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DeMar DeRozan reaches 26,000 career points in Kings' victory over Rockets

By AP•Jan 12, 2026

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Amen Thompson goes full speed at the rim and dunks on Dylan Cardwell.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and became the 23rd player in NBA history to reach 26,000 points, helping the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 111-98 on Sunday night.

DeRozan reached the milestone in the second quarter.

Zach LaVine added 18 points, Russell Westbrook had 15 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, and Malik Monk also scored 15 points in the Kings' first victory of the year. They are 9-30.

Kings guard Dennis Schroder served the first game of a three-game suspension for a confrontation with Lakers star Luka Doncic after a game in Los Angeles on Dec. 28.

Amen Thompson had 31 points and 13 rebounds for Houston. Kevin Durant added 23 points, and Alperen Sengun had 19 points and nine rebounds. The Rockets have lost four of five to fall to 22-14.

Sacramento had a 78-76 advantage, but no team had a lead larger than five points through three quarters. Thompson made 7 of 9 shots from the field and 2 of 3 at the foul line for 18 points in the third quarter.

Malik Monk made back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Kings up, and Precious Achiuwa added a layup to make it 102-92 in the fourth quarter.

Up next

Rockets: At Chicago on Tuesday night.

Kings: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.

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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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HOU

SAC

36-84FG44-91

43Field Goal %48

7-303PT8-23

23Three Point %35

19-29FT15-20

19Offensive Rebounds18

25Defensive Rebounds27

23Assists25

4Steals4

5Blocks1

11Turnovers9

1Technical Fouls3

18Points Conceded Off Turnovers10

12Fast Break Points7

16Fouls22

4Largest Lead16

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	SAC	HOU
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Maxime Raynaud (Precious Achiuwa gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Zach LaVine makes 17-foot fade away jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	2	0
11:15	Aaron Holiday misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
11:12	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	2	0
11:03	Zach LaVine makes 27-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	5	0
10:50	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:46	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	5	0
10:36	Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	5	0
10:29	Alperen Sengun misses 1-foot two point shot	5	0
10:28	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	5	0
10:23	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot	5	2
10:23	Maxime Raynaud shooting foul	5	2
10:23	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1	5	3
10:06	Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	5	3
10:03	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	5	3
10:01	Aaron Holiday misses 23-foot running jump shot	5	3
9:56	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	5	3
9:52	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 4-foot two point shot	5	3
9:50	Rockets offensive team rebound	5	3
9:50	Maxime Raynaud loose ball foul	5	3
9:50	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	5	3
9:42	Kevin Durant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	5	5
9:29	Russell Westbrook traveling turnover	5	5
9:11	Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	5	7
8:46	Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	7
8:41	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	5	7
8:36	Zach LaVine out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	7
8:23	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	7
8:19	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	5	7
8:14	Zach LaVine misses running pullup jump shot	5	7
8:12	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	5	7
8:09	Zach LaVine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	8	7
7:49	Kevin Durant misses two point shot	8	7
7:46	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	8	7
7:42	Dylan Cardwell makes 3-foot running dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	10	7
7:24	Kevin Durant misses driving floating jump shot	10	7
7:21	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	10	7
7:08	Zach LaVine misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	7
7:04	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	10	7
6:48	Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Aaron Holiday assists)	10	9
6:39	DeMar DeRozan makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	12	9
6:28	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 10-foot jumper	12	9
6:28	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	12	9
6:15	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	9
6:11	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	12	9
6:09	Precious Achiuwa personal foul	12	9
6:09	Kings Full timeout	12	9
6:09	Steven Adams enters the game for Aaron Holiday	12	9
6:09	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	12	9
5:53	DeMar DeRozan kicked ball violation	12	9
5:41	Amen Thompson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	12	11
5:18	Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	15	11
4:56	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 2-foot driving dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	15	13
4:31	Russell Westbrook traveling turnover	15	13
4:31	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	15	13
4:17	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	15	16
4:16	Kings Full timeout	15	16
4:16	Keon Ellis enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	15	16
4:16	Nique Clifford enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	15	16
4:03	Dylan Cardwell misses 4-foot hook shot	15	16
4:00	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	15	16
3:46	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	15	18
3:33	Nique Clifford makes 2-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	17	18
3:09	Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	18
3:07	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	17	18
2:57	Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	18
2:54	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	17	18
2:37	Steven Adams offensive charge	17	18
2:37	Steven Adams offensive foul turnover	17	18
2:37	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Zach LaVine	17	18
2:37	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	17	18
2:37	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant	17	18
2:37	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	17	18
2:19	Drew Eubanks misses alley oop dunk	17	18
2:18	Drew Eubanks offensive rebound	17	18
2:17	Drew Eubanks makes two point shot	19	18
1:53	Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot	19	20
1:30	Drew Eubanks misses 4-foot two point shot	19	20
1:27	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	19	20
1:24	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)	19	23
1:24	Drew Eubanks loose ball foul	19	23
1:24	Malik Monk enters the game for Russell Westbrook	19	23
1:24	Alperen Sengun lane violation	19	23
1:14	Steven Adams defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	19	23
1:14	Malik Monk makes technical free throw	20	23
1:07	Malik Monk misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	20	23
1:05	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	20	23
57.9	Nique Clifford misses driving dunk	20	23
57.9	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	20	23
57.7	Precious Achiuwa makes two point shot	22	23
37.1	Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot two point shot	22	23
37.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	22	23
26.5	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	23
20.2	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	22	23
20.2	Alperen Sengun personal foul	22	23
20.2	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	22	23
20.2	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Steven Adams	22	23
20.2	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Alperen Sengun	22	23
1.9	Drew Eubanks misses 13-foot two point shot	22	23
1.9	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	22	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	23

