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Rockets vow to let defense keep fueling offense vs. Kings
While the Houston Rockets remain entrenched as a top-10 team in both offensive and defensive ratings, there have been moments this season where effectiveness on one end of the court impacts the other.
The Rockets struck a better balance in their 125-105 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday, before they complete a two-game homestand Wednesday against the Sacramento Kings.
Houston shot a robust 57% while limiting the Jazz to 36.7% shooting, including 8 of 44 from behind the arc. The Rockets established an offensive groove in the early stages, and that bolstered a defensive effort that at times has wavered when shooting is wayward.
"Whether it's poor shooting or poor scoring for certain guys and the team in general, it seems to bleed over into our defense, and we can't have that," Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. "We need to maintain what we do there and let that fuel us on the other end."
The Rockets' defense led the turnaround from a sluggish start to the second quarter. After Utah shaved a 16-point deficit to 40-35, the Rockets reestablished control by running with abandon. Houston posted 14 fast-break points and had 26 points in the paint in the period, a performance that runs counter to a team that ranks 21st in fast-break points and 28th in the NBA in pace.
Jabari Smith Jr.'s 31 points (12-of-17 shooting), three blocks and three steals led the charge.
"We guarded extremely well in the first half, and that creates our own turnovers," Udoka said. "It's always good for us when we can do that. The kick-aheads were great; we showed three examples at halftime of the ball moving side to side, changing sides, and guys getting out running.
"We love that pace and love the aggressiveness and guys hunting shots, either 3s or getting to the basket. That was due to really good defense."
The short-handed Kings snapped a franchise-worst 16-game losing skid with their 123-114 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.
Sacramento previously announced that Zach LaVine (finger), Domantas Sabonis (back) and De'Andre Hunter (eye) were shelved for the remainder of the season, yet found the gumption to record its first victory since capping a four-game winning streak against the Washington Wizards on Jan. 16.
The Kings, mired in the Western Conference cellar, have three games remaining on their five-game road trip. The triumph against the Grizzlies provided a boost to their collective spirits.
"The next one is Houston, and we're going to go there and compete at a high level," Kings coach Doug Christie said. "First and foremost, the competition level has to be high. You meet the game with physicality, and then you share the ball.
"Two things that travel in the NBA are defense and rebounding. Shots may or may not fall. It's a different gym. The lights are different, the rims are different. But the two things that you can control are defense and rebounding, so it needs to get on that plane and go to Houston with us."
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Maxime Raynaud vs. Alperen Sengun (Kings gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Alperen Sengun blocks Maxime Raynaud's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-0 |
| 10:47 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:28 | | Keegan Murray blocks Reed Sheppard's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:26 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Tari Eason blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point putback layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Tari Eason assists) | 2-2 |
| 9:41 | | Jump ball. Alperen Sengun vs. DeMar DeRozan (Tari Eason gains possession) | ||
| 9:41 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 9:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:09 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 2-4 |
| 8:54 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point putback layup | 2-6 |
| 8:17 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Maxime Raynaud misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:15 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Maxime Raynaud draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | Tari Eason personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 4-6 |
| 7:41 | | Tari Eason misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:32 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Maxime Raynaud turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 4-8 |
| 6:58 | | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 6-8 |
| 6:37 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 6-11 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-11 |
| 6:03 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 8-14 |
| 5:49 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point stepback jump shot | 10-14 |
| 5:30 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 10-16 |
| 5:29 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:13 | | Keegan Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Clint Capela misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point running layup | 12-16 |
| 4:40 | | Clint Capela defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving layup | 12-18 |
| 4:19 | | Maxime Raynaud misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 13-18 |
| 4:08 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 14-18 |
| 4:08 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 15-18 |
| 3:54 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 15-20 |
| 3:34 | | Keegan Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Clint Capela misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Maxime Raynaud shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-21 |
| 3:23 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-22 |
| 3:14 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 17-22 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 17-24 |
| 2:48 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 19-24 |
| 2:30 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 19-26 |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 21-26 |
| 2:20 | | Aaron Holiday shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-26 |
| 2:00 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 22-29 |
| 1:39 | | Clint Capela blocks Russell Westbrook's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point putback layup | 22-31 |
| 1:12 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Daeqwon Plowden personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | Daeqwon Plowden personal foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-32 |
| 1:00 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-33 |
| 0:48 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Nique Clifford misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup | 22-35 |
| 11:23 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 22-38 |
| 10:55 | | Isaiah Crawford blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:54 | | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Isaiah Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Baldwin Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:38 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-41 |
| 10:24 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:07 | | Killian Hayes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:03 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Killian Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Isaiah Crawford shooting foul (Patrick Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:51 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +1 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-41 |
| 9:28 | | Isaiah Crawford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Isaiah Crawford shooting foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-41 |
| 9:20 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-41 |
| 8:59 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 25-44 |
| 8:52 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point dunk (Killian Hayes assists) | 27-44 |
| 8:41 | | Malik Monk shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-45 |
| 8:41 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-46 |
| 8:30 | | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point alley-oop layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 29-46 |
| 8:13 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Reed Sheppard offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot | 29-49 |
