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Sheppard makes 7 3s, Sengun has a triple-double as Rockets rout Kings 128-97

By AP•Feb 26, 2026

Game Recap

Reed Sheppard drains 3 vs. Sacramento Kings

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.

Up next

Kings: At Dallas on Thursday night.

Rockets: At Orlando on Thursday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

Series tied 2-2

Regular Season Series

SAC at HOU

Thu, Dec 4

95 - 121

Final

HOU at SAC

Mon, Dec 22

124 - 125

Final

HOU at SAC

Mon, Jan 12

98 - 111

Final

SAC at HOU

Thu, Feb 26

97 - 128

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

SAC

HOU

37-93FG47-86

40Field Goal %55

7-323PT17-39

22Three Point %44

16-20FT17-19

16Offensive Rebounds9

27Defensive Rebounds35

22Assists29

9Steals6

2Blocks8

12Turnovers11

0Technical Fouls0

11Points Conceded Off Turnovers13

12Fast Break Points8

15Fouls14

2Largest Lead36

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	SAC
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	SAC
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Aaron Holiday	33	22
12:00	Isaiah Crawford enters the game for Clint Capela	33	22
12:00	Killian Hayes enters the game for Russell Westbrook	33	22
11:40	Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot	35	22
11:23	Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive foul	35	22
11:23	Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive foul turnover	35	22
11:10	Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	38	22
10:55	Isaiah Crawford blocks Precious Achiuwa 's 5-foot driving layup	38	22
10:54	Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound	38	22
10:45	Isaiah Crawford lost ball turnover (Patrick Baldwin Jr. steals)	38	22
10:38	Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	22
10:37	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	38	22
10:25	Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three pointer	41	22
10:24	Kings Full timeout	41	22
10:07	Killian Hayes misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	41	22
10:03	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	41	22
10:03	Precious Achiuwa misses tip shot	41	22
10:03	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	41	22
9:59	Precious Achiuwa bad pass turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	41	22
9:55	Alperen Sengun misses running layup	41	22
9:53	Killian Hayes defensive rebound	41	22
9:51	Isaiah Crawford shooting foul	41	22
9:51	Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	41	22
9:51	Kings offensive team rebound	41	22
9:51	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	41	22
9:51	Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	41	23
9:28	Isaiah Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper	41	23
9:28	Malik Monk defensive rebound	41	23
9:20	Isaiah Crawford shooting foul	41	23
9:20	Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 2	41	24
9:20	Malik Monk makes free throw 2 of 2	41	25
8:59	Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	44	25
8:52	Malik Monk makes 1-foot dunk (Killian Hayes assists)	44	27
8:41	Malik Monk shooting foul	44	27
8:41	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	45	27
8:41	Kevin Durant enters the game for Josh Okogie	45	27
8:41	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Nique Clifford	45	27
8:41	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Patrick Baldwin Jr.	45	27
8:41	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	46	27
8:30	Maxime Raynaud makes alley oop layup (Killian Hayes assists)	46	29
8:13	Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point shot	46	29
8:11	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	46	29
8:08	Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper	46	29
8:08	Reed Sheppard offensive rebound	46	29
8:04	Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper	49	29
7:47	Killian Hayes makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	49	32
7:35	Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	49	32
7:35	Malik Monk defensive rebound	49	32
7:25	Maxime Raynaud misses 5-foot floating jump shot	49	32
7:25	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	49	32
7:10	Alperen Sengun misses layup	49	32
7:08	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	49	32
7:08	Alperen Sengun misses tip shot	49	32
7:08	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	49	32
7:05	Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper	49	32
7:03	Isaiah Crawford offensive rebound	49	32
7:00	Kevin Durant makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Crawford assists)	51	32
6:49	Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper	51	32
6:47	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	51	32
