Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
19
7
26
3372
3374
42
22
52
85
50
59
16
10
62
39
8
47
5
40
8
16
11
132
4
118
75
64
2018
1311
65
43
31
72
1110
22
1132
11
118
21
47
3628
6060
1211
64
5
2423
1412
58
54
42
78
99
13
112
21
1110
41
14
3830
6060
11
7
64
20
13
65
4
3
75
11
2
13
1
11
2
4
36
60
8
5
62
18
11
61
3
1
33
10
2
12
1
8
1
7
28
60
12
6
50
24
14
58
5
4
80
9
1
10
2
11
4
1
38
60
11
4
36
23
12
52
4
2
50
9
3
12
1
10
1
4
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
29
4
7
57
3
6
50
4
4
100
0
11
11
14
1
0
5
0
15
29
triple
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
29
6
9
67
5
7
71
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
3
0
0
1
17
24
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
28
4
9
44
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
4
4
7
1
0
2
3
10
31
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
25
8
12
67
4
7
57
2
3
67
2
4
6
1
0
0
0
0
22
25
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
18
7
10
70
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
14
4
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
25
3
12
25
3
9
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
8
0
2
0
2
9
10
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
22
8
10
80
2
3
67
1
1
100
2
5
7
0
0
0
0
1
19
9
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
16
4
6
67
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
4
4
1
1
2
0
0
9
21
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
13
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
3
33
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
1
5
9
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
13
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
11
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
5
2
2
100
2
2
100
1
2
50
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
7
-1
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
5
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
1
2
-1
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
1
0
0
-1
none
16
December
2016
Friday
Toyota Center
Houston
Pelicans
New Orleans
True
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
9
16
25
2922
2722
32
11
34
92
39
42
11
9
82
28
12
40
7
27
8
15
16
98
4
89
51
57
2620
107
4
04
03
75
55
33
88
11
94
42
25
2518
6060
96
32
33
2125
913
43
43
33
77
810
42
852
32
68
02
62
2431
6060
8
5
62
26
10
38
0
0
0
5
3
8
1
9
4
2
25
60
9
1
11
20
7
35
4
3
75
5
3
8
1
4
2
5
18
60
9
3
33
21
9
43
4
3
75
8
4
12
3
6
0
6
24
60
6
2
33
25
13
52
3
3
100
10
2
12
2
8
2
2
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
True
34
5
13
38
1
8
12
1
2
50
3
7
10
0
2
2
1
1
12
-23
double
Garrett
Temple
Garrett Temple
True
29
7
13
54
5
9
56
1
1
100
1
1
2
4
0
1
4
2
20
-21
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
29
2
10
20
0
2
0
3
3
100
0
4
4
9
0
0
4
1
7
-35
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
True
26
4
12
33
1
3
33
1
2
50
1
4
5
1
0
0
2
3
10
-22
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
25
5
11
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
7
1
0
2
1
3
10
-25
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
24
4
9
44
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
3
0
3
1
8
-12
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
22
5
8
62
0
0
0
1
1
100
1
4
5
2
1
2
0
3
11
-9
none
Matt
Barnes
Matt Barnes
False
21
3
5
60
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
9
-12
none
Malachi
Richardson
Malachi Richardson
False
12
2
5
40
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
7
1
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
False
7
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
-12
none
Skal
Labissière
Skal Labissière
False
6
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
16
December
2016
Friday
FedExForum
Memphis
Grizzlies
Memphis
False
The Houston Rockets defeated the Sacramento Kings , 132 - 98 , Wednesday at Toyota Center . The Rockets ( 19 - 7 ) made sure this one was over fast as they cruised to their eighth straight victory and continue to be the hottest team in the NBA . Wednesday ended up being a breeze for Houston against a Kings team without DeMarcus Cousins ( rest ) and Rudy Gay ( hip ) , as MVP-candidate James Harden posted a triple - double of 15 points , 14 assists and 11 rebounds in 30 minutes . Ryan Anderson scored 22 points of his own , while Sam Dekker shined off the bench , scoring a career - high 19 points in just 22 minutes . Each other Rocket starter scored in double figures as the team shot a scorching 59 percent from the field and dished out 40 total assists . For the Kings ( 9 - 16 ) , things did n't go nearly as smooth without their two best players , as the team they put out on the floor could not keep up with the fast - paced Rockets . Garrett Temple got a spot start and scored a team - high 20 points in 30 minutes , while the next highest scoring total for Sacramento was Anthony Tolliver 's 12 points on top of his 10 assists . The Kings struggled shooting from the field , managing to shoot just 42 percent overall , and they only managed to shoot 11 total free throws on the night . To make matters worse , the Kings have now lost six of their last eight games and the organization has little reason to be optimistic going forward . Up next , the Rockets will look to stay hot when they play the Pelicans in Houston on Friday , while the Kings will travel to Memphis on Friday to take on a surging Grizzlies team . Houston 's 16 turnovers per game is one of the highest marks in the NBA this year , but they have been so effective with their ball movement and assist numbers that it has n't really mattered . Wednesday 's team performance was the perfect example . As a team , the Rockets had 16 turnovers against Sacramento , a number that lines up with their 16 per game average . However , they also managed an unbelievable 40 assists as a team , a mark that is 15 points over their average of 25 per game and an entire nine assists higher than the Warrior 's league - leading 31 per game . So , while Houston does have the fifth highest turnovers per game in the NBA this season , they happen to be ranked 15th in the assist to turnover ratio , making their fast - paced play and mistakes that come along with it completely worth it .