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	SAC	HOU
12:00	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	22	23
12:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Josh Okogie	22	23
12:00	Steven Adams enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	22	23
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Aaron Holiday	22	23
11:48	Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	23
11:46	Steven Adams offensive rebound	22	23
11:46	Keon Ellis shooting foul	22	23
11:46	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	22	24
11:46	Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2	22	25
11:34	Precious Achiuwa makes driving layup (Malik Monk assists)	24	25
11:12	Alperen Sengun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)	24	28
11:02	Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	28
10:59	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	24	28
10:50	Amen Thompson traveling turnover	24	28
10:34	Drew Eubanks misses 16-foot hook shot	24	28
10:30	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	24	28
10:24	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	24	28
10:21	Steven Adams offensive rebound	24	28
10:10	Alperen Sengun misses driving layup	24	28
10:09	Rockets offensive team rebound	24	28
10:09	shot clock turnover	24	28
9:57	Nique Clifford misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	24	28
9:54	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	24	28
9:39	Steven Adams offensive foul	24	28
9:39	Steven Adams offensive foul turnover	24	28
9:39	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Keon Ellis	24	28
9:24	DeMar DeRozan makes 13-foot two point shot	26	28
9:09	Reed Sheppard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	26	28
9:09	Malik Monk defensive rebound	26	28
8:59	Precious Achiuwa misses 28-foot three point jumper	26	28
8:55	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	26	28
8:46	Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover	26	28
8:46	Kevin Durant enters the game for Amen Thompson	26	28
8:46	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	26	28
8:30	Malik Monk misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	28
8:27	Steven Adams defensive rebound	26	28
8:06	Josh Okogie misses driving layup	26	28
8:05	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	26	28
8:04	Dorian Finney-Smith makes tip shot	26	30
7:44	Drew Eubanks misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	30
7:41	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	26	30
7:36	Malik Monk makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	28	30
7:18	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	26	30
7:09	DeMar DeRozan makes driving layup (Precious Achiuwa assists)	28	30
6:53	Kevin Durant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	28	33
6:33	Malik Monk makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	30	33
6:17	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	33
6:13	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	30	33
6:09	Nique Clifford makes running layup	32	33
5:49	DeMar DeRozan personal foul	32	33
5:49	Kings Full timeout	32	33
5:49	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Drew Eubanks	32	33
5:49	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	32	33
5:49	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Steven Adams	32	33
5:49	Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard	32	33
5:49	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Josh Okogie	32	33
5:35	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	32	33
5:31	Malik Monk defensive rebound	32	33
5:24	Malik Monk makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	34	33
5:03	Kevin Durant makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	34	35
4:56	Doug Christie technical foul	34	35
4:56	Jabari Smith Jr. misses technical free throw	34	35
4:56	Kings defensive team rebound	34	35
4:46	Nique Clifford misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	34	35
4:44	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	34	35
4:37	Malik Monk makes 1-foot driving dunk (Precious Achiuwa assists)	36	35
4:26	Malik Monk shooting foul	36	35
4:26	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	36	36
4:26	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	36	37
4:13	Nique Clifford misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	37
4:09	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	36	37
3:52	Amen Thompson misses layup	36	37
3:49	Kings defensive team rebound	36	37
3:46	Amen Thompson technical foul	36	37
3:46	DeMar DeRozan makes technical free throw	37	37
3:35	Maxime Raynaud makes 7-foot hook shot (Malik Monk assists)	39	37
3:20	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	39	37
3:17	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	39	37
3:16	Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper	39	37
3:12	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	39	37
3:05	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	39	39
2:43	DeMar DeRozan makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	41	39
2:32	Aaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	41	42
2:10	Precious Achiuwa misses 29-foot three point jumper	41	42
2:10	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	41	42
2:06	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists)	41	44
1:54	Nique Clifford makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists)	43	44
1:38	Rockets Full timeout	45	44
1:36	Aaron Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper	45	44
1:36	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	45	44
1:32	Maxime Raynaud offensive foul	43	44
1:32	Maxime Raynaud offensive foul turnover	43	44
1:32	Zach LaVine enters the game for Nique Clifford	43	44
1:32	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	43	44
1:32	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	45	44
1:13	Alperen Sengun misses 3-foot two point shot	43	44
1:10	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	43	44
54.2	Dylan Cardwell makes 5-foot hook shot	45	44
44.9	Amen Thompson makes 7-foot driving dunk	45	46
35.2	DeMar DeRozan makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	47	46
24.5	Aaron Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper	47	46
21.6	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	47	46
21.6	Amen Thompson makes dunk	47	48
7.1	Aaron Holiday personal foul	47	48
7.1	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	47	48
3.1	DeMar DeRozan makes 15-foot fade away jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	49	48
0.7	Aaron Holiday misses heave jump shot	49	48
0.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	49	48
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	51	48

