Unfortunately, Sacramento's key sixth man has been ruled out for the remainder of the game after injuring his ankle. Ellis took an awkward step on teammate Domantas Sabonis' foot, immediately folding to the floor before heading to the locker room.

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.

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A pair of red-hot teams clash when the Houston Rockets battle the Sacramento Kings in a key Western Conference matchup on Thursday night. Houston is coming off a 128-108 win over Denver on Wednesday,

The Houston Rockets are set for a Thursday night Western Conference showdown against the Sacramento Kings. Here's what you need to know before tip-off.

The Houston Rockets play against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center The Houston Rockets are spending $6,000,836 per win while the Sacramento Kings are spending $8,653,626 per win Game Time: 10:00 PM EST on Thursday January 16,

Analyzing the Houston Rockets' strategies and the evolving tactics of the Sacramento Kings under Doug Christie's lead as the Kings get the new head coach bump.

The last time the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings met, Houston led by 54-43 in the second quarter. Sacramento then made their next 15 straight shots. Over the ensuing 7:51 of game time, the Kings scored 33 points (a 200-point pace for Sacramento) and the game was essentially over.