Final
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
135 – 117
2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
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2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings head-to-head · Houston Rockets schedule · Sacramento Kings schedule
Final
Away
Houston Rockets
98
Home
Sacramento Kings
111
Venue: Golden 1 Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 111-98 at home on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Golden 1 Center. DeMar DeRozan had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists for the Sacramento Kings. Amen Thompson had 31 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the Houston Rockets.
The Sacramento Kings led 51-48 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 33-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Russell Westbrook (double-double, Sacramento Kings), Amen Thompson (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Houston Rockets 13, Sacramento Kings 34. Zach LaVine had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist 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
this may be a partial box score. A dash means unavailable. Zero minutes alone does not establish a DNP designation.
| 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 111-98 on January 11, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Amen Thompson scored 31 for the Houston Rockets with 13 rebounds; DeMar DeRozan scored 22 for the Sacramento Kings.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Rockets | 23 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 98 |
| Sacramento Kings | 22 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 111 |
Game leaders
Houston Rockets
- Points
- 31 Amen Thompson
- Rebounds
- 13 Amen Thompson
- Assists
- 6 Amen Thompson
Sacramento Kings
- Points
- 22 DeMar DeRozan
- Rebounds
- 11 Dylan Cardwell
- Assists
- 10 Russell Westbrook
Amen Thompson double-double (31 PTS, 13 REB) · Russell Westbrook double-double (15 PTS, 10 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson starter | 41:13 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11-17 | 0-1 | 9-12 | 2 | -13 |
| Kevin Durant starter | 38:10 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-18 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 3 | -9 |
| Alperen Sengun starter | 35:26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 2-6 | 2 | -11 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. starter | 33:14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1 | -10 |
| Aaron Holiday starter | 28:19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | -19 |
| Steven Adams bench | 23:46 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | +0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith bench | 15:58 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | +2 |
| Reed Sheppard bench | 14:31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | -4 |
| Josh Okogie bench | 9:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
Not available: Fred VanVleet, Tari Eason, Isaiah Crawford
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa starter | 38:52 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | +8 |
| DeMar DeRozan starter | 36:57 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 1 | +13 |
| Russell Westbrook starter | 33:49 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +7 |
| Zach LaVine starter | 27:49 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 3 | -1 |
| Maxime Raynaud starter | 20:13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | +8 |
| Malik Monk bench | 26:07 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | +22 |
| Nique Clifford bench | 21:59 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1 | +6 |
| Dylan Cardwell bench | 18:49 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | +3 |
| Drew Eubanks bench | 8:48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +2 |
| Keon Ellis bench | 6:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
Not available: Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis, Isaiah Stevens
| Houston Rockets | Stat | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|
| 19/29 (65%) | Free throws | 15/20 (75%) |
| 29/54 (53%) | 2 pointers | 36/68 (52%) |
| 7/30 (23%) | 3 pointers | 8/23 (34%) |
| 36/84 (42%) | Field goals | 44/91 (48%) |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 25 | Defensive rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Fouls | 22 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 11:21 | Time spent in lead | 34:39 |
| 4 | Biggest lead | 16 |
Largest margin: 14 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 16
- Times tied
- 7
- Largest lead · Houston Rockets
- 4 Q1 1:24
- Largest lead · Sacramento Kings
- 16 Q4 0:43
- Longest run
- 10-0 Sacramento Kings · Q4 4:20 to Q4 2:33
Scoring plays
Q1 · 21 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:03 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 0 | 5 |
| 10:23 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 2 | 5 |
| 10:23 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 3 | 5 |
| 9:42 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 9:11 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 7 | 5 |
| 8:09 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 7 | 8 |
| 7:42 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 7 | 10 |
| 6:48 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 9 | 10 |
| 6:39 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 9 | 12 |
| 5:41 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 11 | 12 |
| 5:18 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 11 | 15 |
| 4:56 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 4:17 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 16 | 15 |
| 3:46 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 18 | 15 |
| 3:33 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 18 | 17 |
| 2:17 | Sacramento Kings | Drew Eubanks 2-pt field goal | 18 | 19 |
| 1:53 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 20 | 19 |
| 1:24 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 23 | 19 |
| 1:14 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk Free throw | 23 | 20 |
| 0:58 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 23 | 22 |
Q2 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Houston Rockets | Steven Adams Free throw | 24 | 22 |
| 11:46 | Houston Rockets | Steven Adams Free throw | 25 | 22 |
| 11:34 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 25 | 24 |
| 11:12 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 3-pt field goal | 28 | 24 |
| 9:24 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 28 | 26 |
| 8:04 | Houston Rockets | Dorian Finney-Smith 2-pt field goal | 30 | 26 |
