Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
41
41
82
2336
35
10
29
97
47
48
19
12
63
41
14
55
7
33
11
14
15
116
4
117
42
36
2622
1313
50
52
42
81
97
52
149
21
98
23
35
3430
6060
116
31
27
2623
1110
42
48
33
69
916
34
950
13
97
42
24
2824
6060
11
4
36
26
13
50
5
4
80
9
5
14
2
9
2
3
34
60
7
2
29
22
13
59
2
2
100
7
2
9
1
8
3
5
30
60
11
3
27
26
11
42
4
3
75
9
3
12
1
9
4
2
28
60
6
1
17
23
10
43
8
3
38
16
4
20
3
7
2
4
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
32
4
7
57
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
3
4
12
6
0
1
3
9
25
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
30
13
27
48
5
10
50
7
8
88
2
2
4
4
0
0
1
3
38
21
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
25
7
9
78
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
8
10
0
0
1
0
1
14
10
double
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
22
2
9
22
0
5
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
3
0
4
8
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
14
1
4
25
0
1
0
1
2
50
1
3
4
2
0
1
2
0
3
9
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
False
22
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
3
0
5
12
17
1
0
3
1
2
6
25
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
17
1
3
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
21
none
Michael
Beasley
Michael Beasley
False
16
4
8
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
5
5
2
1
1
1
0
10
13
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
16
2
4
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
0
1
3
4
13
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
14
3
8
38
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
9
17
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
12
4
4
100
1
1
100
2
4
50
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
11
7
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
7
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
4
3
none
Andrew
Goudelock
Andrew Goudelock
False
7
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
3
none
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
33
49
82
2254
37
11
30
96
32
33
13
6
46
34
15
49
4
21
11
17
17
81
4
1111
44
4
2227
611
27
40
20
50
76
36
112
21
57
25
53
1826
6060
510
12
2
1928
87
5
54
31
57
1011
24
1035
10
54
22
72
2017
6060
11
4
36
22
6
27
4
2
50
7
3
10
2
5
2
5
18
60
11
4
36
27
11
41
0
0
0
6
6
12
1
7
5
3
26
60
5
1
20
19
8
42
5
3
60
10
2
12
1
5
2
7
20
60
10
2
20
28
7
25
4
1
25
11
4
15
0
4
2
2
17
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
True
40
3
18
17
3
12
25
1
1
100
1
5
6
5
0
0
5
1
10
-37
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
39
10
20
50
4
9
44
0
0
0
2
3
5
3
2
0
3
2
24
-35
none
James
Anderson
James Anderson
True
37
5
12
42
1
5
20
2
6
33
1
3
4
5
3
0
6
3
13
-18
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
33
6
13
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
7
11
1
1
2
0
3
12
-16
double
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
True
31
3
10
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
8
3
2
1
2
5
6
-37
none
Quincy
Acy
Quincy Acy
False
29
3
12
25
1
6
17
3
6
50
0
8
8
2
2
1
1
0
10
-16
none
Duje
Dukan
Duje Dukan
False
24
2
10
20
2
5
40
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
1
0
0
2
6
-8
none
Eric
Moreland
Eric Moreland
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
-8
none
Caron
Butler
Caron Butler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Rajon
Rondo
Rajon Rondo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
The Houston Rockets ( 41 - 41 ) defeated the Sacramento Kings ( 34 - 48 ) 116 - 81 on Wednesday . The Rockets came in to the game with a simple mission ; prevail over a significantly undermanned Kings squad and by doing so , clinch the final Western Conference playoff spot . The outcome was seemingly never in question , as Houston jumped out to a 34 - 18 lead after one quarter . The veteran trio of James Harden , Patrick Beverley and Dwight Howard stepped up when it mattered most , tallying 61 of the Rockets ' 116 points on the night . The victory allowed Houston to finish the season with three straight wins , even their record at .500 and most important , grab the eighth seed in the conference . Sacramento played without the resting DeMarcus Cousins , Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo , so it was Ben McLemore who led the way with 24 points , five rebounds , three assists and two steals . James Anderson was next with 13 points , five assists , four rebounds and three steals . Kosta Koufos turned in his second consecutive double - double , tallying 12 points , 11 rebounds , an assist , two blocks and a steal . Seth Curry pitched in with 10 points , six rebounds and five assists . Quincy Acy paced the reserves with 10 points , eight rebounds , two assists , two steals and a block . The Kings finish with a 33 - 49 record and third in the Western Conference 's Pacific Division . The Rockets were spearheaded by Harden , who supplied 38 points , four rebounds and four assists . Howard was a distant second with 14 points , 10 rebounds and a block in just 25 minutes . Beverley stuffed the stat sheet with nine points , 12 assists , four rebounds and an outstanding six steals . K.J . McDaniels and Michael Beasley were both productive off the bench , with respective point totals of 11 and 10 points . McDaniels supplemented his scoring with four rebounds , while Beasley pitched in with five rebounds , two assists , a steal and a block . Houston finishes with a 41 - 41 record and in fourth place in the Western Conference 's Southwest Division . They 'll face off with the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs .
