Wednesday, April 13, 2016

8:00 PM ET - Toyota Center, Houston, TX

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18	26	20	17	81

34	30	28	24	116

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Kings vs. Rockets

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Harden Finds Howard

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Kings-Rockets Preview

By KEVIN MASSOTH
Posted Apr 12 2016 6:26PM

"See you in Golden State," was Jason Terry's message following the Houston Rockets' latest win, alluding to a possible postseason matchup against Stephen Curry and the top-seeded Warriors.

Maybe not if the Rockets can't slow down that other Curry first.

Seth Curry and the depleted Sacramento Kings hope to play spoiler Wednesday night when they visit Houston, which can clinch a playoff spot with a win on the regular season's final day.

The Rockets (40-41) regained control of the Western Conference's eighth and final postseason berth with Monday's 129-105 victory at Minnesota, one day after beating the Los Angeles Lakers 130-110.

They pulled even record-wise with Utah, which lost 101-92 to Dallas, but hold the tiebreaker based on conference records. Houston can wrap up a spot in the first round against Golden State with a victory Wednesday or a Jazz loss to the Lakers later in the night.

It has been a largely uninspiring season for the Rockets after they reached the West finals a year ago. But they played with a sense of urgency Monday when James Harden scored 34 points and Dwight Howard added 19 and eight rebounds.

Houston, which has traded wins and losses in its last eight home games, shot 55.8 percent as Harden made 12 of 21 shots, including 5 of 7 3-pointers. Howard finished 8 of 11, as did Trevor Ariza on the way to 21 points.

"We're trying to make the playoffs. The fire is under us and it's lit," said Patrick Beverley, who chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and four assists. "It's not how we wanted it to be at the end of the season where we start to try to do the right things, but better late than never."

The easy way for the Rockets would be pushing aside Sacramento (33-48), which will be without DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo and Darren Collison. All three are being rested after dealing with several nagging injuries this season.

The Rockets won the first two games of the season series, but Sacramento's 107-97 home win Dec. 15 snapped its seven-game skid against Houston.

Harden has averaged 38.7 points in the last seven games of this series, including 35.7 on 52.7 percent shooting this season. He has made 13 of 24 3s with 28 assists in the season series, though he has turned the ball over 19 times.

With a combined 52.8 points, 19.8 rebounds and 19.3 assists missing from their lineup from Cousins, Rondo and Collison, the Kings will likely turn to Curry again.

The third-year pro combined for about 36 1/2 minutes against the Rockets in the season series, but he has ignited Sacramento with an uptick of playing time down the stretch. Curry has scored 20 points in consecutive wins and has averaged 17.5 his last six games, up from 5 per game in his first 37.

He made 6 of 10 3s in Saturday's 114-112 victory over Oklahoma City and tripled his previous career high with 15 assists in Monday's 105-101 win at Phoenix.

"I had the ball, I was able to make some plays and show a different part of my game," he said after playing 38 minutes Monday, "and guys were doing a great job screening for me, finishing shots, stuff like that so they made me look good."

It's possible this is the final game as Kings coach for George Karl, who has been under fire for much of the season and has had his share of problems with Cousins. The 63-year-old Karl is fifth all-time with 1,175 wins, 35 shy of Pat Riley.

Rockets clinch playoff berth with 116-81 win over Kings

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Posted Apr 13 2016 11:39PM

HOUSTON (AP) After it looked as if they'd be heading home early just a week ago, the Houston Rockets are in the playoffs after securing the final Western Conference playoff spot on the last day of the regular season.

"A lot of people wrote us off, thought we weren't going to make the playoffs and here we are," James Harden said.

Harden scored 38 points to lead the Rockets to an easy 116-81 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night for the playoff spot.

The Rockets never trailed and had a 64-44 lead at halftime behind 16 points from Harden and 10 each from Dwight Howard and Michael Beasley.

They won their last three games to sneak into the playoffs after losing three of the previous four to fall behind Utah and into ninth place in the West. Houston will meet top-seed Golden State in the first round of the playoffs this weekend.