6:45	Kings Full timeout	51	32
6:45	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	51	32
6:45	Jeff Green enters the game for Isaiah Crawford	51	32
6:45	Tari Eason enters the game for Alperen Sengun	51	32
6:45	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	51	32
6:40	Killian Hayes misses two point shot	51	32
6:38	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	51	32
6:19	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 7-foot fade away jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	53	32
5:59	Kevin Durant shooting foul	53	32
5:59	DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2	53	32
5:59	Kings offensive team rebound	53	32
5:59	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	53	33
5:59	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Killian Hayes	53	33
5:43	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	53	33
5:42	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	53	33
5:29	DeMar DeRozan makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Malik Monk assists)	53	35
5:18	Tari Eason makes driving layup	55	35
5:18	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	55	35
5:18	Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 1	56	35
5:04	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper	56	35
5:02	Rockets defensive team rebound	56	35
5:02	Precious Achiuwa loose ball foul	56	35
4:50	Jeff Green misses 2-foot reverse layup	56	35
4:48	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	56	35
4:40	Precious Achiuwa bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	56	35
4:37	Jeff Green makes running layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	58	35
4:34	Kings Full timeout	58	35
4:34	Daeqwon Plowden enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	58	35
4:21	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Russell Westbrook 's 6-foot two point shot	58	35
4:20	Tari Eason defensive rebound	58	35
4:06	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	61	35
3:56	Kevin Durant shooting foul	61	35
3:56	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	61	36
3:56	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	61	36
3:56	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Drew Eubanks	61	36
3:56	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	61	37
3:43	Alperen Sengun makes 28-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	64	37
3:29	Daeqwon Plowden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Maxime Raynaud assists)	64	40
3:06	Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Daeqwon Plowden steals)	64	40
2:59	Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot running jump shot	64	40
2:58	Kings offensive team rebound	64	40
2:58	Aaron Holiday loose ball foul	64	40
2:58	Maxime Raynaud misses free throw 1 of 2	64	40
2:58	Kings offensive team rebound	64	40
2:58	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Holiday	64	40
2:58	Nique Clifford enters the game for Malik Monk	64	40
2:58	Maxime Raynaud makes free throw 2 of 2	64	41
2:43	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	64	41
2:43	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	65	41
2:43	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	66	41
2:29	DeMar DeRozan makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists)	66	43
2:04	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Nique Clifford steals)	66	43
2:00	Daeqwon Plowden makes running dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists)	66	45
1:47	Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	69	45
1:31	Russell Westbrook makes 13-foot fade away jump shot	69	47
1:22	DeMar DeRozan flagrant foul type 1	69	47
1:22	(01:22) [Kings] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	69	47
1:22	Alperen Sengun misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2	69	47
1:22	Rockets offensive team rebound	69	47
1:22	Alperen Sengun makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	70	47
1:16	Tari Eason makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	73	47
1:01	Nique Clifford misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	73	47
1:00	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	73	47
50.8	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot	75	47
43.3	Daeqwon Plowden misses 26-foot three point jumper	75	47
40.9	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	75	47
32.9	Nique Clifford lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	75	47
17.0	Kevin Durant makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	77	47
0.7	Nique Clifford makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	77	50
0.0	Reed Sheppard misses heave jump shot	77	50
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	77	50
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	77	50