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	SAC	HOU
12:00	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Malik Monk	51	48
12:00	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	51	48
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Josh Okogie	51	48
11:40	Alperen Sengun misses driving layup	51	48
11:39	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	51	48
11:38	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	51	48
11:37	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	51	48
11:36	Amen Thompson makes tip shot	51	50
11:13	Zach LaVine makes 14-foot fade away jump shot	53	50
10:54	Alperen Sengun misses driving layup	53	50
10:53	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	53	50
10:52	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	53	52
10:41	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks DeMar DeRozan 's 11-foot two point shot	53	52
10:41	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	53	52
10:33	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot running jump shot	53	52
10:33	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	53	52
10:28	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive foul	53	52
10:28	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive foul turnover	53	52
10:15	Maxime Raynaud misses 10-foot hook shot	53	52
10:11	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	53	52
10:08	Amen Thompson makes running layup	53	54
10:08	Zach LaVine shooting foul	53	54
10:08	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1	53	54
10:03	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	53	54
10:00	Kevin Durant shooting foul	53	54
10:00	Precious Achiuwa makes free throw 1 of 2	54	54
10:00	Precious Achiuwa makes free throw 2 of 2	55	54
9:45	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	55	54
9:41	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	55	54
9:21	Zach LaVine lost ball turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	55	54
9:15	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot running jump shot	55	54
9:10	Zach LaVine defensive rebound	55	54
9:08	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	55	54
9:08	Zach LaVine misses free throw 1 of 2	55	54
9:08	Kings offensive team rebound	55	54
9:08	Zach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 2	56	54
8:51	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	56	56
8:40	Maxime Raynaud misses 6-foot hook shot	56	56
8:39	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	56	56
8:37	Maxime Raynaud makes tip shot	58	56
8:25	Amen Thompson makes 3-foot two point shot	58	58
8:25	Kings Full timeout	58	58
8:16	Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	60	58
7:59	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	60	61
7:41	Amen Thompson shooting foul	60	61
7:41	Zach LaVine makes free throw 1 of 2	61	61
7:41	Zach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 2	62	61
7:21	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Aaron Holiday assists)	62	63
7:09	Russell Westbrook makes 3-foot two point shot	64	63
6:54	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	64	63
6:51	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	64	63
6:45	Alperen Sengun misses layup	64	63
6:43	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	64	63
6:32	Kevin Durant shooting foul	64	63
6:32	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	65	63
6:32	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	66	63
6:13	Alperen Sengun makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	66	65
5:58	Zach LaVine misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	66	65
5:55	Kings offensive team rebound	66	65
5:55	Kevin Durant loose ball foul	66	65
5:55	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	67	65
5:55	Steven Adams enters the game for Aaron Holiday	67	65
5:55	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Alperen Sengun	67	65
5:55	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	68	65
5:40	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 12-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	68	67
5:28	Steven Adams kicked ball violation	68	67
5:28	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	68	67
5:18	Precious Achiuwa lost ball turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	68	67