| 7:47 | | +3 | Killian Hayes makes three point stepback jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 32-49 |
| 7:35 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Maxime Raynaud misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point layup | ||
| 7:08 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:08 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Isaiah Crawford offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Crawford assists) | 32-51 |
| 6:49 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | Killian Hayes misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:38 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 32-53 |
| 5:59 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:59 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-53 |
| 5:43 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 35-53 |
| 5:18 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving layup | 35-55 |
| 5:18 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 5:18 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-56 |
| 5:04 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Precious Achiuwa personal foul (Loose ball) (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | Jeff Green misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 4:48 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point running layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 35-58 |
| 4:34 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Russell Westbrook's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:20 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 35-61 |
| 3:56 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-61 |
| 3:56 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-61 |
| 3:43 | | +3 | Alperen Sengun makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 37-64 |
| 3:29 | | +3 | Daeqwon Plowden makes three point jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists) | 40-64 |
| 3:06 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Daeqwon Plowden steals) | ||
| 2:59 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Aaron Holiday personal foul (Loose ball) (Maxime Raynaud draws the foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | Maxime Raynaud misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:58 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +1 | Maxime Raynaud makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-64 |
| 2:43 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 2:43 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-65 |
| 2:43 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-66 |
| 2:29 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists) | 43-66 |
| 2:04 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals) | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Daeqwon Plowden makes two point running dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 45-66 |
| 1:47 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 45-69 |
| 1:31 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 47-69 |
| 1:22 | | DeMar DeRozan flagrant 1 (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | Alperen Sengun misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:22 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 47-70 |
| 1:16 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 47-73 |
| 1:01 | | Nique Clifford misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup | 47-75 |
| 0:43 | | Daeqwon Plowden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 0:17 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point stepback jump shot | 47-77 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Nique Clifford makes three point stepback jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 50-77 |
| 0:00 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:27 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point layup | 52-77 |
| 11:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:45 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 55-77 |
| 10:24 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point reverse layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 55-79 |
| 10:01 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 57-79 |
| 9:49 | | DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-79 |
| 9:12 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-79 |
| 8:51 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 59-81 |
| 8:43 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 8:35 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point alley-oop layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 61-81 |
| 8:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving layup | 63-81 |
| 7:53 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 63-83 |
| 7:15 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point reverse layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 65-83 |
| 6:53 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 65-84 |
| 6:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 65-85 |
| 6:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 65-86 |
| 6:38 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point reverse layup | ||
| 6:36 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:18 | | +3 | Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 68-86 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 68-88 |
| 5:47 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-88 |
| 5:47 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-88 |
| 5:31 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 70-90 |
| 5:17 | | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 72-90 |
| 4:57 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 4:52 | | Nique Clifford turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:39 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Nique Clifford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point driving floating jump shot | 74-90 |
| 4:01 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 74-93 |
| 3:41 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 74-96 |
| 3:24 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:07 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 74-98 |
| 2:40 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point pullup jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 76-98 |
| 2:27 | | Nique Clifford personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals) | ||
| 2:14 | | Daeqwon Plowden misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 2:13 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 76-99 |
| 2:13 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 1:58 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:58 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-100 |
| 1:58 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 76-101 |
| 1:48 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 76-104 |
| 1:23 | | Killian Hayes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving hook shot | 76-106 |
| 0:54 | | Killian Hayes turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:43 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Aaron Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 76-108 |
| 0:22 | | Malik Monk misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 79-108 |
| 11:26 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Killian Hayes's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving reverse layup | 79-110 |
| 10:50 | | Malik Monk misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:38 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-111 |
| 10:20 | | Killian Hayes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point tip layup | 81-111 |
| 9:54 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 81-113 |
| 9:29 | | Daeqwon Plowden misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Josh Okogie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Daeqwon Plowden defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Daeqwon Plowden misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes two point tip layup | 83-113 |
| 8:49 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 83-116 |
| 8:49 | | Rockets delay of game violation | ||
| 8:27 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 85-116 |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving layup | 85-118 |
| 7:20 | | +3 | Nique Clifford makes three point pullup jump shot | 88-118 |
| 6:52 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Nique Clifford turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:39 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:25 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 5:55 | | Clint Capela turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals) | ||
