The Houston Rockets looked to bounce back after their biggest loss of the season at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets hosted the Sacramento Kings, who were losers of two straight and were coming off their own embarrassing 32-point loss at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans. The Rockets did welcome back Eric Gordon and Jae’Sean Tate, who both sat out the second night of a back-to-back. Unfortunately for the Rockets, the same issues reared their ugly head on Monday night.
First quarter
KJ Martin Jr started the game with two baskets, the last one an emphatic jam over Damontis Sabonis as the Rockets took the early lead.