DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

DeMar DeRozan had 33 points, Malik Monk added 26 points and nine assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night. Monk made the last four free throws for Kings. They improved to 21-20 with their eighth victory in nine games.

The Sacramento Kings edged out the Houston Rockets with a final score of 132-127 during last night’s thrilling matchup. DeMar DeRozan was the standout performer for the Kings and led the team to a much-needed victory.

After a three-game road trip, the Kings returned home Thursday night to face the Western Conference’s second-place Houston Rockets and escaped with a thrilling yet narrow 132-127 win on national television at Golden 1 Center.

DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points, while Malik Monk added 28 and nine assists as Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127. Behind by 16 points midway through the third quarter, the Rockets charged back to take a 91-90 lead early in the fourth.

DeMar DeRozan gets a heartfelt message from interim Kings head coach Doug Christie after the veteran's latest scoring milestone.

Winning at home has been a big point of emphasis since Christie took over as interim coach of the Kings when Mike Brown was fired in December. The Kings did it again in a Thursday night thriller, beating the Houston Rockets 132-127 before a sellout crowd of 18,227 at Golden 1 Center and a national television audience on TNT.

DeMar DeRozan gave Sacramento the lead for good with 2:20 remaining, De'Aaron Fox made five free throws amid two controversial calls in the final 33 seconds, and the host Kings hung on to defeat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night.

DeMar DeRozan had 31 points, Malik Monk added 28 points and nine assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night.Monk made the last four free throws for Kings.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- - DeMar DeRozan had 33 points, Malik Monk added 26 points and nine assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night. Monk made the last ...

Kings forward DeMar DeRozan speaks to reporters following Sacramento's 132-127 win over the Houston Rockets on January 16, 2025, at Golden 1 Center.DeRozan breaks down Kings' 132-127 win over Rockets

SACRAMENTO – Kings’ fans have grown accustomed to seeing De’Aaron Fox take over in the fourth quarter. Over the last two-plus seasons no one in the NBA has scored more in the final 12 minutes of a game than the 1,