The Houston Rockets (13-41, 8-19 Home) will try to slow down the NBA’s top scoring team when they welcome the Sacramento Kings (30-23, 14-12 Away) on Wednesday. The teams are playing their second successive game against each other.
Sacramento dismantled Houston 140-120 at Toyota Center on Monday, their fifth straight head-to-head win. Keegan Murray led the Kings with 30 points. Jalen Green had 27 points in defeat. The Kings are the third seed in the Western Conference. The Rockets are 15th in the Western Conference.
Sacramento is undefeated in the season series against Houston, coming out on top in all three of their games. The Kings have been led this season by De’Aaron Fox, who is averaging 24.1 points per game. Meanwhile, Domantas Sabonis is contributing 12.3 rebounds, second-most in the NBA, and 7.0 assists per game.
Green and Kevin Porter Jr. have supplied much of the Rockets’ offense, averaging 21.6 and 19.2 points per game, respectively. Porter Jr. also has tallied 5.6 assists per game. Alperen Sengun has posted 8.8 rebounds per game.
With 119.3 points per game, the Kings are the top scoring offense in the NBA. The Rockets have found success in recent clashes between the teams at Toyota Center, winning six of the last 10.
In the last 10 games, Sacramento is 5-5 with an average margin of +1.3 (116.8-115.5). Houston has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 120.0 points per game on average while scoring only 111.9 (-8.1 margin).
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Malik Monk: 17.8 | 13.5 | +4.3
Kevin Huerter: 10.0 | 15.0 | -5.0
Rebounds per game:
Keegan Murray: 7.4 | 4.6 | +2.8
Assists per game:
Domantas Sabonis: 4.8 | 7.0 | -2.2
ROCKETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Eric Gordon: 30.5 | 18.1 | +12.4
Points per game:
Eric Gordon: 23.3 | 13.2 | +10.1
Rebounds per game:
Tari Eason: 8.0 | 5.7 | +2.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Sacramento Kings -8.5 (-115)
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