Houston came to Toyota Center and put on a show. The Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets match player stats from February 25, 2026 tell the full story of a 31-point blowout that was never really close after the first quarter. Final score: Houston Rockets 128, Sacramento Kings 97.
Reed Sheppard dropped 28 points. Alperen Sengun went off for a 26-point, 13-rebound, 11-assist triple double. The Rockets demolished Sacramento from every angle, and the numbers back it up completely.
Table of Contents
Final Score and Quarter-by-Quarter Breakdown
Quarter | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|
Q1 | 33 | 22 |
Q2 | 44 | 28 |
Q3 | 31 | 26 |
Q4 | 20 | 21 |
Final | 128 | 97 |
The second quarter is where this game was buried. Houston outscored Sacramento 44 to 28 in those 12 minutes and by halftime the lead was already 27 points. Sacramento never recovered.
Houston’s biggest lead in the game was 36 points. The Kings’ biggest lead was just 2 points, and that was in the opening minutes before the Rockets took over completely.
Houston Rockets Full Player Stats
Starters
Player | POS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reed Sheppard | G | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9/21 (42.9%) | 7/16 (43.8%) | 3/3 | +24 |
Alperen Sengun | C | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 9/13 (69.2%) | 1/2 (50.0%) | 7/8 | +23 |
Kevin Durant | F | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8/13 (61.5%) | 2/5 (40.0%) | 3/3 | +7 |
Josh Okogie | G | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5/7 (71.4%) | 3/4 (75.0%) | 1/2 | +30 |
Jabari Smith Jr. | F | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6/12 (50.0%) | 0/4 | 0/0 | +10 |
Bench
Player | POS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tari Eason | G | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 (75.0%) | 1/1 (100%) | 1/1 | +2 |
Aaron Holiday | G | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3/4 (75.0%) | 1/2 (50.0%) | 0/0 | +24 |
Jeff Green | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 (50.0%) | 1/2 (50.0%) | 0/0 | +8 |
Isaiah Crawford | F | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 (50.0%) | 1/2 (50.0%) | 0/0 | +7 |
Clint Capela | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | +19 |
Houston Bench Points: 33
Sengun Triple Double Stat Line
Alperen Sengun’s night deserves its own spotlight. A triple double in a blowout win while shooting nearly 70% from the field:
Stat | Sengun |
|---|---|
Points | 26 |
Rebounds | 13 (4 offensive, 9 defensive) |
Assists | 11 |
Steals | 2 |
Blocks | 3 |
FG% | 69.2% |
True Shooting % | 78.7% |
Efficiency Rating | 52 |
Plus/Minus | +23 |
That efficiency rating of 52 in a single game is elite production. Sengun controlled the paint, set up teammates, and cleaned the glass all night.
Sacramento Kings Full Player Stats
Starters
Player | POS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russell Westbrook | G | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10/19 (52.6%) | 1/7 (14.3%) | 1/1 | -9 |
DeMar DeRozan | G | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4/7 (57.1%) | 0/0 | 7/8 | -9 |
Precious Achiuwa | F | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/11 (27.3%) | 0/2 | 0/0 | -14 |
Keegan Murray | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 3/3 | -7 |
Killian Hayes | G | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/9 (11.1%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/0 | -17 |
Bench
Player | POS | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nique Clifford | G | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6/11 (54.5%) | 3/7 (42.9%) | 0/0 | -13 |
Maxime Raynaud | C | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5/9 (55.6%) | 0/0 | 1/2 | -13 |
Daeqwon Plowden | G-F | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4/10 (40.0%) | 1/5 (20.0%) | 0/0 | -18 |
Patrick Baldwin Jr. | F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2/6 (33.3%) | 0/2 | 1/2 | -24 |
Drew Eubanks | F-C | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | -6 |
Sacramento Bench Points: 40
The Kings’ bench actually outscored their starters 40 to 57, but the production came too late and too scattered to matter against a dominant Houston squad.
Team Stats Comparison
This is where the full picture gets even clearer. The shooting disparity between these two teams was massive.