5:10	Amen Thompson traveling turnover	68	67
4:43	DeMar DeRozan makes 20-foot fade away jump shot	70	67
4:24	Amen Thompson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	70	69
4:17	Dylan Cardwell makes 2-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	72	69
4:00	Amen Thompson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	72	69
3:58	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	72	69
3:49	Russell Westbrook misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	72	69
3:45	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	72	69
3:35	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	72	69
3:32	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	72	69
3:21	Precious Achiuwa makes 7-foot step back jumpshot (Dylan Cardwell assists)	74	69
3:01	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	74	69
3:01	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	74	69
3:01	Rockets offensive team rebound	74	69
3:01	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	74	70
3:01	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	74	70
2:49	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Dylan Cardwell 's 6-foot driving dunk	74	70
2:48	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	74	70
2:35	Zach LaVine misses two point shot	74	70
2:34	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	74	70
2:29	Amen Thompson makes 3-foot running dunk	74	72
2:29	Dylan Cardwell shooting foul	74	72
2:29	Rockets Full timeout	74	72
2:29	Nique Clifford enters the game for Zach LaVine	74	72
2:29	Malik Monk enters the game for Russell Westbrook	74	72
2:29	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Kevin Durant	74	72
2:29	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	74	73
2:06	Malik Monk misses 4-foot fade away jump shot	74	73
2:06	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	74	73
2:06	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	74	73
2:06	Dylan Cardwell misses free throw 1 of 2	74	73
2:06	Kings offensive team rebound	74	73
2:06	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	74	73
2:06	Dylan Cardwell makes free throw 2 of 2	75	73
1:47	Nique Clifford personal foul	75	73
1:35	Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper	75	73
1:31	Steven Adams offensive rebound	75	73
1:29	Aaron Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper	75	73
1:26	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	75	73
1:10	Dylan Cardwell bad pass turnover (Aaron Holiday steals)	75	73
1:05	Reed Sheppard makes running layup (Aaron Holiday assists)	75	75
40.7	Precious Achiuwa misses 23-foot three point jumper	75	75
40.7	Kings offensive team rebound	75	75
40.7	Dorian Finney-Smith flagrant foul type 1	75	75
40.7	Malik Monk technical foul	75	75
40.7	Reed Sheppard makes technical free throw	75	76
40.7	Dylan Cardwell misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2	75	76
40.7	Kings offensive team rebound	75	76
40.7	Dylan Cardwell misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2	75	76
40.7	Kings offensive team rebound	75	76
40.7	(00:40.7) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	75	76
38.9	DeMar DeRozan makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Malik Monk assists)	77	76
38.9	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	77	76
38.9	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 1	78	76
24.1	Precious Achiuwa kicked ball violation	78	76
15.6	Alperen Sengun misses 8-foot two point shot	78	76
12.0	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	78	76
10.3	Alperen Sengun misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	78	76
10.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	78	76
10.1	shot clock turnover	78	76
10.1	Zach LaVine enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	78	76
10.1	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	78	76
10.1	Josh Okogie enters the game for Steven Adams	78	76
10.1	Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard	78	76
10.1	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun	78	76
0.3	DeMar DeRozan misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	78	76
0.1	Kings offensive team rebound	78	76
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	78	76