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	SAC
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jeff Green	77	50
12:00	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Daeqwon Plowden	77	50
11:43	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	77	50
11:40	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	77	50
11:29	DeMar DeRozan misses layup	77	50
11:27	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	77	50
11:26	Precious Achiuwa makes layup	77	52
11:14	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	77	52
11:13	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	77	52
11:05	DeMar DeRozan misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	77	52
11:02	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	77	52
11:00	Alperen Sengun out of bounds bad pass turnover	77	52
10:45	Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	77	55
10:24	Tari Eason makes 1-foot reverse layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	79	55
10:01	DeMar DeRozan makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	79	57
9:49	DeMar DeRozan personal foul	79	57
9:38	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot jump bank shot	79	57
9:37	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	79	57
9:26	Kevin Durant personal foul	79	57
9:17	Precious Achiuwa misses 27-foot three point jumper	79	57
9:16	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	79	57
9:12	Tari Eason shooting foul	79	57
9:12	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	79	58
9:12	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	79	59
8:51	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	81	59
8:43	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	81	59
8:35	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper	81	59
8:35	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	81	59
8:26	Maxime Raynaud makes alley oop layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	81	61
8:07	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	81	61
8:05	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	81	61
7:53	DeMar DeRozan makes driving layup	81	63
7:53	Rockets Full timeout	81	63
7:35	Kevin Durant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	83	63
7:15	Reed Sheppard personal foul	83	63
7:07	Maxime Raynaud makes 4-foot reverse layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	83	65
6:53	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	83	65
6:53	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 3	84	65
6:53	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 3	85	65
6:53	Kevin Durant makes free throw 3 of 3	86	65
6:38	Alperen Sengun blocks Precious Achiuwa 's 5-foot reverse layup	86	65
6:36	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	86	65
6:28	Kevin Durant out of bounds bad pass turnover	86	65
6:18	Nique Clifford makes 28-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	86	68
5:59	Reed Sheppard makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	88	68
5:47	Tari Eason shooting foul	88	68
5:47	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	88	69
5:47	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	88	69
5:47	Clint Capela enters the game for Tari Eason	88	69
5:47	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	88	69
5:47	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	88	70
5:31	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	90	70
5:17	Maxime Raynaud makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	90	72
4:57	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (DeMar DeRozan steals)	90	72
4:52	Nique Clifford out of bounds bad pass turnover	90	72
4:52	Malik Monk enters the game for Russell Westbrook	90	72
4:39	Kevin Durant misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	90	72
4:38	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	90	72
4:29	Nique Clifford makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot	90	74
4:01	Josh Okogie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	93	74
3:41	Precious Achiuwa misses 28-foot three point jumper	93	74
3:40	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	93	74
3:25	Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	96	74
3:24	Kings Full timeout	96	74
3:24	Patrick Baldwin Jr. enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	96	74
3:24	Daeqwon Plowden enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	96	74
3:07	Malik Monk misses driving floating jump shot	96	74
3:07	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	96	74
2:53	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 6-foot fade away jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	98	74
2:40	Nique Clifford makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Malik Monk assists)	98	76
2:27	Nique Clifford personal foul	98	76
2:27	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Kevin Durant	98	76
2:27	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	98	76
2:18	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Nique Clifford steals)	98	76
2:14	Daeqwon Plowden misses dunk	98	76
2:13	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	98	76
2:13	Patrick Baldwin Jr. transition take foul	98	76
2:13	Killian Hayes enters the game for Nique Clifford	98	76
2:13	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 1	99	76
1:58	Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul	98	76
1:58	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	99	76
1:58	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	100	76
1:48	Malik Monk misses 28-foot three point jumper	100	76
1:45	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	100	76
1:35	Aaron Holiday makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	103	76
1:23	Killian Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper	103	76
1:21	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	103	76
1:09	Reed Sheppard makes 8-foot two point shot	105	76
54.6	Killian Hayes out of bounds bad pass turnover	106	76
43.3	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	105	76
40.5	Aaron Holiday offensive rebound	105	76
33.7	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	107	76
22.1	Malik Monk misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	107	76
20.0	Clint Capela defensive rebound	107	76
4.3	Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper	107	76
1.6	Malik Monk defensive rebound	107	76
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	108	76

