Rockets 113-104 Kings (24 Dec, 2019) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

21-9, 11-5 away

113

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	37	28	32	16	113
SAC	21	36	22	25	104

Sacramento Kings

12-18, 6-6 home

104

Harrison Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Richaun Holmes makes 13-foot two point shot (Harrison Barnes assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela blocks Harrison Barnes 's 3-foot driving layup
Buddy Hield misses 11-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 4-foot two point shot
De'Aaron Fox makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
De'Aaron Fox makes 20-foot jumper
Buddy Hield misses 29-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes 4-foot layup (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
Marvin Bagley III misses 6-foot two point shot
Marvin Bagley III misses 16-foot jumper
Marvin Bagley III makes alley oop layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Harrison Barnes misses alley oop dunk shot
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
Nemanja Bjelica makes layup (Buddy Hield assists)
Nemanja Bjelica misses 10-foot two point shot
Cory Joseph makes 11-foot jumper
Cory Joseph misses 23-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes layup (Richaun Holmes assists)
Richaun Holmes makes layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes two point shot
Harrison Barnes makes 2-foot two point shot (Richaun Holmes assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cory Joseph assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Richaun Holmes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Richaun Holmes misses 13-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Richaun Holmes makes tip shot
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot layup (Buddy Hield assists)
Cory Joseph makes 9-foot two point shot
Marvin Bagley III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes driving layup
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper
Nemanja Bjelica misses driving layup
Marvin Bagley III misses two point shot
Marvin Bagley III makes alley oop dunk shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses two point shot
Nemanja Bjelica makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Marvin Bagley III makes 9-foot jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marvin Bagley III misses layup
Harrison Barnes misses two point shot
Harrison Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point shot
De'Aaron Fox misses layup
Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden blocks De'Aaron Fox's driving layup
De'Aaron Fox misses 10-foot jumper
Richaun Holmes misses 7-foot hook shot
De'Aaron Fox makes two point shot
Cory Joseph misses 11-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield misses 13-foot two point shot
Marvin Bagley III makes layup
Nemanja Bjelica makes 24-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Cory Joseph makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nemanja Bjelica misses 8-foot hook shot
Cory Joseph makes driving layup
Marvin Bagley III misses 7-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
De'Aaron Fox makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes two point shot
Richaun Holmes makes 6-foot two point shot
De'Aaron Fox makes 26-foot three point jumper (Richaun Holmes assists)
Clint Capela blocks De'Aaron Fox's driving layup
Nemanja Bjelica makes two point shot
De'Aaron Fox makes two point shot
Nemanja Bjelica misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nemanja Bjelica misses 28-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup (Cory Joseph assists)
Nemanja Bjelica misses 26-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Richaun Holmes misses 7-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza makes layup
Nemanja Bjelica misses 29-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela misses layup
Danuel House Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes two point shot
Clint Capela makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Clint Capela makes dunk
Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker makes 2-foot layup (Clint Capela assists)
PJ Tucker misses two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Danuel House Jr. makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gary Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gary Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben McLemore makes 25-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
Gary Clark makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Austin Rivers makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Gary Clark assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper
Austin Rivers makes 7-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper
Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses layup
Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot step back jumpshot
Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes step back jumpshot
Clint Capela misses layup
James Harden makes two point shot
Ben McLemore misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses driving layup
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses driving layup
Clint Capela misses driving layup
Nemanja Bjelica blocks Clint Capela 's 3-foot dunk
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
James Harden makes jumper
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
Clint Capela misses layup
Clint Capela misses layup
Clint Capela makes finger roll layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
James Harden makes two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Marvin Bagley III blocks Ben McLemore 's 2-foot layup
Russell Westbrook misses 8-foot jumper
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Ben McLemore makes three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Ben McLemore misses layup
Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot jumper
James Harden misses 8-foot two point shot
PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nemanja Bjelica blocks Clint Capela's dunk
Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
Richaun Holmes blocks Russell Westbrook 's 2-foot driving layup
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper
Ben McLemore misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 31-foot three point jumper

