Kings 96-83 Rockets (12 Apr, 2018) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

65-17, 31-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	22	22	19	20	83
SAC	28	24	27	17	96

TIME	HOU	SAC
12:00	Tarik Black vs. Willie Cauley-Stein (De'Aaron Fox gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Justin Jackson traveling	0	0
11:28	Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:24	Justin Jackson defensive rebound	0	0
11:09	JaKarr Sampson makes 2-foot dunk (Willie Cauley-Stein assists)	0	2
10:56	JaKarr Sampson shooting foul	0	2
10:56	Tarik Black misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
10:56	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	2
10:56	Tarik Black makes free throw 2 of 2	1	2
10:42	De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	1	2
10:39	Gerald Green defensive rebound	1	2
10:25	R.J. Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper	1	2
10:21	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	1	2
10:15	Joe Johnson personal foul	1	2
10:03	Justin Jackson misses 22-foot three point jumper	1	2
10:00	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	1	2
9:56	Joe Johnson misses 17-foot jumper	1	2
9:53	JaKarr Sampson defensive rebound	1	2
9:49	Tarik Black blocks Justin Jackson's layup	1	2
9:46	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	1	2
9:43	Gerald Green makes driving layup	3	2
9:20	De'Aaron Fox misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	3	2
9:18	Tarik Black defensive rebound	3	2
9:14	R.J. Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	2
9:14	Willie Cauley-Stein defensive rebound	3	2
9:03	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	3	4
8:41	Joe Johnson makes 5-foot jumper	5	4
8:26	JaKarr Sampson makes 15-foot jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	5	6
8:06	Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	6
8:03	PJ Tucker offensive rebound	5	6
8:01	PJ Tucker makes 25-foot three point jumper	8	6
7:43	R.J. Hunter shooting foul	8	6
7:43	Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 2	8	6
7:43	Kings offensive team rebound	8	6
7:43	Willie Cauley-Stein makes free throw 2 of 2	8	7
7:23	R.J. Hunter makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)	10	7
7:10	De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	7
7:06	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	10	7
6:58	Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	7
6:56	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	10	7
6:52	Justin Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	7
6:48	De'Aaron Fox offensive rebound	10	7
6:45	JaKarr Sampson makes two point shot	10	9
6:32	R.J. Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	9
6:29	JaKarr Sampson defensive rebound	10	9
6:21	Willie Cauley-Stein lost ball turnover (R.J. Hunter steals)	10	9
6:16	Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)	13	9
5:59	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	9
5:57	Joe Johnson defensive rebound	13	9
5:50	PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	9
5:47	Justin Jackson defensive rebound	13	9
5:43	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	13	12
5:42	Rockets Full timeout	13	12
5:42	Buddy Hield enters the game for Willie Cauley-Stein	13	12
5:42	Jack Cooley enters the game for Bogdan Bogdanovic	13	12
5:42	Aaron Jackson enters the game for Joe Johnson	13	12
5:42	Zhou Qi enters the game for Tarik Black	13	12
5:21	Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	12
5:17	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	13	12
5:01	De'Aaron Fox makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Jackson assists)	13	15
4:45	Zhou Qi makes 6-foot jump bank shot (PJ Tucker assists)	15	15
4:28	Zhou Qi blocks JaKarr Sampson 's 8-foot hook shot	15	15
4:28	Kings offensive team rebound	15	15
4:28	Nigel Hayes enters the game for JaKarr Sampson	15	15
4:25	Nigel Hayes makes 18-foot jumper (Buddy Hield assists)	15	17
4:05	Nigel Hayes blocks Aaron Jackson 's 5-foot layup	15	17
4:05	Rockets offensive team rebound	15	17
3:59	Gerald Green makes two point shot	17	17
3:55	De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover	17	17
3:44	Justin Jackson blocks Zhou Qi 's 3-foot layup	17	17
3:44	Rockets offensive team rebound	17	17
3:44	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	17	17
3:39	Zhou Qi vs. Justin Jackson (Gerald Green gains possession)	17	17
3:35	Gerald Green makes 19-foot jumper	19	17
3:13	Justin Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	17
3:09	Zhou Qi defensive rebound	19	17
3:02	Jack Cooley personal foul	19	17
3:02	Vince Carter enters the game for Justin Jackson	19	17
2:47	PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	17
2:45	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	19	17
2:42	Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	19	20
2:26	R.J. Hunter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zhou Qi assists)	22	20
2:02	Jack Cooley makes layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	22	22
1:50	R.J. Hunter offensive foul	22	22
1:50	R.J. Hunter turnover	22	22
1:50	Joe Johnson enters the game for PJ Tucker	22	22
1:50	Chinanu Onuaku enters the game for Gerald Green	22	22
1:50	Kings Full timeout	22	22
1:35	Buddy Hield makes driving layup	22	24
1:19	Chinanu Onuaku misses 20-foot jumper	22	24
1:17	Nigel Hayes defensive rebound	22	24
1:11	Nigel Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	24
1:05	Chinanu Onuaku defensive rebound	22	24
58.1	Joe Johnson lost ball turnover (Buddy Hield steals)	22	24
51.4	Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	22	27
38.6	Zhou Qi misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	27
35.1	Chinanu Onuaku offensive rebound	22	27
32.8	Chinanu Onuaku misses driving layup	22	27
30.2	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	22	27
28.8	Aaron Jackson personal foul	22	27
23.5	R.J. Hunter personal foul	22	27
23.5	Jack Cooley misses free throw 1 of 2	22	27
23.5	Kings offensive team rebound	22	27
23.5	Jack Cooley makes free throw 2 of 2	22	28
7.5	Buddy Hield personal foul	22	28
3.3	R.J. Hunter misses three point jumper	22	28
0.4	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	22	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	28

Hield goes high off glass for score

0:16

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-1

Rockets
105
Kings
100

Game 1

19/10

Kings
91
Rockets
100

Game 2

15/2

Rockets
83
Kings
96

Game 3

12/4

Golden 1 Center

3:30 AM, 12 April 2018

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 17,583

Referees:
Josh Tiven
Scott Foster
J.T. Orr

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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