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By DAN BURCH
Posted Apr 02 2013 9:30PM

James Harden might be back in the lineup for the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, but they may not even need him.

The Rockets look to maintain their grip on a playoff spot when they meet the Sacramento Kings to start a three-game road trip.

Harden, fifth in the NBA with 26.0 points per game, missed his second straight contest Monday with a sore right foot. The Rockets didn't miss him at all, jumping out to a 25-point lead en route to beating Orlando 111-103 for their fifth win in seven games.

Houston (41-33) was also missing second-leading scorer Chandler Parsons, out with food poisoning, but the team never trailed as Omer Asik matched a career-high with 22 points and Jeremy Lin had 19 points and 11 assists.

"You can always do anything with any five players," Lin said. "It's just a matter of buying into it and going through the kinks of doing something new at this point."

The Rockets are seventh in the Western Conference and have been resting Harden to give his foot a chance to heal in time for the playoffs. Houston trails Golden State by one game for the sixth seed.

Harden said Monday his injury – suffered Feb. 12 against the Warriors – was "getting better every single day."

The Rockets have played once on the road over their last 10 games, a 103-94 loss to Memphis on Friday. They have struggled away from Houston, posting a 14-22 record that includes a 117-111 defeat to Sacramento on Feb. 10.

The Kings (27-47) have long been out of the playoff race, but the organization is fighting for something larger Wednesday. Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson will be in New York to present to NBA owners a plan to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle, including an ownership group and approved arena financing plan.

The owners meet in mid-April to vote on whether to accept a possible bid from Seattle that would clear the way for the Kings to relocate.

"Nobody knows if this story will last until the 18th and 19th, if it will end this week, if it will go to Seattle or if it will go to Sacramento," said James Ham, who covers the team for the website Cowbell Kingdom and was a producer of the documentary "Small Market, Big Heart," which chronicled Sacramento's fight to keep the Kings from moving to Anaheim. "There's no rhyme or reason to this story. It goes where it wants to go, and there's no stopping it.

"There is no end to this story yet. Their last chapter hasn't been told yet. And until it is told, I think a lot of people aren't sleeping well, be it Seattle, be it Sacramento, be it at the NBA offices."

Sacramento has been off since a 103-98 loss to the Lakers on Saturday in the opener of a five-game homestand. The Kings failed to win three in a row for the second time this season.

This game marks the first matchup since these teams completed a trade at the Feb. 21 deadline that sent Francisco Garcia, Thomas Robinson and Tyler Honeycutt to Houston in exchange for Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.

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Parsons leads Rockets to 112-102 win over Kings

By JEFF WEIDEL
Posted Apr 04 2013 1:42AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A few key components were back on the court for the Houston Rockets, and it made all the difference Wednesday night.

Chandler Parsons scored 29 points and James Harden added 21 to lead the Rockets to a 112-102 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Parsons and Harden, the team's two leading scorers, returned to the lineup to help the Rockets win their third straight and eighth in 11 games.

Parsons, who made 12 of 18 shots, had missed the previous game with food poisoning, while Harden had been nursing a foot injury. Harden also had nine rebounds and seven assists.

"It was great to have James and Chandler back," said Houston center Omer Asik, who had 19 points and 10 rebounds. "We knew we had to come in here and play hard. Sacramento has been playing well and they beat us last time. We had to come out tough right from the start."

Every game is an important one for the Rockets, who are in seventh place in the Western Conference, one game behind sixth-place Golden State, which defeated New Orleans. Both teams have seven games remaining.

Harden said his right foot felt fine, but his energy was a question mark. He showed plenty of energy in the opening quarter, getting off to a fast start with two 3-pointers and nine points to help the Rockets to a 27-26 lead.

"This was a big win for us on the road; we knew that Sacramento has been playing well lately," Harden said. "Golden State is doing a good job of keeping their lead and winning games. We need to do everything we can to keep winning going into the playoffs."

