The Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings 122-119 on Dec 31, 2020 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Harrison Barnes led the Kings with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assists.
- James Harden led the Rockets with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
Sacramento Kings box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 37 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Richaun Holmes | 36 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 35 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9-23 | 1-7 | 3-6 | 2 |
| Buddy Hield | 38 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-18 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Cory Joseph | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 26 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 241 | 119 | 45 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 45-96 | 11-33 | 18-24 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 38 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10-24 | 4-11 | 9-11 | 2 |
| John Wall | 37 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Christian Wood | 32 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9-14 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Eric Gordon | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Sterling Brown | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 212 | 111 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40-80 | 12-34 | 19-25 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Kings · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 29, 2020: DEN 115, SAC 125 · Next Jan 2, 2021: SAC 94, HOU 102
- Rockets · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 28, 2020: HOU 111, DEN 124 · Next Jan 2, 2021: SAC 94, HOU 102