"We ... sat here at the beginning of the year thinking the playoffs wouldn't have been this big of a struggle, so we had expectations of making the playoffs," coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "So, now we have to get busy."

Ben McLemore had 24 points for the Kings, in what was likely coach George Karl's final game with the team amid reports that he could be fired as soon as Thursday. Karl went 44-68 since taking the job in February 2015, and this season is the 10th straight season in which the Kings did not make the playoffs.

Karl didn't address his job status directly, but did reflect on his time with the Kings and said he thinks they built a good foundation for the future.

"There were many, many more good days than bad days, but there's no question this season had a lot of negative to it," he said. "But I think I'm proud of how we've persevered and fought through it and actually became a stronger team as we finished the year."

The Rockets are in the postseason for the fourth straight year, but they certainly didn't have the regular season they had hoped for after reaching the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997 last season. They returned most of the pieces from that team that won 56 games, but weren't able to build on last year's success.

Things went wrong early this season and coach Kevin McHale was fired after the team won just four of its first 11 games. He was replaced by Bickerstaff, but it didn't lead to more consistent play and the Rockets were never able to keep pace with the elite teams in the West.

After a loss to the Suns on Thursday, it seemed likely that Houston would miss out on the playoffs. Instead, Utah dropped two of its next three games and the Rockets got back on track to win the remainder of their games and lock up the last postseason spot.

"We needed some big wins and guys got those," Harden said. "Tonight we played really well. Even though the Sacramento Kings were short-handed, we went out there and just took care of business. It's about us from here on out."

Sacramento was overmatched in this one from the start with Houston racing out to a 10-2 lead by the first media timeout. It wasn't surprising considering the Kings dressed just eight players, with DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo, Darren Collison, Rudy Gay and Caron Butler sitting out for rest, and Omri Casspi (strained right hamstring) and Marco Belinelli (sore right foot) missing the game with injuries.

Houston led by 21 in the third quarter when Harden scored the next 10 points, with two 3-pointers, to push it to 88-57.

That spurt gave Harden his fourth straight 30-point game, which ties a career high, and it was his 38th game this season with at least 30 points. He played less than a minute in the fourth quarter, and he and the rest of Houston's starters went to the bench for good after his 3-point play with about seven minutes remaining made it 103-71.

Harden set career marks in points (29), assists (7.5) and rebounds (6.1) to join LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to average at least 29 points, seven assists and six rebounds in a season.

TIP-INS

Kings: Eric Moreland did not play in the second half because of a sore left foot. ... James Anderson added 13 points. ... Willie Cauley-Stein had six points, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.

Rockets: Howard finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. ... Patrick Beverley had nine points and his six steals and 12 assists were both career highs. ... K.J. McDaniels added 11 points with four rebounds. ... Clint Capela had a career-high 17 rebounds.

HOWARD HELPS OUT

Howard hosted a blood drive on Wednesday to honor Turner sideline reporter Craig Sager, who is fighting acute myeloid leukemia. Howard visited donors at the drive after shootaround, and those who gave blood received a T-shirt featuring illustrations of Howard and Sager. Sager, who is receiving treatment in Houston, attended the game and received a loud ovation when he was introduced in the first quarter.

UP NEXT

Kings: Season over.

Rockets: Face Golden State in the first round of the playoffs.

SAC HOU

33.3% 48.5% 29.7% 28.6% 46.2% 63.2% FG % 3FG% FT %

	SAC	HOU
Total Rebounds	49	55
Offensive Rebounds	15	14
Turnovers	17	14
Fast Break Pts:	17	30
Biggest Lead:	0	38
Points in the Paint:	38	66

	SAC	HOU
p	McLemore 24	Harden 38
rb	Koufos 11	Capela 17
a	2 players 5	Beverley 12
s	Anderson 3	Beverley 6
b	Koufos 2	Capela 3

