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Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
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2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTHouston Rockets at Sacramento Kings
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings head-to-head · Houston Rockets schedule · Sacramento Kings schedule
Final · overtime
Away
Houston Rockets
124
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Sacramento Kings
125
Venue: Golden 1 Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 125-124 in overtime at home on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Golden 1 Center. DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists for the Sacramento Kings. Alperen Sengun had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the Houston Rockets.
The Sacramento Kings trailed 68-57 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 30-21. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Dennis Schröder (double-double, Sacramento Kings), Russell Westbrook (double-double, Sacramento Kings), Maxime Raynaud (double-double, Sacramento Kings), Kevin Durant (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Houston Rockets 33, Sacramento Kings 34. Keegan Murray had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings?
- The Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 125-124 in overtime on December 21, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Alperen Sengun scored 28 for the Houston Rockets; DeMar DeRozan scored 27 for the Sacramento Kings.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | ot | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Rockets | 31 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 124 |
| Sacramento Kings | 30 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 125 |
Game leaders
Houston Rockets
- Points
- 28 Alperen Sengun
- Rebounds
- 10 Kevin Durant
- Assists
- 8 Kevin Durant
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 27 DeMar DeRozan
- Rebounds
- 14 Maxime Raynaud
- Assists
- 10 Dennis Schröder
Kevin Durant double-double (24 PTS, 10 REB) · Maxime Raynaud double-double (12 PTS, 14 REB) · Russell Westbrook double-double (21 PTS, 13 REB) · Dennis Schröder double-double (24 PTS, 10 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant starter | 47:30 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-21 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 3 | +2 |
| Amen Thompson starter | 45:09 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | +0 |
| Alperen Sengun starter | 40:55 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12-17 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 4 | +3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. starter | 36:26 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 3 | -20 |
| Josh Okogie starter | 33:42 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | -3 |
| Reed Sheppard bench | 33:49 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-13 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 5 | +17 |
| Tari Eason bench | 15:32 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 0 | -3 |
| Clint Capela bench | 11:56 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
Not available: Dorian Finney-Smith, Fred VanVleet
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray starter | 46:57 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 1 | +6 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 40:08 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 1-2 | 8-9 | 3 | +8 |
| Maxime Raynaud starter | 37:06 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | +3 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 29:20 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8-24 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 3 | +1 |
| Precious Achiuwa starter | 18:14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 1 | -3 |
| Dennis Schröder bench | 31:52 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 7-8 | 0 | +4 |
| Nique Clifford bench | 26:54 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | +4 |
| Dylan Cardwell bench | 20:36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | -3 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 9:02 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -12 |
| Malik Monk bench | 4:50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | -3 |
Not available: Drew Eubanks, Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, Doug McDermott
| Houston Rockets | Stat | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|
| 18/24 (75%) | Free throws | 25/36 (69%) |
| 29/56 (51%) | 2 pointers | 32/63 (50%) |
| 16/38 (42%) | 3 pointers | 12/32 (37%) |
| 45/94 (47%) | Field goals | 44/95 (46%) |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 34 | Defensive rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 38:54 | Time spent in lead | 11:09 |
| 14 | Biggest lead | 10 |
Largest margin: 13 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 12
- Times tied
- 9
- Largest lead · Houston Rockets
- 14 Q4 9:58
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 10 Q1 7:54
- Longest run
- 12-0 Sacramento Kings · Q4 9:42 to Q4 8:13
Scoring plays
Q1 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:22 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:39 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 2 | 5 |
| 9:52 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 2 | 6 |
| 9:52 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 2 | 7 |
| 9:23 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 2 | 9 |
| 9:00 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 4 | 9 |
| 8:50 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 4 | 11 |
| 7:54 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 4 | 14 |
| 7:41 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 7 | 14 |
| 7:10 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 9 | 14 |
| 7:00 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 9 | 16 |
| 6:43 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal | 12 | 16 |
| 6:25 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 15 | 16 |
| 6:10 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 15 | 17 |
| 6:10 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 15 | 18 |
| 5:45 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 17 | 18 |
| 4:38 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 17 | 21 |
| 4:18 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 20 | 21 |
| 3:53 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 21 | 21 |
| 3:53 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 22 | 21 |
| 3:42 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 22 | 23 |
| 3:29 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 25 | 23 |
| 2:47 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 25 | 24 |
| 2:47 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 25 | 25 |
| 2:47 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray Free throw | 25 | 26 |
| 2:04 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason Free throw | 26 | 26 |
| 1:40 | Houston Rockets | Clint Capela 2-pt field goal | 28 | 26 |
| 1:24 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 31 | 26 |
| 0:41 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 31 | 28 |
| 0:22 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 31 | 30 |
Q2 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 34 | 30 |
| 11:13 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 36 | 30 |
| 10:56 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 36 | 32 |