The Rockets received a solid game from point guard Jeremy Lin, who had 15 points and 10 assists. What the Rockets didn't expect was a big contribution from seldom-used rookie Terrence Jones, who had career highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Jones has played just 12 games this season and had 91 total minutes entering the game, including only three where he played more than 12 minutes.

Houston coach Kevin McHale said Jones had a good practice Tuesday, so he decided to reward the athletic forward with playing time, which led to 29 minutes.

"What can you say?" Lin said. "You're a rookie and you go to D-League 10 times. You don't play at all and you come off the bench with a double-double and a huge road win. That has to feel great. I couldn't be happier for stories and people like that because you spend months and months waiting for your turn and he really capitalized tonight."

Tyreke Evans scored 22 points and Marcus Thornton had 21 for the Kings, who have dropped two straight. DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points and fouled out late in the fourth quarter. Jason Thompson added 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Sacramento entered the game with a 6-5 record over the last 11 games, including wins over playoff-bound teams Chicago, the Lakers and Golden State.

"Those three or four days we had off was kind of hard for us to come back and to be in real game rhythm," Kings guard Isaiah Thomas said. "We started off slow and it kind of haunted us all night."

After the Kings cut an 11-point deficit to five, the Rockets responded. With time running out on the shot clock, Lin made a 3-pointer and Asik followed with a three-point play, giving the Rockets at 112-101 lead with 1:42 remaining.

Lin said he passed the ball to Jones in the corner, but by the time he got it back the shot clock was ready to expire.

"I was thinking you better pass that ball back to me rookie," said Lin with a smile. "I got it back and I was going to swing it, but there were only two seconds left. So I decided I better shoot and I let it go."

Ahead by three points in the fourth, the Rockets scored six straight. Jones scored twice from close range and Harden had an emphatic breakaway dunk following a Kings turnover, putting Houston ahead 102-93 with 5:45 left.

"This was a very bad loss for us and our fans," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "We played, but we didn't create the opportunity to win on the floor. They made the plays that won the basketball game and we didn't."

Asik scored the first seven points of the third for Houston. He finished with 11 points in the period to help the Rockets take an 88-82 lead into the fourth. Following a quiet first half, Evans had a huge third quarter with 16 points.

Harden scored 15 and had six assists, while Parsons had 14 points for Houston, which took a 59-55 lead into the break. Cousins had 14 points and six rebounds and Thornton had 13 points for the Kings.

Off the court, the uncertainty remains regarding the future of the Kings. A group from Sacramento and Seattle both made presentations in New York today with NBA commissioner David Stern and 12 owners.

The Seattle group, led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, made a 90-minute pitch accompanied by Seattle's mayor and a county executive.

The Seattle group has a pending agreement with the Maloof family to buy 65 percent of the team and move it back to the city the SuperSonics left in 2008.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and a potential ownership group - Vivek Ranadive, Mark Mastrov, Ron Burkle and Paul Jacobs - pleaded their case to keep the team in Sacramento.

Stern said both cities made strong presentations. The commissioner indicated that it's possible the league might not be able to decide the issue at their Board of Governors meeting later this month, which was the original target date for a decision.

Notes: There was a video tribute to former King Francisco Garcia during pre-game. Garcia played seven-plus seasons in Sacramento before being traded to Houston in February. . After missing a 10-game stretch for personal reasons, Kings reserve F James Johnson didn't play for the second straight game. . This was the second game in a five-game home stand for the Kings that ends April 10 against New Orleans. .. The Kings shot 8 of 23 in the third quarter, but were still only outscored 29-28.