11/06 - HOU 116 @ SAC 110
12/05 - SAC 113 @ HOU 120
12/15 - HOU 97 @ SAC 107
04/13 - SAC 81 @ HOU 116

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Sacramento Kings (33-49)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
J. Anderson	F	37:12	5-12	1-5	2-6	-19	1	3	4	5	3	3	6	0	1	13
K. Koufos	F	33:25	6-13	0-0	0-0	-17	4	7	11	1	3	1	0	2	1	12
W. Cauley-Stein	C	31:20	3-10	0-0	0-0	-38	3	5	8	3	5	2	2	1	1	6
B. McLemore	G	39:52	10-20	4-9	0-0	-36	2	3	5	3	2	2	3	0	2	24
S. Curry	G	40:13	3-18	3-12	1-1	-38	1	5	6	5	1	0	5	0	1	10
Q. Acy		29:17	3-12	1-6	3-6	-16	0	8	8	2	0	2	1	1	0	10
D. Dukan		24:14	2-10	2-5	0-0	-8	2	2	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	6
E. Moreland		04:27	0-1	0-0	0-0	-8	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
C. Butler	DND - Rest
O. Casspi	NWT - Strained right hamstring
D. Collison	NWT - Rest
R. Gay	DND - Rest
R. Rondo	NWT - Rest
Total		240	32-96	11-37	6-13		15	34	49	21	17	11	17	4	7	81
			33.3%	29.7%	46.2%		team rebs: 12			total to: 20

Houston Rockets (41-41)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
T. Ariza	F	22:27	2-9	0-5	0-0	+9	2	2	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	4
D. Motiejunas	F	14:57	1-4	0-1	1-2	+10	1	3	4	2	0	0	2	1	1	3
D. Howard	C	25:08	7-9	0-1	0-0	+11	2	8	10	0	1	0	0	1	1	14
J. Harden	G	30:16	13-27	5-10	7-8	+22	2	2	4	4	3	0	1	0	1	38
P. Beverley	G	32:51	4-7	1-4	0-0	+26	1	3	4	12	3	6	1	0	0	9
J. Smith		16:25	2-4	0-2	0-0	+13	0	0	0	5	3	3	1	0	0	4
C. Capela		22:52	3-5	0-0	0-3	+25	5	12	17	1	2	0	1	3	0	6
J. Terry		14:19	3-8	3-7	0-0	+17	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	9
C. Brewer		17:43	1-3	0-2	0-0	+21	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	2
M. Beasley		16:38	4-8	0-0	2-2	+13	0	5	5	2	0	1	1	1	1	10
K. McDaniels		12:00	4-4	1-1	2-4	+7	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
M. Harrell		07:15	2-5	0-0	0-0	+3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
A. Goudelock		07:09	1-4	0-2	0-0	+3	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	2
Total		240	47-97	10-35	12-19		14	41	55	33	15	11	14	7	4	116
			48.5%	28.6%	63.2%		team rebs: 12			total to: 14

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Kings: Belinelli, Cousins
Rockets: Dekker, Jones

technical fouls

Kings: --
Rockets: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

arena stats

Arena: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #63 Derek Richardson, #6 Tony Brown
Attendance: 18311
Duration: 2:00