| 10:40 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 38 | 32 |
| 10:10 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 40 | 32 |
| 9:23 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 40 | 34 |
| 8:49 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa Free throw | 40 | 35 |
| 8:18 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 40 | 37 |
| 7:58 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 42 | 37 |
| 7:22 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 44 | 37 |
| 7:08 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 44 | 39 |
| 6:46 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 44 | 41 |
| 6:10 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 44 | 43 |
| 5:46 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 47 | 43 |
| 5:23 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 47 | 45 |
| 5:09 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 48 | 45 |
| 5:09 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 49 | 45 |
| 4:59 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 49 | 46 |
| 4:59 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 49 | 47 |
| 4:37 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 3-pt field goal | 49 | 50 |
| 4:22 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 52 | 50 |
| 4:08 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 52 | 52 |
| 3:46 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 54 | 52 |
| 3:22 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 56 | 52 |
| 2:54 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 58 | 52 |
| 2:15 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 61 | 52 |
| 1:55 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 61 | 54 |
| 1:37 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 62 | 54 |
| 1:37 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 63 | 54 |
| 1:23 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 63 | 57 |
| 0:29 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 65 | 57 |
| 0:01 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard Free throw | 66 | 57 |
| 0:01 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard Free throw | 67 | 57 |
| 0:01 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard Free throw | 68 | 57 |
Q3 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 69 | 57 |
| 11:27 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 69 | 59 |
| 11:09 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa Free throw | 69 | 60 |
| 10:45 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 71 | 60 |
| 10:29 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa Free throw | 71 | 61 |
| 9:42 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 73 | 61 |
| 9:23 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 73 | 63 |
| 7:49 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 75 | 63 |
| 7:29 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 75 | 65 |
| 7:15 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 3-pt field goal | 78 | 65 |
| 6:53 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 78 | 68 |
| 6:19 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 78 | 70 |
| 5:18 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 78 | 72 |
| 4:09 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 80 | 72 |
| 3:42 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 2-pt field goal | 82 | 72 |
| 3:33 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 82 | 74 |
| 3:11 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 84 | 74 |
| 3:02 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 84 | 75 |
| 2:38 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 87 | 75 |
| 2:20 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 87 | 76 |
| 2:20 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 87 | 77 |
| 1:15 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 89 | 77 |
| 1:00 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 89 | 79 |
| 0:29 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 89 | 82 |
| 0:02 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 91 | 82 |
Q4 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 94 | 82 |
| 11:24 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford Free throw | 94 | 83 |
| 11:24 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford Free throw | 94 | 84 |
| 10:21 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 97 | 84 |
| 10:13 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 97 | 85 |
| 10:13 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 97 | 86 |
| 9:58 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 100 | 86 |
| 9:42 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 100 | 88 |
| 9:33 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 100 | 90 |
| 9:17 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 100 | 93 |
| 8:49 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 2-pt field goal | 100 | 95 |
| 8:13 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 100 | 98 |
| 7:42 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 102 | 98 |
| 7:18 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 103 | 98 |
| 7:03 | Sacramento Kings | Keegan Murray 3-pt field goal | 103 | 101 |
| 6:02 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 105 | 101 |
| 5:45 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 105 | 103 |
| 4:35 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 107 | 103 |
| 4:35 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 108 | 103 |
| 3:47 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 108 | 105 |
| 3:04 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 108 | 107 |
| 2:47 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 110 | 107 |
| 2:16 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 111 | 107 |
| 2:16 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 112 | 107 |
| 0:44 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 112 | 109 |
| 0:15 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 112 | 112 |
OT1 · 16 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:48 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 112 | 114 |
| 4:04 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 113 | 114 |
| 3:44 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 113 | 115 |
| 3:44 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 113 | 116 |
| 3:35 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 115 | 116 |
| 3:05 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 117 | 116 |
| 2:00 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 117 | 117 |
| 2:00 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 117 | 118 |
| 1:27 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal | 117 | 120 |
| 1:11 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 120 | 120 |
| 0:56 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 120 | 121 |
| 0:56 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder Free throw | 120 | 122 |
| 0:39 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 122 | 122 |
| 0:11 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw | 123 | 122 |
| 0:11 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw | 124 | 122 |
| 0:04 | Sacramento Kings | Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal | 124 | 125 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Dec 3: Sacramento Kings 95 at Houston Rockets 121
- Dec 21: Houston Rockets 124 at Sacramento Kings 125 (this game)
- Jan 11: Houston Rockets 98 at Sacramento Kings 111
- Feb 25: Sacramento Kings 97 at Houston Rockets 128
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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