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Notebook: Rockets 112, Kings 102

Russ Edmondson, for NBA.com
Posted Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:59 AM - Updated Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:59 AM

THE FACTS: The visiting Houston Rockets topped the Sacramento Kings 112-102 in front of a lively crowd of 12,377 at Sleep Train Arena on Wednesday night. The Rockets, who had their star James Harden return after missing two games with a sore right foot, pushed the pace and led for the majority of the game. Houston improved to 42-33 with the win while the Kings fell to 27-48.

QUOTABLE: "What can you say [about teammate Terrence Jones]? You're a rookie, you go to the D-League 10 times and don't play at all. And then he comes off the bench with a double-double in a huge road win. That has to feel great. I couldn't be happier for stories and people like that because you spend months and months waiting for your turn and he really capitalized tonight."
-- Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin on Jones. Jones hadn't played in a NBA game since Dec. 19 and had only played double figure minutes in a game three times all season -- the most recent Nov. 19. Jones played 29 minutes in this contest and made 6-for-11 shots from the floor.

THE STAT: The Kings scored 102 points and veteran shooting guard John Salmons scored zero of them in nearly 39 minutes of action. Salmons missed all four of his shots from the floor, grabbed one rebound and had five assists.

TURNING POINT: The Rockets lead had shrunk to just five points (106-101) late in the fourth quarter when Lin swished a 3-pointer as the shot-block buzzer sounded. There was 2:05 on the game clock and the momentum had turned. The shot put Houston up by eight points and they cruised the rest of the way. Lin finished with 15 points and 10 assists.

QUOTABLE II: "[Jones] had a really good practice before this and he's earned this. It wasn't given to him. He has had a rough way here and there is no way he doesn't play the next game."
-- Rockets forward Chandler Parsons on Jones' performance

HOT: Parsons lit it up in Sacramento, hitting 12-for-18 shots and finishing with 29 points. He made 3-for-6 from 3-point range and mixed in several dunks as well. Chandler also had five rebounds and four assists.

FANTASTY SPOTLIGHT: Kings big man Jason Thompson finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds in 32 minutes. He hit 6-for-12 shots from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line. Thompson also had two blocks and a steal.

ROOKIE WATCH: While Jones shined for Houston, rookie teammate Thomas Robinson didn't see any action. Robinson, a power forward, was the fifth overall pick by the Kings and he was traded to Houston on Feb. 20.

QUOTABLE III: "They have kind of a high octane offense. They started hurting us just on pick-and-rolls. Tyreke Evans was just playing downhill and getting to the foul line. We kind of got that straightened out and overall it was a good win for us."
-- Houston Rockets head coach Kevin McHale

NOTABLE: Houston veteran swingman Francisco Garcia played as a visitor in Sacramento for the first time. Garcia, a first-round pick by the Kings in 2005, was traded to the Rockets on Feb. 20. He was the longest tenured King at the time of the trade and he looked a little confused while dressing in the visiting locker room after the game. Garcia had played in 472 games in this building before tonight, but each time he had been on the home side. Garcia finished with three points, two rebounds, two steals and one assist in about 13 minutes of action. He received a huge ovation when he entered the game with two minutes remaining in the first quarter. "It was great. I had great years here and yes it felt funny (to play as a visitor). It's big [to now be on a team that is likely headed to the playoffs] -- just a different mentality. We're playing really good."

UP NEXT: For the Rockets, Friday @ Portland, Saturday @ Denver, Tuesday vs. Phoenix. For the Kings, Friday vs. Dallas, Sunday vs. Memphis, next Wednesday vs. New Orleans.