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Sacramento Kings (33-49)		Houston Rockets (41-41)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs Koufos (Anderson gains possession)
Koufos Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Motiejunas (1 BLK)	11:36
	11:35	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:24 [HOU 2-0]	Motiejunas Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beverley (1 AST)
Curry Floating Jump shot: Missed	11:11
	11:10	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:08 [HOU 4-0]	Harden Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	10:41
Team Rebound	10:41
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:41
	10:19 [HOU 6-0]	Howard Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Motiejunas (1 AST)
Koufos Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McLemore (1 AST)	10:04 [SAC 2-6]
	09:50	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Cauley-Stein Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:49
McLemore Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot: Missed	09:37
	09:37	Team Rebound
McLemore Foul: Personal (1 PF) (T Brown)	09:20
	09:13	Harden Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	09:11	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:08	Motiejunas Hook Shot: Missed Block: Cauley-Stein (1 BLK)
	09:07	Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Cauley-Stein Foul: Personal (1 PF) (D Crawford)	09:06
	09:01 [HOU 8-2]	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Curry Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beverley (1 ST)	08:50
	08:46 [HOU 10-2]	Beverley Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:46
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anderson (1 AST)	08:23 [SAC 5-10]
	08:17	Beverley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Cauley-Stein (1 ST)
Curry Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	08:11
	08:04 [HOU 12-5]	Howard Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Beverley (2 AST)
Cauley-Stein Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:49	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:41 [HOU 15-5]	Beverley 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)
Cauley-Stein Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:32
Cauley-Stein Foul: Shooting Block (2 PF) (2 FTA) (D Richardson)	07:27
	07:27 [HOU 16-5]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Cauley-Stein Substitution replaced by Acy	07:27
	07:27 [HOU 17-5]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Koufos Floating Jump shot: Missed	07:16
	07:15	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:07	Harden Floating Jump shot: Missed
	07:06	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:05	Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Koufos (1 BLK)
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:02
McLemore 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anderson (2 AST)	06:52 [SAC 8-17]
	06:39 [HOU 20-8]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
McLemore Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA) (D Richardson)	06:39
	06:39	Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Smith
	06:39 [HOU 21-8]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Curry Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	06:28
McLemore Substitution replaced by Dukan	06:28
	06:19	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:18
Acy 3pt Shot: Missed	06:07
Dukan Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:06
	06:04	Smith Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (D Richardson)
Acy Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:04
Team Rebound	06:04
Acy Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:04 [SAC 9-21]
	05:50	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:49
Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	05:34 [SAC 12-21]
	05:14	Smith Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
	05:00	Howard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brown)
Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	05:00 [SAC 13-21]
Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:00
	05:00	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:48	Ariza Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Acy (1 ST)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:43
	04:42	Team Rebound
	04:28	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:27	Team Rebound
	04:27	Howard Substitution replaced by Capela
Koufos Substitution replaced by Moreland	04:27
	04:16	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Moreland Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:15
Anderson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	03:58
	03:53	Harden Running Layup Shot: Missed
	03:51	Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:50 [HOU 23-13]	Ariza Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:36	Capela Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:28	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:27	Capela Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:23 [HOU 26-13]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Capela (1 AST)
	03:09	Beverley Foul: Personal (1 PF) (D Richardson)
	03:09	Beverley Substitution replaced by Terry
	03:09	Ariza Substitution replaced by Brewer
Acy 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Moreland (1 AST)	02:55 [SAC 16-26]
	02:40 [HOU 28-16]	Capela Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Dukan Jump Shot: Missed	02:17
Team Rebound	02:16
	02:16	Team Timeout : Regular
Anderson Substitution replaced by McLemore	02:16
Acy 3pt Shot: Missed	02:14
Team Rebound	02:14
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	02:14
	02:02	Terry Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Dukan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:01
Dukan Pullup Jump shot: Missed	01:48
	01:47	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:41 [HOU 30-16]	Harden Running Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)
McLemore Cutting Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Acy (1 AST)	01:30 [SAC 18-30]
Moreland Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA) (D Richardson)	01:13
	01:13 [HOU 31-18]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	01:13	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:13
Curry Pullup Jump shot: Missed	00:56.9
Moreland Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:55.8
Moreland Hook Shot: Missed Block: Capela (1 BLK)	00:53.9
Moreland Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:51.9
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:46.9
	00:44.9	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:38.6 [HOU 34-18]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:20.8
	00:20.5	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:03.9	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:02.1