The Houston Rockets (41 - 41) defeated the Sacramento Kings (34 - 48) 116 - 81 on Wednesday. The Rockets came in to the game with a simple mission; prevail over a significantly undermanned Kings squad and by doing so, clinch the final Western Conference playoff spot. The outcome was seemingly never in question, as Houston jumped out to a 34 - 18 lead after one quarter. The veteran trio of James Harden, Patrick Beverley and Dwight Howard stepped up when it mattered most, tallying 61 of the Rockets' 116 points on the night. The victory allowed Houston to finish the season with three straight wins, even their record at .500 and most important, grab the eighth seed in the conference. Sacramento played without the resting DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo, so it was Ben McLemore who led the way with 24 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals. James Anderson was next with 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals. Kosta Koufos turned in his second consecutive double - double, tallying 12 points, 11 rebounds, an assist, two blocks and a steal. Seth Curry pitched in with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists. Quincy Acy paced the reserves with 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. The Kings finish with a 33 - 49 record and third in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. The Rockets were spearheaded by Harden, who supplied 38 points, four rebounds and four assists. Howard was a distant second with 14 points, 10 rebounds and a block in just 25 minutes. Beverley stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, 12 assists, four rebounds and an outstanding six steals. K.J. McDaniels and Michael Beasley were both productive off the bench, with respective point totals of 11 and 10 points. McDaniels supplemented his scoring with four rebounds, while Beasley pitched in with five rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block. Houston finishes with a 41 - 41 record and in fourth place in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They'll face off with the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs.
The Houston Rockets (41 - 41) defeated the Sacramento Kings (34 - 48) 116 - 81 on Wednesday. The Rockets came in to the game with a simple mission; prevail over a significantly undermanned Kings squad and by doing so, clinch the final Western Conference playoff spot. The outcome was seemingly never in question, as Houston jumped out to a 34 - 18 lead after one quarter. The veteran trio of James Harden, Patrick Beverley and Dwight Howard stepped up when it mattered most, tallying 61 of the Rockets' 116 points on the night. The victory allowed Houston to finish the season with three straight wins, even their record at .500 and most important, grab the eighth seed in the conference. Sacramento played without the resting DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo, so it was Ben McLemore who led the way with 24 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals. James Anderson was next with 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals. Kosta Koufos turned in his second consecutive double - double, tallying 12 points, 11 rebounds, an assist, two blocks and a steal. Seth Curry pitched in with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists. Quincy Acy paced the reserves with 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. The Kings finish with a 33 - 49 record and third in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. The Rockets were spearheaded by Harden, who supplied 38 points, four rebounds and four assists. Howard was a distant second with 14 points, 10 rebounds and a block in just 25 minutes. Beverley stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, 12 assists, four rebounds and an outstanding six steals. K.J. McDaniels and Michael Beasley were both productive off the bench, with respective point totals of 11 and 10 points. McDaniels supplemented his scoring with four rebounds, while Beasley pitched in with five rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block. Houston finishes with a 41 - 41 record and in fourth place in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They'll face off with the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs.
<GAME> <DATE> 13 April 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 116 <WINS-LOSSES> 41 41 <QTRS> 34 30 28 24 <TEAM-AST> 33 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 47 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 55 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE>    <NEXT-DAY>  <NEXT-STADIUM>  <NEXT-CITY>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME>  <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 81 <WINS-LOSSES> 33 49 <QTRS> 18 26 20 17 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 6 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 17 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE>    <NEXT-DAY>  <NEXT-STADIUM>  <NEXT-CITY>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME>  <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 38 <FG> 13 27 48 <FG3> 5 10 50 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Beasley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 12 <STL> 6 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 3 0 <REB> 17 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Goudelock <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 24 <FG> 10 20 50 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Anderson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 6 33 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Quincy Acy <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Seth Curry <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 18 17 <FG3> 3 12 25 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Duje Dukan <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rajon Rondo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Caron Butler <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Moreland <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none