• Rockets: Delfino, White
• Kings: --

• Rockets: --
• Kings: --

• Lead Changes: 10
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #74 Curtis Blair, #65 Sean Wright
• Attendance: 12377
• Duration: 2:12

Houston Rockets (42-33)		Sacramento Kings (27-48)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Thompson vs Asik (Thomas gains possession)
	11:43	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
	11:43	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:41	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:40
Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)	11:21 [HOU 2-0]
	11:06 [SAC 3-2]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
Parsons Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)	10:49 [HOU 4-3]
	10:35	Thomas Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	10:15
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:15
Smith Jump Hook Shot: Missed	10:05
	10:05	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:57	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:55	Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	09:47	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
	09:45	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Smith Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:45
	09:38	Evans Layup Shot: Missed
	09:37	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:35	Evans Layup Shot: Missed
Lin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:33
Parsons Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lin (1 AST)	09:30 [HOU 6-3]
	09:16 [SAC 5-6]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lin (2 AST)	09:04 [HOU 9-5]
	08:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:42	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:41
Lin Running Jump Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:25	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:18	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:18	Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:13 [SAC 7-9]	Cousins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)
Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)	07:59
	07:51	Salmons Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:49
Parsons 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lin (3 AST)	07:42 [HOU 12-7]
	07:33	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:33
Harden Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:25
	07:24	Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:21 [SAC 9-12]	Thomas Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cousins (1 AST)
Lin Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)	07:07
	06:56	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:56
	06:41	Evans Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:41
Team Rebound	06:41
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:41 [HOU 13-9]
	06:17 [SAC 11-13]	Cousins Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Parsons (1 AST)	06:01 [HOU 16-11]
	05:50	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:48
	05:32	Evans Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:32 [HOU 17-11]
	05:32	Evans Substitution replaced by Thornton
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	05:32 [HOU 18-11]
	05:20	Cousins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lin (1 ST)
Lin Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:17 [HOU 20-11]
	05:08	Team Timeout : Short
Smith Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:55
	04:55	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:55	Team Rebound
Smith Substitution replaced by Motiejunas	04:55
	04:55 [SAC 12-20]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:41	Thompson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Lin Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)	04:33
	04:33	Team Rebound
	04:20	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:19
Parsons Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:08	Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:00	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:59
Motiejunas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)	03:49
	03:41 [SAC 14-20]	Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Asik Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (2 BLK)	03:27
	03:26	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:23 [SAC 16-20]	Cousins Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:12
Lin Substitution replaced by Jones	03:12
Asik Substitution replaced by Beverley	03:12
Beverley Running Hook Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:57	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:38 [SAC 18-20]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Cousins (2 AST)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	02:15
Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:14
Jones Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:12 [HOU 22-18]
Motiejunas Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:57
	01:57 [SAC 19-22]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:57	Thomas Substitution replaced by Douglas
Parsons Substitution replaced by Garcia	01:57
	01:57 [SAC 20-22]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Motiejunas Jump Shot: Missed	01:36
	01:35	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Motiejunas Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:27
	01:27 [SAC 21-22]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:27 [SAC 22-22]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:19	Salmons Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:19 [HOU 23-22]
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:19
	01:18	Team Rebound
	01:03 [SAC 24-23]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)
Jones Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Beverley (1 AST)	00:50.5 [HOU 25-24]
	00:32.9 [SAC 26-25]	Cousins Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Motiejunas Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)	00:21.9 [HOU 27-26]
Jones Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:05.3
	00:05.3	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:05.3	Team Rebound
	00:05.3	Thompson Substitution replaced by Patterson
	00:05.3	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:04.9
Motiejunas Layup Shot: Missed	00:01.0
	00:00.1	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (42-33)		Sacramento Kings (27-48)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed	11:43
Beverley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:43