| 5:49 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 5:47 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Drew Eubanks blocks Clint Capela's two point layup | ||
| 5:25 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:17 | | Killian Hayes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Killian Hayes misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | JD Davison misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Killian Hayes misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +3 | Isaiah Crawford makes three point running jump shot (JD Davison assists) | 88-121 |
| 4:20 | | Daeqwon Plowden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | JD Davison defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | +3 | Jeff Green makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 88-124 |
| 3:57 | | Nique Clifford misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Nique Clifford offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Nique Clifford misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:48 | | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Daeqwon Plowden steals) | ||
| 3:30 | | +2 | Nique Clifford makes two point running layup (Patrick Baldwin Jr. assists) | 90-124 |
| 3:03 | | Isaiah Crawford turnover (lost ball) (Nique Clifford steals) | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. makes two point running dunk (Nique Clifford assists) | 92-124 |
| 2:34 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point pullup jump shot (JD Davison assists) | 92-126 |
| 2:26 | | +2 | Daeqwon Plowden makes two point driving dunk (Killian Hayes assists) | 94-126 |
| 2:04 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Killian Hayes steals) | ||
| 1:57 | | Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | JD Davison defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | +2 | JD Davison makes two point pullup jump shot | 94-128 |
| 1:27 | | +2 | Daeqwon Plowden makes two point cutting dunk (Drew Eubanks assists) | 96-128 |
| 1:04 | | JD Davison misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Aaron Holiday shooting foul (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:58 | | Drew Eubanks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:58 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Drew Eubanks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-128 |
| 0:41 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Daeqwon Plowden defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Daeqwon Plowden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:03 |
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Josh Okogie defensive rebound | 0:27 |
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Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses two point tip layup | 0:27 |
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Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound | 0:27 |
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Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses two point tip layup | 0:28 |
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Patrick Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound | 0:28 |
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Daeqwon Plowden misses three point jump shot | 0:32 |
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Daeqwon Plowden defensive rebound | 0:39 |
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Aaron Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:41 |
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+ 1 | Drew Eubanks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:58 |
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Kings offensive rebound | 0:58 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 97 | 128 |
| Field Goals | 37-93 (39.8%) | 47-86 (54.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 7-31 (22.6%) | 17-39 (43.6%) |
| Free Throws | 16-20 (80.0%) | 17-19 (89.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 50 |
| Offensive | 16 | 9 |
| Defensive | 27 | 35 |
| Team | 9 | 6 |
| Assists | 22 | 29 |
| Steals | 9 | 6 |
| Blocks | 2 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 11 |
| Fouls | 16 | 14 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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R. Westbrook
PG 18
22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
A. Sengun
C 28
26 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST
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R. Westbrook PG | 15.1 PPG | 5.5 RPG | 6.4 APG | 42.8 FG% |
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R. Sheppard SG | 12.7 PPG | 2.6 RPG | 3.0 APG | 42.9 FG% |
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R. Westbrook PG | 22 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST | |
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R. Sheppard SG | 28 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Westbrook | 22 | 5 | 3 | 10/19 | 1/7 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 31 |
| D. DeRozan | 15 | 1 | 7 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 30 |
| M. Raynaud | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -13 | 22 |
| P. Achiuwa | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3/11 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -14 | 16 |
| K. Murray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 5 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Westbrook | 22 | 5 | 3 | 10/19 | 1/7 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 31 |
| D. DeRozan | 15 | 1 | 7 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 7/8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 30 |
| M. Raynaud | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -13 | 22 |
| P. Achiuwa | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3/11 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -14 | 16 |
| K. Murray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 5 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Clifford | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6/11 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 19 |
| D. Plowden | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -18 | 13 |
| M. Monk | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -25 | 18 |
| P. Baldwin Jr. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -24 | 10 |
| K. Hayes | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/9 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 10 |
| D. Eubanks | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 9 |
| D. McDermott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Stevens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 97 | 43 | 22 | 37/93 | 7/31 | 16/20 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 27 | -155 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 28 | 3 | 2 | 9/21 | 7/16 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +24 | 35 |
| A. Sengun | 26 | 13 | 11 | 9/13 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | +23 | 64 |
| K. Durant | 21 | 4 | 5 | 8/13 | 2/5 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 33 |
| J. Smith | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6/12 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 21 |
| T. Eason | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 14 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 28 | 3 | 2 | 9/21 | 7/16 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +24 | 35 |
| A. Sengun | 26 | 13 | 11 | 9/13 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | +23 | 64 |
| K. Durant | 21 | 4 | 5 | 8/13 | 2/5 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 33 |
| J. Smith | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6/12 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 21 |
| T. Eason | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 14 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Okogie | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5/7 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | +30 | 23 |
| A. Holiday | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +24 | 13 |
| J. Green | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 8 |
| I. Crawford | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
| C. Capela | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +19 | 6 |
| J. Davison | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 128 | 44 | 29 | 47/86 | 17/39 | 17/19 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 35 | +155 | - |