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	SAC
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Aaron Holiday	108	76
12:00	Isaiah Crawford enters the game for Clint Capela	108	76
12:00	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	108	76
11:48	Malik Monk makes 28-foot three point jumper (Precious Achiuwa assists)	108	79
11:26	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	108	79
11:25	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	108	79
11:17	Alperen Sengun blocks Killian Hayes 's 6-foot driving layup	108	79
11:15	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	108	79
11:09	Josh Okogie makes two point shot	110	79
10:50	Malik Monk misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	110	79
10:45	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	110	79
10:38	Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul	110	79
10:38	Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2	110	79
10:38	Rockets offensive team rebound	110	79
10:38	Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2	111	79
10:20	Killian Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper	111	79
10:19	Kings offensive team rebound	111	79
10:14	Precious Achiuwa misses driving floating jump shot	111	79
10:11	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	111	79
10:11	Precious Achiuwa makes tip shot	111	81
9:54	Alperen Sengun makes 9-foot two point shot	113	81
9:29	Daeqwon Plowden misses 15-foot jumper	113	81
9:28	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	113	81
9:13	Josh Okogie misses driving layup	113	81
9:11	Daeqwon Plowden defensive rebound	113	81
9:05	Daeqwon Plowden misses running layup	113	81
9:05	Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound	113	81
9:00	Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes tip shot	113	83
8:49	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	116	83
8:49	Rockets delay of game violation	116	83
8:27	Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	116	83
8:24	Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound	116	83
8:13	Reed Sheppard misses driving layup	116	83
8:11	Malik Monk defensive rebound	116	83
8:08	Precious Achiuwa makes 1-foot dunk (Malik Monk assists)	116	85
7:50	Jeff Green enters the game for Josh Okogie	116	85
7:50	Nique Clifford enters the game for Malik Monk	116	85
7:41	Jabari Smith Jr. makes driving layup	118	85
7:20	Nique Clifford makes 27-foot three pointer	118	88
6:52	Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	118	88
6:52	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	118	88
6:39	Nique Clifford out of bounds bad pass turnover	118	88
6:39	Rockets Full timeout	118	88
6:39	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	118	88
6:39	Clint Capela enters the game for Alperen Sengun	118	88
6:39	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	118	88
6:25	Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot	118	88
6:24	Rockets offensive team rebound	118	88
6:21	Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper	118	88
6:20	Kings defensive team rebound	118	88
6:06	Nique Clifford bad pass turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	118	88
5:55	Clint Capela bad pass turnover (Nique Clifford steals)	118	88
5:49	Drew Eubanks misses dunk	118	88
5:47	Clint Capela defensive rebound	118	88
5:25	Drew Eubanks blocks Clint Capela 's 3-foot layup	118	88
5:25	Rockets offensive team rebound	118	88
5:25	shot clock turnover	118	88
5:25	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard	118	88
5:25	JD Davison enters the game for Clint Capela	118	88
5:17	Killian Hayes misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	118	88
5:13	Drew Eubanks offensive rebound	118	88
5:12	Killian Hayes misses 10-foot floating jump shot	118	88
5:10	Jeff Green defensive rebound	118	88
4:53	JD Davison misses two point shot	118	88
4:51	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	118	88
4:45	Killian Hayes misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	118	88
4:42	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	118	88
4:36	Isaiah Crawford makes 23-foot running jump shot (JD Davison assists)	121	88
4:20	Daeqwon Plowden misses 27-foot three point jumper	121	88
4:18	JD Davison defensive rebound	121	88
4:08	Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	124	88
3:57	Nique Clifford misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	124	88
3:56	Drew Eubanks offensive rebound	124	88
3:51	Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	124	88
3:49	Nique Clifford offensive rebound	124	88
3:49	Nique Clifford misses 2-foot tip shot	124	88
3:48	Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound	124	88
3:35	Aaron Holiday bad pass turnover (Daeqwon Plowden steals)	124	88
3:30	Nique Clifford makes running layup (Patrick Baldwin Jr. assists)	124	90
3:03	Isaiah Crawford lost ball turnover (Nique Clifford steals)	124	90
2:58	Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes 4-foot running dunk (Nique Clifford assists)	124	92
2:34	Aaron Holiday makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (JD Davison assists)	126	92
2:26	Daeqwon Plowden makes 2-foot driving dunk (Killian Hayes assists)	126	94
2:04	Aaron Holiday bad pass turnover (Killian Hayes steals)	126	94
1:57	Nique Clifford misses 27-foot three point jumper	126	94
1:54	JD Davison defensive rebound	126	94
1:38	JD Davison makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	128	94
1:27	Daeqwon Plowden makes 3-foot dunk (Drew Eubanks assists)	128	96
1:04	JD Davison misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	128	96
1:03	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	128	96
58.4	Aaron Holiday shooting foul	128	96
58.4	Kings Full timeout	128	96
58.4	Drew Eubanks misses free throw 1 of 2	128	96
58.4	Kings offensive team rebound	128	96
58.4	Drew Eubanks makes free throw 2 of 2	128	97
41.5	Aaron Holiday misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	128	97
39.3	Daeqwon Plowden defensive rebound	128	97
32.1	Daeqwon Plowden misses 27-foot three point jumper	128	97
28.0	Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound	128	97
28.0	Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses tip shot	128	97
27.1	Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound	128	97
27.1	Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses tip shot	128	97
27.1	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	128	97
3.1	shot clock turnover	128	97
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	128	97
0.0	End of Game	128	97

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

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	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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