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	SAC	HOU
12:00	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	78	76
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	78	76
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Josh Okogie	78	76
11:46	Reed Sheppard blocks Malik Monk 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	78	76
11:46	Kings offensive team rebound	78	76
11:40	Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)	81	76
11:17	Dylan Cardwell shooting foul	81	76
11:17	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	81	77
11:17	Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	81	77
11:13	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	81	77
11:06	Nique Clifford misses 25-foot three point jumper	81	77
11:01	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	81	77
10:57	Malik Monk misses driving floating jump shot	81	77
10:55	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	81	77
10:51	Amen Thompson shooting foul	81	77
10:51	Zach LaVine makes free throw 1 of 2	82	77
10:51	Zach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 2	83	77
10:42	Zach LaVine shooting foul	83	77
10:42	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	83	78
10:42	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	83	79
10:30	Nique Clifford makes 3-foot two point shot	85	79
10:30	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	85	79
10:30	Kevin Durant enters the game for Reed Sheppard	85	79
10:30	Nique Clifford misses free throw 1 of 1	85	79
10:27	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	85	79
10:06	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	85	81
10:06	Dylan Cardwell shooting foul	85	81
10:06	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1	85	82
9:54	Dylan Cardwell misses 4-foot floating jump shot	85	82
9:53	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	85	82
9:52	Dylan Cardwell misses tip shot	85	82
9:51	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	85	82
9:50	Dylan Cardwell makes two point shot	87	82
9:48	Rockets Full timeout	87	82
9:48	Steven Adams enters the game for Aaron Holiday	87	82
9:48	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Alperen Sengun	87	82
9:24	Dylan Cardwell shooting foul	87	82
9:24	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	87	83
9:24	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	87	84
9:10	Zach LaVine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	90	84
8:48	Russell Westbrook personal foul	90	84
8:48	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	90	85
8:48	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	90	85
8:45	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	90	85
8:34	Steven Adams blocks Dylan Cardwell's layup	90	85
8:33	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	90	85
8:32	Dylan Cardwell misses 4-foot tip shot	90	85
8:31	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	90	85
8:21	Russell Westbrook makes 8-foot two point shot	92	85
8:02	Kevin Durant misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	92	85
7:59	Steven Adams offensive rebound	92	85
7:57	Kevin Durant misses 27-foot three point jumper	92	85
7:53	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	92	85
7:51	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	92	85
7:46	Malik Monk defensive rebound	92	85
7:30	Dylan Cardwell misses alley oop layup	92	85
7:28	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	92	85
7:15	Zach LaVine misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	92	85
7:14	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	92	85
7:14	Dylan Cardwell personal foul	92	85
7:14	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	92	86
7:14	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Nique Clifford	92	86
7:14	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	92	86
7:14	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	92	86
7:14	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	92	87
6:57	Russell Westbrook misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	92	87
6:55	Steven Adams defensive rebound	92	87
6:38	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	92	87
6:37	Malik Monk defensive rebound	92	87
6:33	Zach LaVine steps out of bounds turnover	92	87
6:33	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Malik Monk	92	87
6:22	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	92	87
6:20	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	92	87
6:13	DeMar DeRozan misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	92	87
6:11	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	92	87
5:56	Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Amen Thompson assists)	92	89
5:56	Zach LaVine shooting foul	92	89
5:56	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	92	89
5:56	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	92	90
5:37	Maxime Raynaud makes 7-foot floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)	94	90
5:20	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Kevin Durant assists)	94	92
5:02	Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point jumper	94	92
4:58	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	94	92
4:49	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	94	92
4:49	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	94	92
4:49	Rockets offensive team rebound	94	92
4:49	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2	94	92
4:47	Kings defensive team rebound	94	92
4:47	Kings Full timeout	94	92
4:47	Malik Monk enters the game for Zach LaVine	94	92
4:34	Alperen Sengun blocks Maxime Raynaud 's 4-foot two point shot	94	92
4:33	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	94	92
4:28	Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	94	92
4:20	Malik Monk makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	97	92
4:05	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	97	92
3:49	Malik Monk makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	100	92
3:47	Rockets Full timeout	100	92
3:47	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Steven Adams	100	92
3:38	Kevin Durant misses 27-foot three point jumper	100	92
3:34	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	100	92
3:17	Precious Achiuwa makes 3-foot layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)	102	92
3:07	Alperen Sengun out of bounds lost ball turnover	102	92
2:54	Rockets Coach's Challenge	102	92
2:54	(02:54) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	102	92
2:54	DeMar DeRozan misses layup	102	92
2:54	Kings offensive team rebound	102	92
2:47	Aaron Holiday personal foul	102	92
2:35	Maxime Raynaud misses driving floating jump shot	102	92
2:34	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	102	92
2:33	Maxime Raynaud makes two point shot	104	92
2:22	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	104	94
2:01	Russell Westbrook makes 22-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	107	94
1:50	Aaron Holiday misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	107	94
1:46	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	107	94
1:42	Malik Monk personal foul	107	94
1:42	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	107	94
1:42	Rockets offensive team rebound	107	94
1:42	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	107	95
1:21	DeMar DeRozan misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	107	95
1:20	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	107	95
1:19	Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	107	95
1:18	Maxime Raynaud makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists)	109	95
1:10	Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper	109	95
1:07	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	109	95
1:06	Malik Monk blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 3-foot layup	109	95
1:06	Rockets offensive team rebound	109	95
1:02	Maxime Raynaud shooting foul	109	95
1:02	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	109	95
1:02	Rockets offensive team rebound	109	95
1:02	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2	109	95
1:00	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	109	95
43.0	Maxime Raynaud makes 5-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	111	95
36.6	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	111	98
11.3	shot clock turnover	111	98
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	111	98
0.0	End of Game	111	98

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Golden 1 Center

Sacramento, CA

Date & Time

2:00 AM, January 12, 2026

Coverage

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

Attendance

15,268

Referees

John Goble, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, Dannica Baroody

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

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

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