The Houston Rockets (10 - 11) defeated the Sacramento Kings (7 - 14) 120 - 113 on Saturday. In what was anticipated to be a high - scoring game, fans weren’t disappointed with some up - tempo basketball. The Rockets got off nearly 100 shots in the game and the two teams combined to take 60 three - point attempts. There were 12 total players who scored in double - digits, so it was a good night to get your averages up with these bad defenses playing as expected. The free - throw discrepancy was huge as well, as Houston went 32 - for - 43 from the line while the Kings went just 11 - for - 13. While Sacramento did have seven players score in double figures, nobody scored more than 20 points. DeMarcus Cousins was especially disappointing, as he scored just 14 points on 4 - of - 16 shooting. Rajon Rondo did put in another spectacular line though, as he tallied 13 points, 19 assists and four steals in the loss. Ben McLemore also had one of his best games of the season, as he amassed 19 points, nine rebounds and three steals in the defeat. The problem with this team all year has been its defense and a 120 - point outing certainly wo n't help those numbers. The Kings will look to bounce - back when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Houston finally seems to be finding some rhythm after a terrible start to the season. They have now won five of their last six games and the offense is playing as fans hoped at the beginning of the season. The defense is still poor, but when you average 110 - plus points in a stretch like that, it's hard to lose. This team was built with James Harden and Dwight Howard as the core and those two carried them on Saturday. Harden totaled 31 points and nine assists, while Howard collected 22 points and 18 rebounds in the win. In fact, the two combined to attempt 30 free - throws and that's usually a recipe for a win. The Rockets will look to keep the hot streak going against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Kings') has 14 Losses ,has 113 Total points ,has 7 Wins ."]