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Kings face the Rockets on 4-game skid
By The Associated Press
Houston Rockets (17-8, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings
(6-21, 15th in the Western Conference)
Sacramento, California; Sunday, 10 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -12.5; over/under is 226.5
BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento heads into the matchup with Houston as losers of four
games in a row.
The Kings have gone 4-18 against Western Conference opponents. Sacramento is at
the bottom of the Western Conference with just 39.9 rebounds per game led by
Russell Westbrook averaging 6.7.
The Rockets are 10-7 in Western Conference play. Houston is the NBA leader with
16.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Steven Adams averaging 4.6.
The Kings score 111.7 points per game, 0.1 more points than the 111.6 the
Rockets give up. The Rockets average 12.0 made 3-pointers per game this season,
0.9 fewer makes per game than the Kings allow.
The two teams play for the second time this season. The Rockets defeated the
Kings 121-95 in their last meeting on Dec. 4. Alperen Sengun led the Rockets
with 28 points, and Maxime Raynaud led the Kings with 25 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: DeMar DeRozan is averaging 18.2 points and 3.4 assists for the
Kings. Raynaud is averaging 29.0 points over the last 10 games.
Sengun is averaging 23 points, 9.3 rebounds, seven assists and 1.5 steals for
the Rockets. Kevin Durant is averaging 31 points, six rebounds and five assists
over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 2-8, averaging 111.1 points, 41.2 rebounds, 24.3 assists,
9.5 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 120.2 points per game.
Rockets: 6-4, averaging 118.8 points, 49.0 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 8.2 steals
and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 112.4 points.
INJURIES: Kings: Drew Eubanks: out (thumb), Zach LaVine: out (ankle), Domantas
Sabonis: out (knee).
Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (ankle),
Tari Eason: day to day (oblique).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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