Houston Rockets 127, Sacramento Kings 132 — Recap

January 16, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 127, Sacramento Kings 132. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 25-26 SAC; Q2 HOU 27-35 SAC; Q3 HOU 33-29 SAC; Q4 HOU 42-42 SAC.

Top performers (box score): DeMar DeRozan (SAC) 33 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Malik Monk (SAC) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Domantas Sabonis (SAC) 20 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAC

DeMar DeRozan

33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 12-23 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 10-20 FG

Scoring · SAC

Malik Monk

26 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 2 3PM · 10-19 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	25	27	33	42		127
SAC	26	35	29	42		132

🧮 How They Scored

HOUSAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

59.1%Effective FG%59.4%

11.9%Turnover %9.9%

30.8%Offensive rebound %26.1%

0.258Free-throw rate0.244

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	41	20	10	5	2	1	3	8-12	—	4-4	-10
Jalen Green G	34	28	5	4	—	1	4	10-20	4-8	4-5	-3
Alperen Sengun F-C	34	21	10	3	4	1	—	8-15	1-2	4-7	-21
Dillon Brooks G-F	33	12	3	4	2	—	3	5-14	2-8	—	-2
Tari Eason F	24	16	4	—	1	—	—	6-10	1-4	3-5	+1
Jeff Green F	23	10	3	2	—	—	—	4-6	1-3	1-1	-4
Cam Whitmore F	23	9	3	3	—	1	2	4-9	1-3	—	+4
Aaron Holiday G	14	6	3	1	1	—	2	2-5	2-5	—	-6
Steven Adams C	14	5	5	2	—	2	—	2-2	—	1-2	+16

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
De'Aaron Fox G	40	19	3	7	4	1	3	6-17	2-4	5-5	+1
Keegan Murray F	39	18	11	2	—	—	1	7-10	3-6	1-1	-3
DeMar DeRozan G	38	33	5	4	—	—	2	12-23	2-4	7-7	+12
Domantas Sabonis F	38	20	14	7	—	1	3	8-13	1-1	3-4	+16
Malik Monk G	37	26	3	9	1	—	2	10-19	2-6	4-5	+8
Keon Ellis G	11	6	1	—	—	—	—	2-3	2-3	—	+3
Kevin Huerter G	9	5	1	1	—	—	—	2-4	1-3	—	-1
Devin Carter G	8	—	1	—	—	1	—	0-1	—	—	-7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	34	28	63.1	29.9	-4.0	11.2
Alperen Sengun	Bench	34	21	58.1	22.2	-26.5	14.4
Amen Thompson	Bench	41	20	72.7	16.5	-14.0	13.2
Tari Eason	Bench	24	16	65.6	18.5	-5.6	8.8
Dillon Brooks	Bench	33	12	42.9	20.5	-2.7	1.5
Jeff Green	Bench	23	10	77.6	10.9	-8.2	9.2
Cam Whitmore	Bench	23	9	50.0	19.6	+8.3	6.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	14	6	60.0	20.6	-23.5	5.2
Steven Adams	Bench	14	5	86.8	7.7	+48.4	15.4
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Sacramento KingsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
DeMar DeRozan	Bench	38	33	63.3	28.6	+15.7	13.5
Malik Monk	Bench	37	26	61.3	24.0	+12.4	12.6
Domantas Sabonis	Bench	38	20	67.8	18.5	+21.4	12.5
De'Aaron Fox	Bench	40	19	49.5	22.0	+1.2	8.0
Keegan Murray	Bench	39	18	86.2	11.0	-2.1	12.1
Keon Ellis	Bench	11	6	100.0	11.1	+12.0	6.3
Kevin Huerter	Bench	9	5	62.5	21.1	-5.6	11.9
Doug McDermott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Devin Carter	Bench	8	—	0.0	5.6	-41.2	1.1
Isaac Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0