Garcia 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anderson (1 AST)	11:36 [HOU 30-26]
	11:19 [SAC 29-30]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Douglas (1 AST)
Beverley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:02
Garcia Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:47
	10:47 [SAC 30-30]	Outlaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:47 [SAC 31-30]	Outlaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	10:41	Douglas Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	10:33	Aldrich Violation:Kicked Ball
	10:31	Aldrich Violation:Kicked Ball
Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Beverley (2 AST)	10:23 [HOU 33-31]
Jones Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:14
	10:04	Outlaw Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:04
Motiejunas Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Garcia (1 AST)	09:53 [HOU 35-31]
	09:44	Patterson Jump Shot: Missed
	09:43	Patterson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:43	Patterson Layup Shot: Missed
Motiejunas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:42
Jones Jump Shot: Missed	09:22
	09:22	Aldrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:18	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beverley (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	09:18
Garcia Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:10
Beverley Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:10
	08:59 [SAC 33-35]	Patterson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Douglas (2 AST)
Garcia Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Douglas (1 ST)	08:40
	08:35 [SAC 35-35]	Thornton Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Douglas (3 AST)
Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed	08:20
Jones Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:20
Jones 3pt Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:04	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:01	Douglas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	08:01
Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Asik	08:01
Anderson Substitution replaced by Harden	08:01
Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed	07:46
	07:46	Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:29 [SAC 37-35]	Outlaw Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)
	07:18	Douglas Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Beverley Substitution replaced by Lin	07:18
	07:18	Outlaw Foul: Inbound (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:18 [HOU 36-37]
Garcia Substitution replaced by Parsons	07:18
Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:18 [HOU 37-37]
	07:11	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:10
Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed	07:01
	06:57	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:42 [SAC 39-37]	Outlaw Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	06:22
Jones Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	06:20
	06:19	Patterson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Parsons Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:19 [HOU 38-39]
	06:19	Aldrich Substitution replaced by Cousins
Parsons Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:19 [HOU 39-39]
	06:08	Douglas Layup Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:08
Lin 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)	05:59 [HOU 42-39]
	05:34	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:32
	05:32	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:32	Douglas Substitution replaced by Thomas
	05:32	Outlaw Substitution replaced by Salmons
Asik Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Harden (5 AST)	05:14 [HOU 44-39]
	04:49 [SAC 41-44]	Cousins Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Asik Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (2 ST)	04:47
	04:44	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:43	Patterson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:42	Patterson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Lin 3pt Shot: Missed	04:25
Jones Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	04:24
Jones Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:23 [HOU 46-41]
	04:06 [SAC 43-46]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Patterson (1 AST)
	03:45	Thornton Substitution replaced by Evans
	03:45	Patterson Substitution replaced by Thompson
Asik Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lin (4 AST)	03:42 [HOU 48-43]
	03:27 [SAC 45-48]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:19	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Jones Substitution replaced by Smith	03:13
Lin Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:11
	03:05 [SAC 47-48]	Cousins Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)
Asik Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	03:05
	03:05 [SAC 48-48]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Lin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Evans (2 ST)	02:55
	02:55	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Parsons (1 BLK)
	02:48	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:36	Evans Jump Shot: Missed Block: Harden (1 BLK)
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:34
Harden Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lin (5 AST)	02:28 [HOU 50-48]
	02:11	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:11
	02:04	Thomas Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:04
Lin Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:04 [HOU 51-48]
Lin Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:04 [HOU 52-48]
Asik Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:51
	01:51	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:51	Team Rebound
	01:51 [SAC 49-52]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Parsons 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lin (6 AST)	01:41 [HOU 55-49]
	01:24	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:23
Asik Layup Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:04	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	00:58.0	Thompson Layup Shot: Missed
	00:56.9	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	00:55.7 [SAC 51-55]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Parsons Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Harden (6 AST)	00:37.4 [HOU 57-51]
	00:27.5 [SAC 53-57]	Thomas Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Harden Running Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:04.7 [HOU 59-53]
