Rockets play the Kings, seek 4th straight win

Houston Rockets (15-6, second in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (9-12, 12th in the Western Conference)

Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

Kings -1; over/under is 224.5

BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory over Sacramento.

The Kings are 6-9 against conference opponents. Sacramento has a 1-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Rockets have gone 9-4 against Western Conference opponents. Houston is eighth in the league scoring 52.3 points per game in the paint led by Alperen Sengun averaging 12.5.

The 114.2 points per game the Kings average are 7.9 more points than the Rockets give up (106.3). The Rockets' 44.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.4 percentage points lower than the Kings have allowed to their opponents (46.4%).

TOP PERFORMERS: De'Aaron Fox is averaging 27.5 points, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals for the Kings.

Sengun is averaging 18.8 points, 10.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists for the Rockets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 3-7, averaging 112.8 points, 43.8 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.8 points per game.

Rockets: 8-2, averaging 118.1 points, 51.4 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 9.9 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.2 points.

INJURIES: Kings: Trey Lyles: out (calf), Devin Carter: out (shoulder), Kevin Huerter: out (ankle).

Rockets: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.