HOUSTON -- — Reed Sheppard made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Alperen Sengun had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings 128-97 on Wednesday night.

Kevin Durant added 21 points for the Rockets in their most-lopsided victory of the season. Houston has won two in row since blowing an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter at New York on Saturday.

Russell Westbrook scored 22 points for Sacramento, but 17 came in the first quarter. DeMar DeRozan added 15 on a night he moved ahead of Paul Pierce into 20th place on the NBA's career scoring list.

The Kings were coming off a victory over Memphis that snapped their franchise-record 16-game losing streak.

Westbrook was 8 for 14 in the first quarter, with his 17 points his most in a first quarter since getting that many against Utah on Feb. 9, 2020. But the rest of the Kings were 1 for 10 and Houston led 33-22. The Rockets then outscored the Kings 44-28 in the second, going 8 for 12 from 3-point range, to lead 77-50 at the break.

Sengun had his third triple-double of the season and 11th of his career. Houston shot 54.7% from the field and hit 17 of its first 30 shots.

The Rockets led by 36 points in the fourth quarter.

The Kings lost starting forward Keegan Murray to a left ankle injury in the first quarter.

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Kings: At Dallas on Thursday night.

Rockets: At Orlando on Thursday night.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Maxime Raynaud vs. Alperen Sengun	0	0
11:44	Alperen Sengun blocks Maxime Raynaud 's 7-foot floating jump shot	0	0
11:43	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:22	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Russell Westbrook makes 8-foot fade away jump shot	0	2
10:47	Kevin Durant misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	2
10:46	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	0	2
10:43	Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	2
10:28	Keegan Murray blocks Reed Sheppard 's 4-foot layup	0	2
10:26	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	0	2
10:18	DeMar DeRozan misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
10:15	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	0	2
10:14	Tari Eason blocks Precious Achiuwa 's 1-foot two point shot	0	2
10:14	Tari Eason defensive rebound	0	2
10:05	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Tari Eason assists)	2	2
9:41	DeMar DeRozan vs. Alperen Sengun (Tari Eason gains possession)	2	2
9:41	DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	2	2
9:22	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
9:20	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	2	2
9:12	Reed Sheppard blocks Precious Achiuwa 's 3-foot driving layup	2	2
9:09	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	2	2
9:06	Kevin Durant makes running layup (Reed Sheppard assists)	4	2
8:54	Russell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	2
8:52	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	4	2
8:42	Kevin Durant misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	2
8:39	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	4	2
8:38	Kevin Durant makes two point shot	6	2
8:17	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	2
8:15	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	6	2
8:15	Maxime Raynaud misses two point shot	6	2
8:15	Kings offensive team rebound	6	2
8:15	Jabari Smith Jr. loose ball foul	6	2
8:12	Tari Eason personal foul	6	2
8:02	Russell Westbrook makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	6	4
7:41	Tari Eason misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	6	4
7:40	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	6	4
7:32	Russell Westbrook misses running layup	6	4
7:32	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	6	4
7:25	Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	6	4
7:24	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	6	4
7:21	Maxime Raynaud traveling turnover	6	4
7:11	Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot	8	4
6:58	Maxime Raynaud makes 5-foot floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	8	6
6:37	Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	11	6
6:23	Russell Westbrook makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	11	8
6:03	Kevin Durant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	14	8
5:49	Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	14	10
5:30	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	16	10
5:29	Kings Full timeout	16	10
5:29	Clint Capela enters the game for Alperen Sengun	16	10
5:29	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	16	10
5:29	Nique Clifford enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	16	10
5:29	Daeqwon Plowden enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	16	10
5:13	Keegan Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	10
5:11	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	16	10
4:46	Clint Capela misses 3-foot hook shot	16	10
4:45	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	16	10
4:41	Russell Westbrook makes running layup	16	12
4:41	Clint Capela defensive goaltending violation	16	12
4:27	Aaron Holiday makes driving layup	18	12
4:19	Maxime Raynaud misses 6-foot floating jump shot	18	12
4:17	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	18	12
4:08	Tari Eason shooting foul	18	12
4:08	Keegan Murray makes free throw 1 of 3	18	13
4:08	Keegan Murray makes free throw 2 of 3	18	14
4:08	Josh Okogie enters the game for Tari Eason	18	14
4:08	Keegan Murray makes free throw 3 of 3	18	15
3:54	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	20	15
3:34	Keegan Murray misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	20	15
3:33	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	20	15
3:24	Clint Capela misses 2-foot hook shot	20	15
3:23	Clint Capela offensive rebound	20	15
3:23	Maxime Raynaud shooting foul	20	15
3:23	Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2	21	15
3:23	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Keegan Murray	21	15
3:23	Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2	22	15
3:14	Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot fade away jump shot	22	17
3:00	Josh Okogie makes 3-foot two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	24	17
2:48	Russell Westbrook makes 6-foot two point shot	24	19
2:30	Kevin Durant makes 6-foot two point shot	26	19
2:20	Russell Westbrook makes 14-foot two point shot	26	21
2:20	Aaron Holiday shooting foul	26	21
2:20	Rockets Full timeout	26	21
2:20	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant	26	21
2:20	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	26	21
2:20	Patrick Baldwin Jr. enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	26	21
2:20	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1	26	22
2:00	Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	29	22
1:39	Clint Capela blocks Russell Westbrook 's 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	22
1:37	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	29	22
1:25	Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point jumper	29	22
1:22	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	29	22
1:22	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	31	22
1:12	Russell Westbrook misses 11-foot two point shot	31	22
1:10	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	31	22
1:03	Daeqwon Plowden personal foul	31	22
1:00	Daeqwon Plowden personal foul	31	22
1:00	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2	32	22
1:00	Malik Monk enters the game for Daeqwon Plowden	32	22
1:00	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2	33	22
48.7	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	22
45.8	Clint Capela defensive rebound	33	22
24.8	Josh Okogie misses 28-foot three point jumper	33	22
22.9	Malik Monk defensive rebound	33	22
0.0	Nique Clifford misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	22
0.0	Kings offensive team rebound	33	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	22

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Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, February 26, 2026

Coverage

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

Attendance

18,055

Referees

James Williams, Justin Van Duyne, Jonathan Sterling

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

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