	00:00.0 [SAC 55-59]	Evans Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (42-33)		Sacramento Kings (27-48)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Harden Jump Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:39	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	11:31	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:31
	11:09	Evans Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	10:57	Cousins Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:57
Team Rebound	10:57
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:57 [HOU 60-55]
	10:44	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	10:43
	10:34	Thompson Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Lin 3pt Shot: Missed	10:20
	10:20	Team Rebound
Smith Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	10:20
	09:54 [SAC 57-60]	Evans Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	09:48	Cousins Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Lin Jump Shot: Missed	09:37
Team Rebound	09:37
	09:37	Cousins Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:37 [HOU 61-57]
	09:37	Cousins Substitution replaced by Aldrich
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:37 [HOU 62-57]
	09:22	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:22
	09:13	Thompson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	09:13 [HOU 63-57]
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:13 [HOU 64-57]
	09:05	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
	09:04	Aldrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:03	Aldrich Tip Shot: Missed
	09:01	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	09:01	Thompson Tip Shot: Missed
Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:00
Harden Jump Shot: Missed Block: Aldrich (1 BLK)	08:55
	08:54	Aldrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:49	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:46
Asik Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Parsons (2 AST)	08:41 [HOU 66-57]
Lin Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (3 FTA)	08:20
	08:20 [SAC 58-66]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 3 (5 PTS)
	08:20 [SAC 59-66]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 3 (6 PTS)
	08:20 [SAC 60-66]	Thomas Free Throw 3 of 3 (7 PTS)
Asik Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:02 [HOU 68-60]
	07:52	Thomas Running Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:51
Parsons 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Harden (7 AST)	07:38 [HOU 71-60]
	07:30 [SAC 63-71]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Thomas (3 AST)
Parsons Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Lin (7 AST)	07:20 [HOU 73-63]
	07:11	Evans Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	07:09	Evans Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:07 [SAC 65-73]	Evans Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Asik Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Lin (8 AST)	06:40 [HOU 75-65]
	06:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:21 [SAC 67-75]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Salmons (4 AST)
Lin Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:04 [HOU 77-67]
	05:53	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:52
Harden Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	05:37 [HOU 79-67]
	05:20 [SAC 70-79]	Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Asik Substitution replaced by Jones	05:03
	05:03	Aldrich Substitution replaced by Hayes
Smith Substitution replaced by Motiejunas	05:03
Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed	04:58
Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:56
Harden Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	04:48
	04:33 [SAC 72-79]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Thomas (4 AST)
Jones Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Evans (3 ST)	04:25
	04:22	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jones (1 ST)
Jones Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Harden (8 AST)	04:15 [HOU 81-72]
	03:59	Thomas Running Hook Shot: Missed
	03:58	Team Rebound
	03:52 [SAC 74-81]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Parsons Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Lin (9 AST)	03:46 [HOU 83-74]
Lin Foul: Personal (3 PF)	03:36
Harden Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:31
	03:31 [SAC 75-83]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	03:31 [SAC 76-83]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:09 [HOU 85-76]
	02:52	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	02:51
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:43	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	02:35 [SAC 78-85]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Thomas (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:30
Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Smith	02:30
Lin 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Parsons (3 AST)	02:14 [HOU 88-78]
	01:58	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	01:57
Parsons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Evans (4 ST)	01:53
	01:48	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:47	Team Rebound
Smith Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:47
	01:47 [SAC 79-88]	Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Lin Substitution replaced by Beverley	01:47
Parsons Substitution replaced by Garcia	01:47
	01:47 [SAC 80-88]	Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	01:24
	01:24	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	01:19	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Harden (2 BLK)
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:17
Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:06	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
Smith Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)	00:59.0
	00:59.0 [SAC 81-88]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
Smith Substitution replaced by Asik	00:59.0
	00:59.0 [SAC 82-88]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.8
	00:40.5	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)
	00:36.9	Thomas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garcia (1 ST)
Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)	00:26.9
Garcia Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:23.3
	00:23.3	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:23.3	Team Rebound
	00:23.3	Thompson Substitution replaced by Patterson
	00:23.3 [SAC 83-88]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Jones Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	00:01.3