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (33-49)		Houston Rockets (41-41)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45 [HOU 36-18]	Beasley Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beverley (3 AST)
Dukan Jump Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:22	Beverley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:18 [HOU 38-18]	Brewer Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beverley (4 AST)
McLemore Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beverley (2 ST)	10:56
	10:52 [HOU 40-18]	Beverley Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
McLemore Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:35
Cauley-Stein Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:34
Cauley-Stein Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:34 [SAC 20-40]
	10:23	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Cauley-Stein Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:22
Dukan 3pt Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:16	Team Rebound
Acy Substitution replaced by Koufos	10:16
	10:00	Beasley Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:59
Dukan Substitution replaced by Acy	09:45
Curry Substitution replaced by Anderson	09:45
Acy 3pt Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:39	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:31 [HOU 43-20]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)
Acy Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:11	Capela Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:07	Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Anderson (1 ST)
Cauley-Stein Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:58
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:57
Koufos Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:57 [SAC 22-43]
	08:46	Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:45	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:45 [HOU 45-22]	Capela Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:40
McLemore 3pt Shot: Missed	08:26
	08:24	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Koufos Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brown)	08:17
	08:17 [HOU 46-22]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:17 [HOU 47-22]	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Anderson Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:59
	07:57	Team Rebound
	07:43 [HOU 49-22]	Beasley Cutting Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)
Anderson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)	07:21
	07:16	Beasley Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Acy (1 BLK)
	07:16	Team Rebound
Acy Substitution replaced by Curry	07:16
	07:09	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:06
	07:05	Beverley Foul: Personal (2 PF) (D Crawford)
Koufos Cutting Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Cauley-Stein (1 AST)	06:50 [SAC 24-49]
	06:27	Beasley Cutting Layup Shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:26
Anderson Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)	06:17
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:15
Koufos Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:15 [SAC 26-49]
	06:06 [HOU 51-26]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Beverley (5 AST)
Cauley-Stein Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Curry (1 AST)	06:00 [SAC 28-51]
	05:48 [HOU 54-28]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	05:35	Capela Foul: Personal (1 PF) (D Crawford)
	05:35
	05:35	Capela Substitution replaced by Ariza
	05:35	Terry Substitution replaced by Howard
	05:35	Brewer Substitution replaced by Harden
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:21
	05:03 [HOU 56-28]	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)
Curry Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:51
	04:50	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:43	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:42	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Koufos Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF) (D Richardson)	04:42
	04:29	Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:29
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Beverley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:12 [HOU 58-28]	Beverley Running Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
McLemore 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Anderson (3 AST)	03:55 [SAC 31-58]
	03:45	Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Cauley-Stein (2 ST)
Curry Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Beverley (3 ST)	03:39
	03:35 [HOU 60-31]	Beasley Running Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Beverley (6 AST)
McLemore 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Curry (2 AST)	03:07 [SAC 34-60]
	02:51	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:50
	02:37	Harden Foul: Personal (1 PF) (D Crawford)
	02:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Cauley-Stein Substitution replaced by Acy	02:37
Curry Substitution replaced by Dukan	02:37
	02:37	Beasley Substitution replaced by Motiejunas
Dukan 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Acy (2 AST)	02:27 [SAC 37-60]
	02:14	Motiejunas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Anderson (2 ST)
Anderson Running Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:10 [SAC 39-60]
	02:00	Motiejunas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Dukan (1 ST)
McLemore Running Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Dukan (1 AST)	01:54 [SAC 41-60]
	01:52	Team Timeout : Short
	01:38 [HOU 62-41]	Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)
Dukan 3pt Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:14	Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:11	Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Anderson (3 ST)
McLemore 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Anderson (4 AST)	01:07 [SAC 44-62]
	00:49.6 [HOU 64-44]	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)
	00:42.8	Harden Foul: Personal (2 PF) (T Brown)
McLemore 3pt Shot: Missed	00:34.9
McLemore Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:33.9
Acy 3pt Shot: Missed	00:26.9
McLemore Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:25.9
Anderson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Dukan Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:01.0
Dukan Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (33-49)		Houston Rockets (41-41)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:39
Curry Foul: Offensive (1 PF) (T Brown)	11:23
Curry Turnover : Foul (5 TO)	11:23
	11:07	Motiejunas Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	11:06
McLemore Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Cauley-Stein (2 AST)	10:49 [SAC 46-64]
	10:34 [HOU 67-46]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Motiejunas (2 AST)
Anderson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Beverley (4 ST)	10:17