The Houston Rockets defeated the Sacramento Kings, 132 - 98, Wednesday at Toyota Center. The Rockets (19 - 7) made sure this one was over fast as they cruised to their eighth straight victory and continue to be the hottest team in the NBA. Wednesday ended up being a breeze for Houston against a Kings team without DeMarcus Cousins (rest) and Rudy Gay (hip), as MVP-candidate James Harden posted a triple - double of 15 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in 30 minutes. Ryan Anderson scored 22 points of his own, while Sam Dekker shined off the bench, scoring a career - high 19 points in just 22 minutes. Each other Rocket starter scored in double figures as the team shot a scorching 59 percent from the field and dished out 40 total assists. For the Kings (9 - 16), things didn't go nearly as smooth without their two best players, as the team they put out on the floor could not keep up with the fast - paced Rockets. Garrett Temple got a spot start and scored a team - high 20 points in 30 minutes, while the next highest scoring total for Sacramento was Anthony Tolliver's 12 points on top of his 10 assists. The Kings struggled shooting from the field, managing to shoot just 42 percent overall, and they only managed to shoot 11 total free throws on the night. To make matters worse, the Kings have now lost six of their last eight games and the organization has little reason to be optimistic going forward. Up next, the Rockets will look to stay hot when they play the Pelicans in Houston on Friday, while the Kings will travel to Memphis on Friday to take on a surging Grizzlies team.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Sacramento Kings, 132 - 98, Wednesday at Toyota Center. The Rockets (19 - 7) made sure this one was over fast as they cruised to their eighth straight victory and continue to be the hottest team in the NBA. Wednesday ended up being a breeze for Houston against a Kings team without DeMarcus Cousins (rest) and Rudy Gay (hip), as MVP-candidate James Harden posted a triple - double of 15 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in 30 minutes. Ryan Anderson scored 22 points of his own, while Sam Dekker shined off the bench, scoring a career - high 19 points in just 22 minutes. Each other Rocket starter scored in double figures as the team shot a scorching 59 percent from the field and dished out 40 total assists. For the Kings (9 - 16), things didn't go nearly as smooth without their two best players, as the team they put out on the floor could not keep up with the fast - paced Rockets. Garrett Temple got a spot start and scored a team - high 20 points in 30 minutes, while the next highest scoring total for Sacramento was Anthony Tolliver's 12 points on top of his 10 assists. The Kings struggled shooting from the field, managing to shoot just 42 percent overall, and they only managed to shoot 11 total free throws on the night. To make matters worse, the Kings have now lost six of their last eight games and the organization has little reason to be optimistic going forward. Up next, the Rockets will look to stay hot when they play the Pelicans in Houston on Friday, while the Kings will travel to Memphis on Friday to take on a surging Grizzlies team. Houston's 16 turnovers per game is one of the highest marks in the NBA this year, but they have been so effective with their ball movement and assist numbers that it hasn't really mattered. Wednesday's team performance was the perfect example. As a team, the Rockets had 16 turnovers against Sacramento, a number that lines up with their 16 per game average. However, they also managed an unbelievable 40 assists as a team, a mark that is 15 points over their average of 25 per game and an entire nine assists higher than the Warrior's league - leading 31 per game. So, while Houston does have the fifth highest turnovers per game in the NBA this season, they happen to be ranked 15th in the assist to turnover ratio, making their fast - paced play and mistakes that come along with it completely worth it.
<GAME> <DATE> 14 December 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 132 <WINS-LOSSES> 19 7 <QTRS> 36 28 38 30 <TEAM-AST> 40 <3PT> 22 <TEAM-FG> 50 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 47 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 16 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 98 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 16 <QTRS> 25 18 24 31 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 9 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 16 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> FedExForum <NEXT-CITY> Memphis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Memphis <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Grizzlies <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 10 80 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 5 7 71 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 14 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 3 9 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Garrett Temple <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 5 9 56 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 8 12 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Barnes <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 7 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malachi Richardson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Skal Labissière <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <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