Jones Tip Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Patterson Jump Shot: Missed
Beverley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:46
Parsons Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	11:33
	11:22	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	11:21
Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed	11:14
	11:14	Evans Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	11:02	Hayes Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Asik (1 ST)
Beverley Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:50 [HOU 90-83]
	10:28	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed
	10:28	Patterson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	10:24 [SAC 86-90]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)
Parsons Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Beverley (3 AST)	10:10 [HOU 92-86]
	09:52	Evans Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:51
Parsons Driving Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Beverley (4 AST)	09:43 [HOU 94-86]
	09:24 [SAC 88-94]	Thornton Running Hook Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Beverley Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	09:06
Beverley Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:06
	09:06	Evans Substitution replaced by Douglas
	09:06	Thomas Substitution replaced by Salmons
	08:54 [SAC 91-94]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed	08:30
	08:29	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:17	Douglas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garcia (2 ST)
Parsons Dunk Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Beverley (5 AST)	08:10 [HOU 96-91]
Jones Foul: Personal (3 PF)	07:49
	07:49
Beverley Substitution replaced by Lin	07:49
Garcia Substitution replaced by Harden	07:49
	07:40	Thornton Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
	07:40	Hayes Substitution replaced by Cousins
Asik Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Cousins (1 ST)	07:24
	07:12 [SAC 93-96]	Cousins Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Salmons (5 AST)
	06:54	Cousins Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Jones Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:41
Jones Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)	06:41
Jones Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:40 [HOU 98-93]
	06:21	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	06:20
Jones Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Parsons (4 AST)	06:04 [HOU 100-93]
	05:51	Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Asik (2 ST)
Harden Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Asik (1 AST)	05:48 [HOU 102-93]
	05:45	Team Timeout : Regular
Parsons Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:33
	05:30	Cousins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Lin Jump Shot: Missed	05:05
Jones Rebound (Off:7 Def:3)	05:04
Jones Putback Dunk Shot: Missed	05:04
Jones Rebound (Off:8 Def:3)	05:03
Harden Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)	04:57
Harden Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	04:57
	04:57	Douglas Substitution replaced by Thomas
	04:57	Patterson Substitution replaced by Thompson
	04:47	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:47
Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	04:40
Asik Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	04:33
	04:33 [SAC 94-102]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	04:33 [SAC 95-102]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
	04:23	Cousins Foul: Personal (5 PF)
	04:13	Thompson Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	04:13 [HOU 103-95]
Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:13 [HOU 104-95]
Asik Foul: Personal (4 PF)	04:08
	04:03	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	04:02
Parsons Slam Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Lin (10 AST)	03:58 [HOU 106-95]
Lin Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	03:46
	03:46 [SAC 96-106]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	03:46	Thornton Substitution replaced by Evans
	03:46 [SAC 97-106]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Lin Jump Shot: Missed	03:37
Team Rebound	03:36
	03:36	Salmons Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Harden Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)	03:17
Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:15
Parsons Floating Jump shot: Missed	03:12
	03:12	Evans Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:05	Evans Layup Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:8 Def:4)	03:01
Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Cousins (2 ST)	02:57
Asik Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)	02:53
	02:53 [SAC 98-106]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	02:53 [SAC 99-106]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Parsons Jump Shot: Missed	02:37
	02:37	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)
Jones Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	02:29
	02:29 [SAC 100-106]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	02:29 [SAC 101-106]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Lin 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)	02:03 [HOU 109-101]
	01:48	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:48
Asik Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Harden (9 AST)	01:45 [HOU 111-101]
	01:45	Cousins Foul: Shooting (6 PF) (1 FTA)
	01:45	Cousins Substitution replaced by Aldrich
Asik Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)	01:45 [HOU 112-101]
	01:40	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	01:40
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	01:19
	01:19	Aldrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Asik Foul: Shooting (6 PF) (2 FTA)	01:10
Asik Substitution replaced by Smith	01:10
	01:10	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:10	Team Rebound
	01:10 [SAC 102-112]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Harden Running Hook Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:47.9	Aldrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:45.9	Aldrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jones (2 ST)
Lin 3pt Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:25.8	Aldrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:16.9	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:15.8
Parsons Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)	00:02.0
End of 4th Quarter