	10:13 [HOU 69-46]	Harden Running Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Beverley (7 AST)
Koufos Hook Shot: Missed	09:54
	09:53	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:47	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	09:46
McLemore Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:43
	09:23	Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Missed
McLemore Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:22
Anderson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Beverley (5 ST)	09:16
	09:11	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:10
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:55	Team Rebound
	08:46	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	08:45
	08:30	Howard Foul: Defense 3 Second (1 PF) (D Richardson)
Curry Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)	08:30 [SAC 47-69]
McLemore Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	08:25
	08:16 [HOU 71-47]	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Beverley (8 AST)
Anderson Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Beverley (6 ST)	07:53
	07:47 [HOU 73-47]	Ariza Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Beverley (9 AST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Koufos (1 AST)	07:26 [SAC 50-73]
	07:11	Harden Floating Jump shot: Missed
	07:10	Harden Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:09	Harden Jump Shot: Missed Block: Koufos (2 BLK)
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:08
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	07:02
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:01
McLemore Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Cauley-Stein (3 AST)	07:00 [SAC 52-73]
	07:00	Team Timeout : Regular
Cauley-Stein Substitution replaced by Acy	07:00
	06:45 [HOU 75-52]	Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)
Acy Jump Shot: Missed	06:22
	06:22	Beverley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:16	Harden Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
McLemore Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:15
Anderson Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: McLemore (2 AST)	06:11 [SAC 54-75]
	05:52	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:51
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Anderson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (D Crawford)	05:33
	05:33	Motiejunas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:33	Team Rebound
	05:33 [HOU 76-54]	Motiejunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
McLemore 3pt Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:11	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:07	Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Koufos (1 ST)
	05:01	Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Smith
Anderson Substitution replaced by Dukan	05:01
Acy Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: McLemore (3 AST)	04:48 [SAC 56-76]
	04:31 [HOU 78-56]	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Beverley (10 AST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	04:23
	04:22	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	04:10	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
McLemore Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:09
	03:59	Smith Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (D Richardson)
Acy Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:59 [SAC 57-78]
Koufos Substitution replaced by Cauley-Stein	03:59
	03:59	Ariza Substitution replaced by Brewer
Acy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:59
	03:59	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	03:48 [HOU 81-57]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Acy Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)	03:35
	03:30	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:30	Harden Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Dukan Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (D Richardson)	03:30
	03:30 [HOU 82-57]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	03:30 [HOU 83-57]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
McLemore Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	03:16
	03:15	Harden Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:11 [HOU 85-57]	Harden Running Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)
Curry Driving Hook Shot: Missed	02:52
Cauley-Stein Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:51
Cauley-Stein Tip Layup Shot: Missed	02:51
	02:49	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	02:42 [HOU 88-57]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (35 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
Curry Substitution replaced by Anderson	02:41
	02:28	Beverley Foul: Personal (3 PF) (T Brown)
	02:17	Brewer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (D Crawford)
Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:17
Team Rebound	02:17
Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:17 [SAC 58-88]
	02:10	Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:06	Beverley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Cauley-Stein Foul: Personal Block (3 PF) (D Crawford)	02:05
	01:50	Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Acy (2 ST)
Anderson Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:44 [SAC 60-88]
	01:28	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Dukan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:27
Cauley-Stein Pullup Jump shot: Missed	01:11
	01:10	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	01:00 [HOU 90-60]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Beverley (11 AST)
McLemore Fadeaway Bank shot: Made (22 PTS)	00:43.8 [SAC 62-90]
	00:27.0 [HOU 92-62]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beverley (12 AST)
Anderson Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:05.1 [SAC 64-92]
	00:00.0	Howard 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (33-49)		Houston Rockets (41-41)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Acy Pullup Jump shot: Missed	11:46
	11:45	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:34 [HOU 95-64]	McDaniels 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Acy Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:08	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	11:00	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Cauley-Stein Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:59
Cauley-Stein Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:49 [SAC 66-95]
	10:32	Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:31
	10:23	Brewer Foul: Personal (2 PF) (D Richardson)
Acy Substitution replaced by Koufos	10:23
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:07
Koufos Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	10:05
Cauley-Stein Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:54	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	09:49	Capela Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Dukan 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Curry (3 AST)	09:28 [SAC 69-95]