ROCKETS

KINGS

TIME		HOU	SAC
12:00	Clint Capela vs. Marvin Bagley III (PJ Tucker gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	2	0
11:21	Harrison Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:18	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	2	0
11:12	Richaun Holmes personal foul	2	0
11:07	PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:04	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	2	0
10:57	Harrison Barnes makes driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	2	2
10:47	Clint Capela misses layup	2	2
10:46	Clint Capela offensive rebound	2	2
10:43	Danuel House Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)	5	2
10:26	Richaun Holmes makes 13-foot two point shot (Harrison Barnes assists)	5	4
10:18	Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	4
10:14	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	5	4
10:02	De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	4
10:00	Kings offensive team rebound	5	4
10:00	Russell Westbrook loose ball foul	5	4
9:58	Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:54	Clint Capela defensive rebound	5	4
9:37	PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:33	Richaun Holmes defensive rebound	5	4
9:29	Harrison Barnes bad pass (PJ Tucker steals)	5	4
9:25	James Harden makes two point shot	7	4
9:25	Richaun Holmes shooting foul	7	4
9:25	Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Richaun Holmes	7	4
9:25	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	8	4
9:13	Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	4
9:12	Rockets defensive team rebound	8	4
9:03	Clint Capela makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	10	4
9:03	Harrison Barnes shooting foul	10	4
9:03	Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1	11	4
8:44	Clint Capela blocks Harrison Barnes 's 3-foot driving layup	11	4
8:42	Clint Capela defensive rebound	11	4
8:36	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	11	4
8:28	Clint Capela offensive rebound	11	4
8:28	Clint Capela makes dunk	13	4
8:27	Kings Full timeout	13	4
8:18	Buddy Hield misses 11-foot two point shot	13	4
8:15	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	13	4
8:01	Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	4
7:56	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	13	4
7:51	Buddy Hield makes 4-foot two point shot	13	6
7:37	PJ Tucker makes 2-foot layup (Clint Capela assists)	15	6
7:21	De'Aaron Fox makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	15	8
7:13	Russell Westbrook traveling	15	8
7:06	De'Aaron Fox makes 20-foot jumper	15	10
6:47	PJ Tucker misses two point shot	15	10
6:47	PJ Tucker offensive rebound	15	10
6:37	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	17	10
6:24	Buddy Hield misses 29-foot three point jumper	17	10
6:21	James Harden defensive rebound	17	10
6:18	Danuel House Jr. makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	19	10
6:01	De'Aaron Fox makes 4-foot layup (Nemanja Bjelica assists)	19	12
5:45	James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	19	12
5:42	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	19	12
5:37	Marvin Bagley III misses 6-foot two point shot	19	12
5:34	Clint Capela defensive rebound	19	12
5:31	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	21	12
5:13	Marvin Bagley III misses 16-foot jumper	21	12
5:10	Clint Capela defensive rebound	21	12
5:05	Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	24	12
4:48	Marvin Bagley III offensive charge	24	12
4:48	Marvin Bagley III turnover	24	12
4:48	Gary Clark enters the game for Russell Westbrook	24	12
4:48	Austin Rivers enters the game for Danuel House Jr.	24	12
4:48	Ben McLemore enters the game for Clint Capela	24	12
4:35	Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	12
4:31	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	24	12
4:24	Marvin Bagley III makes alley oop layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	24	14
4:13	Gary Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	14
4:10	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	24	14
4:05	Harrison Barnes misses alley oop dunk shot	24	14
4:01	Ben McLemore defensive rebound	24	14
3:44	Austin Rivers misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	14
3:42	PJ Tucker offensive rebound	24	14
3:40	Nemanja Bjelica shooting foul	24	14
3:40	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	25	14
3:40	Trevor Ariza enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	25	14
3:40	Cory Joseph enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	25	14
3:40	Richaun Holmes enters the game for Harrison Barnes	25	14
3:40	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	26	14
3:26	Nemanja Bjelica lost ball turnover (PJ Tucker steals)	26	14
3:18	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	26	14
3:05	Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nemanja Bjelica assists)	26	17
2:47	Gary Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	17
2:44	Richaun Holmes defensive rebound	26	17
2:40	Nemanja Bjelica makes layup (Buddy Hield assists)	26	19
2:38	Rockets Full timeout	26	19
2:38	Russell Westbrook enters the game for James Harden	26	19
2:21	Ben McLemore makes 25-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)	29	19
1:57	Cory Joseph out of bounds bad pass turnover	29	19
1:48	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	29	19
1:32	Nemanja Bjelica misses 10-foot two point shot	29	19
1:29	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	29	19
1:15	Gary Clark makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	31	19
1:05	Cory Joseph makes 11-foot jumper	31	21
41.7	Austin Rivers makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)	34	21
30.5	Richaun Holmes bad pass (PJ Tucker steals)	34	21
22.5	PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Gary Clark assists)	37	21
0.0	Cory Joseph misses 23-foot three point jumper	37	21
0.0	Kings offensive team rebound	37	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	21

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Kings
119
Rockets
118

Game 1

10/12

Rockets
113
Kings
104

Game 2

24/12

Rockets
129
Kings
112

Game 3

10/8

Golden 1 Center

3:00 AM, 24 December 2019

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 17,583

Referees:
Marc Davis
Michael Smith
Jonathan Sterling

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	20	9	.690	-	W3
Memphis	20	10	.667	0.5	L1
Dallas	19	10	.655	1	W2
San Antonio	15	14	.517	5	L1
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	17	13	.567	-	W1
LA Lakers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Golden State	15	13	.536	1	L1
Phoenix	14	14	.500	2	L3
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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