| 7:36 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 30 | 28 |
| 7:09 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 30 | 30 |
| 6:53 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 33 | 30 |
| 6:33 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 33 | 32 |
| 6:09 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 33 | 34 |
| 5:24 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 33 | 36 |
| 5:03 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 35 | 36 |
| 4:37 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 2-pt field goal | 35 | 38 |
| 4:26 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 36 | 38 |
| 4:26 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 37 | 38 |
| 3:46 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 37 | 39 |
| 3:35 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 37 | 41 |
| 3:05 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 39 | 41 |
| 2:43 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 39 | 43 |
| 2:32 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal | 42 | 43 |
| 2:06 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 44 | 43 |
| 1:54 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 44 | 45 |
| 0:55 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 44 | 45 |
| 0:45 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 46 | 47 |
| 0:36 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 46 | 47 |
| 0:22 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 48 | 49 |
| 0:04 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 48 | 49 |
Q3 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 50 | 51 |
| 11:13 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 2-pt field goal | 50 | 53 |
| 10:52 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 52 | 53 |
| 10:08 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 54 | 53 |
| 10:00 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa Free throw | 54 | 54 |
| 10:00 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa Free throw | 54 | 55 |
| 9:08 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 54 | 56 |
| 8:51 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 56 | 56 |
| 8:37 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 56 | 58 |
| 8:25 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 58 | 58 |
| 8:16 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 58 | 60 |
| 7:59 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 61 | 60 |
| 7:41 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 61 | 61 |
| 7:41 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 61 | 62 |
| 7:21 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 63 | 62 |
| 7:09 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 63 | 64 |
| 6:32 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 63 | 65 |
| 6:32 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 63 | 66 |
| 6:13 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 65 | 66 |
| 5:55 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 65 | 67 |
| 5:55 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 65 | 68 |
| 5:40 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 67 | 68 |
| 4:43 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 67 | 70 |
| 4:24 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 69 | 70 |
| 4:17 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 69 | 72 |
| 3:21 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 69 | 74 |
| 3:01 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 70 | 74 |
| 2:29 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 72 | 74 |
| 2:29 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 73 | 74 |
| 2:06 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell Free throw | 73 | 75 |
| 1:05 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal | 75 | 75 |
| 0:41 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard Free throw | 76 | 75 |
| 0:39 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan 2-pt field goal | 76 | 77 |
| 0:39 | Sacramento Kings | DeMar DeRozan Free throw | 76 | 78 |
Q4 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 76 | 81 |
| 11:17 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw | 77 | 81 |
| 10:51 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 77 | 82 |
| 10:51 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine Free throw | 77 | 83 |
| 10:42 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 78 | 83 |
| 10:42 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 79 | 83 |
| 10:30 | Sacramento Kings | Nique Clifford 2-pt field goal | 79 | 85 |
| 10:06 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 81 | 85 |
| 10:06 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 82 | 85 |
| 9:50 | Sacramento Kings | Dylan Cardwell 2-pt field goal | 82 | 87 |
| 9:24 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 83 | 87 |
| 9:24 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 84 | 87 |
| 9:10 | Sacramento Kings | Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal | 84 | 90 |
| 8:48 | Houston Rockets | Steven Adams Free throw | 85 | 90 |
| 8:21 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal | 85 | 92 |
| 7:14 | Houston Rockets | Dorian Finney-Smith Free throw | 86 | 92 |
| 7:14 | Houston Rockets | Dorian Finney-Smith Free throw | 87 | 92 |
| 5:56 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 89 | 92 |
| 5:56 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 90 | 92 |
| 5:37 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 90 | 94 |
| 5:20 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 92 | 94 |
| 4:20 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 92 | 97 |
| 3:49 | Sacramento Kings | Malik Monk 3-pt field goal | 92 | 100 |
| 3:17 | Sacramento Kings | Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal | 92 | 102 |
| 2:33 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 92 | 104 |
| 2:22 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 94 | 104 |
| 2:01 | Sacramento Kings | Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal | 94 | 107 |
| 1:42 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 95 | 107 |
| 1:20 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 95 | 109 |
| 0:43 | Sacramento Kings | Maxime Raynaud 2-pt field goal | 95 | 111 |
| 0:37 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 98 | 111 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Sacramento Kings 2-1. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Dec 3: Sacramento Kings 95 at Houston Rockets 121
- Dec 21: Houston Rockets 124 at Sacramento Kings 125
- Jan 11: Houston Rockets 98 at Sacramento Kings 111 (this game)
- Feb 25: Sacramento Kings 97 at Houston Rockets 128
Highlights
- Kings 111 - 98 Rockets — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Jan 12, 2026 · 02:00 UTC