	09:16 [HOU 97-69]	Smith Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)
Cauley-Stein Jump Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	McDaniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Cauley-Stein Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA) (D Richardson)	08:58
	08:58
	08:58	McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:58	Team Rebound
	08:58 [HOU 98-69]	McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Cauley-Stein Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Capela (2 BLK)	08:44
	08:43	McDaniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Koufos Foul: Personal (3 PF) (D Richardson)	08:42
Cauley-Stein Violation:Kicked Ball	08:34
	08:28	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	08:27
Koufos Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Curry (4 AST)	08:16 [SAC 71-98]
	08:04 [HOU 100-71]	Capela Cutting Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)
Cauley-Stein Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (1 FTA) (T Brown)	08:04
Dukan Substitution replaced by McLemore	08:04
	08:04	Capela Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Cauley-Stein Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:04
	07:50	Smith Foul: Shooting Block (3 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brown)
Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:50
Team Rebound	07:50
	07:50	Brewer Substitution replaced by Harden
Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:50
	07:50	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	07:31	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:30
Cauley-Stein Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Smith (3 ST)	07:19
	07:15 [HOU 102-71]	Harden Running Layup Shot: Made (37 PTS) Assist: Smith (5 AST)
Anderson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA) (D Crawford)	07:15
	07:15	Terry Substitution replaced by Beasley
	07:15	Smith Substitution replaced by Harrell
	07:15 [HOU 103-71]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (38 PTS)
	07:14	Harden Foul: Personal (3 PF) (D Richardson)
	07:09	Harden Substitution replaced by Goudelock
Koufos Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	06:59
Cauley-Stein Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	06:58
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	06:52
	06:51	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	06:41 [HOU 105-71]	McDaniels Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
Anderson Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Goudelock (1 ST)	06:28
	06:23 [HOU 107-71]	Harrell Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Goudelock (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:23
Cauley-Stein Substitution replaced by Acy	06:23
McLemore Jump Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:10	McDaniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:50	Goudelock Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:McLemore (1 ST)
Koufos Running Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Anderson (5 AST)	05:44 [SAC 73-107]
	05:27	Goudelock Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
McLemore 3pt Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:13	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	05:04 [HOU 109-73]	Goudelock Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	04:53
Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:53
	04:52	Capela Foul: Personal (2 PF) (T Brown)
McLemore Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Capela (3 BLK)	04:46
	04:45	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	04:40	Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:McLemore (2 ST)
McLemore Running Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)	04:35 [SAC 75-109]
	04:15	Beasley Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:14
Koufos Jump Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Anderson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (D Crawford)	03:57
	03:57 [HOU 110-75]	McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Anderson Substitution replaced by Dukan	03:57
	03:57	McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:57
Koufos Driving Hook Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
	03:29 [HOU 112-75]	McDaniels Cutting Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Beasley (2 AST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	03:18
Koufos Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	03:17
Acy 3pt Shot: Missed	03:09
	03:08	Capela Rebound (Off:2 Def:12)
	03:01	Goudelock 3pt Shot: Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	03:00
Koufos Pullup Jump shot: Missed	02:48
Team Rebound	02:48
	02:48	Harrell Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brown)
	02:48	Team Timeout : Regular
Koufos Substitution replaced by Cauley-Stein	02:48
Acy Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:48
Team Rebound	02:48
Acy Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:48 [SAC 76-112]
	02:32	Harrell Jump Shot: Missed
	02:32	Capela Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)
	02:28	Capela Hook Shot: Missed
	02:27	Capela Rebound (Off:4 Def:12)
	02:26	Capela Hook Shot: Missed
	02:25	Capela Rebound (Off:5 Def:12)
Dukan Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brown)	02:24
	02:24	Capela Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:24	Team Rebound
	02:24	Capela Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Acy Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	02:24
Curry Jump Shot: Missed Block: Harrell (1 BLK)	02:10
	02:09	Harrell Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:05 [HOU 114-76]	Harrell Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Dukan 3pt Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:51	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:40	Harrell Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:39
Dukan Jump Shot: Missed	01:28
	01:28	Team Rebound
	01:21	Harrell Running Layup Shot: Missed
Cauley-Stein Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	01:20
McLemore 3pt Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:08	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:51.9	Goudelock Floating Jump shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:49.9
Acy Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Curry (5 AST)	00:36.0 [SAC 78-114]
	00:13.8	Goudelock 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:12.9	McDaniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:12.9 [HOU 116-78]	McDaniels Putback Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:03.8 [SAC 81-116]
End of 4th Quarter

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standings

l10

SAC

3rd Pacific

5-5

18-23

15-26

HOU

4th Southwest

6-4

23-18

18-23

ppg

rpg

apg

bpg

spg

SAC

HOU

2 players 26.6

2 players 14.0

2 players 7.6

2 players 1.4

2 players 2.6