Who’s playing
Houston Rockets@SacramentoKings
Current records: Houston 28-35, Sacramento 36-26
How to watch
- When: Sunday March 10, 2024 at 6 p.m. ET
- Or: Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, California
- TV: NBC Sports California
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $38.36
What there is to know
The Houston Rockets will hit the road to face the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET at Golden 1 Center. Both teams enter the match strengthened by their victories in their previous matches.
Winning is a little easier when you work as a team to make 11 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Rockets proved on Friday. They cruised past Portland with points to spare, winning the game 123-107. The victory came thanks to a strong push at the 10:49 mark of the third quarter, as the Rockets faced a 70-58 deficit.
The Rockets’ success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jalen Green led the charge by scoring 27 points along with five assists and two steals. Green didn’t help the Rockets’ cause much against the Clippers on Wednesday, but the same can’t be said for this game. Amen Thompson was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks.
Meanwhile, Sacramento had just enough and edged the Spurs 131-129 on Thursday. With this victory, the Kings increased their scoring average to 118.5 points per game.
Domantas Sabonis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, nearly dropping a triple-double with 31 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists. He’s on a hot streak when it comes to rebounds, as he’s now lost ten or more in the last 19 games he’s played. Another player who made the difference was De’Aaron Fox, who scored 33 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Houston has performed well recently as they have won three of their last four matchups, which significantly improved to 28-35 this season. As for Sacramento, this victory makes it their second in a row for them and brings their season record to 36-26.
In this competition, the number of possessions will likely be a big factor: the Rockets haven’t given up the ball easily this season, averaging just 12.4 turnovers per game. However, it’s not like the Kings struggled in that department as they averaged just 12.8 turnovers per game. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Rockets won against the Kings in their previous match in November 2023 by a conclusive 122-97. With the Rockets ahead 67-42 at halftime, the game was already almost over.
Odds
Sacramento is a solid 6.5-point favorite over Houston, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a 6.5 point spread and stayed there.
The over/under is 233.5 points.
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History of the series
Sacramento has won 7 of its last 10 games against Houston.
- November 6, 2023 – Houston 122 vs. Sacramento 97
- November 4, 2023 – Houston 107 vs. Sacramento 89
- February 8, 2023 – Sacramento 130 vs. Houston 128
- February 6, 2023 – Sacramento 140 vs. Houston 120
- January 13, 2023 – Sacramento 139 vs. Houston 114
- January 11, 2023 – Sacramento 135 vs. Houston 115
- April 1, 2022 – Sacramento 122 vs. Houston 117
- March 30, 2022 – Sacramento 121 vs. Houston 118
- January 16, 2022 – Houston 118 vs. Sacramento 112
- January 14, 2022 – Sacramento 126 vs. Houston 114
