zach LaVine makes two point shot	17	24
1:46	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	17	24
1:46	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	17	24
1:46	Zach LaVine makes free throw 1 of 1	17	25
1:20	Amen Thompson misses 9-foot two point shot	17	25
1:18	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	17	25
1:09	Trey Lyles misses layup	17	25
1:07	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	17	25
57.1	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	25
55.1	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	17	25
55.1	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk	19	25
45.1	Zach LaVine misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	25
41.0	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	19	25
36.0	Zach LaVine misses 4-foot two point shot	19	25
35.1	Zach LaVine offensive rebound	19	25
28.2	DeMar DeRozan misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	25
26.0	Trey Lyles offensive rebound	19	25
14.0	DeMar DeRozan misses driving layup	19	25
10.1	Steven Adams defensive rebound	19	25
9.0	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Steven Adams assists)	21	25
0.1	Keon Ellis misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	25
0.1	Kings offensive team rebound	21	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	25

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Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, March 2, 2025

Coverage

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

Attendance

18,055

Referees

Karl Lane, J.B. DeRosa, Robert Hussey

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

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

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