Shooting Efficiency
Stat | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|
Field Goal % | 54.7% | 39.8% |
3-Point % | 43.6% | 21.9% |
Free Throw % | 89.5% | 80.0% |
Effective FG% | 64.5% | 43.5% |
True Shooting % | 67.8% | 47.6% |
3PM | 17 | 7 |
3PA | 39 | 32 |
Sacramento took nearly the same number of threes as Houston but made less than half as many. Houston’s 43.6% from deep against Sacramento’s 21.9% is a gap that explains almost everything about the final margin.
Rebounding, Defense and Pace
Stat | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|
Total Rebounds | 50 | 52 |
Offensive Rebounds | 9 | 16 |
Defensive Rebounds | 35 | 27 |
Points in Paint | 48 | 40 |
Assists | 29 | 22 |
Turnovers | 13 | 12 |
Points off Turnovers | 11 | 13 |
Steals | 6 | 9 |
Blocks | 8 | 2 |
Bench Points | 33 | 40 |
Sacramento actually grabbed more offensive rebounds and had more steals, which sounds good on paper. But they could not convert those extra possessions. Their offensive rating for the game was a dismal 99.18, while Houston’s was a blistering 130.13.
Scoring Breakdown
Category | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|---|
Points in Paint | 48 | 40 |
Fast Break Points | 8 | 12 |
Second Chance Points | 13 | 14 |
Bench Points | 33 | 40 |
Biggest Lead | 36 | 2 |
Offensive Rating | 130.1 | 99.2 |
Defensive Rating | 99.2 | 130.1 |
Reed Sheppard’s Breakout Performance
The rookie guard from Kentucky had one of his best professional nights. 28 points on 7 of 16 from three-point range is the kind of performance that turns heads around the league.
Sheppard’s shooting zones:
- Deep threes: 7 made from 16 attempts (43.8%)
- At the rim: efficient finisher when he got there
- Free throws: 3 of 3 (100%)
- Plus/minus: +24 in his minutes
At TopHill Sports, we track young guards who shoot like this from distance and Sheppard’s performance against Sacramento shows why Houston drafted him. The ball movement, the catch and shoot opportunities created by Sengun, all of it clicked together in this game.
Where Sacramento Fell Apart
Killian Hayes going 1 for 9 from the field set the tone early for Sacramento’s offensive struggles. The Kings’ starting backcourt shot a combined 4 of 28 from the floor, which in a high stakes Western Conference game is simply unworkable.
Sacramento’s shooting problems by area:
- 3-point line: 7 of 32 (21.9%), 10 fewer makes than Houston on one fewer attempt
- Rim attempts: 11 of 21 (52.4%) compared to Houston’s 13 of 22 (59.1%)
- Midrange: 10 of 17 (58.8%) was solid but not enough volume to compensate
The Kings also gave up 48 Houston points in the paint, which reflects poorly on their interior defense. Sengun made them pay every single time he caught the ball near the basket.
The Sacramento Kings shot 21.9% from three-point range on 32 attempts. Houston made 17 of their 39 attempts at 43.6%. That difference accounts for roughly 30 points on its own, almost exactly the margin of defeat.
Houston Rockets Context: Why This Win Matters
Going into this game, Houston had been building something real on the Western Conference ladder. This Sacramento matchup was the kind of performance that validates everything the Rockets front office built around Sengun.
The combination that made Houston elite on this night:
- Sengun as hub: 11 assists means everyone eats. He drew double teams and found open shooters all night.
- Sheppard as the release valve: Seven threes is a statement game. The spacing he provides opens up everything for Sengun inside.
- Durant as the closer: 21 efficient points on 61.5% shooting. He did not need to do too much because the system was working.
- Defense at every position: 8 blocks as a team, holding Sacramento to 39.8% from the field.
The Houston Rockets’ offensive rating of 130.1 against Sacramento ranks among their best performances of the 2025-26 NBA season.
Sacramento Kings Context: A Team Still Finding Its Way
The Kings came into this game with a roster that looks different from the dominant Sacramento squads of recent years. Russell Westbrook leading the team with 22 points and DeMar DeRozan adding 15 with 7 assists shows there is individual talent here. But 39.8% shooting as a team is hard to recover from against a clicking Houston offense.
What Sacramento needs to clean up based on this game:
- Three-point shooting consistency: 21.9% from deep is unsustainable
- Backcourt production: Hayes at 1 of 9 and Murray at 0 of 2 dragged the starters down
- Paint defense: Giving up 48 points in the paint against Sengun is a problem that needs a scheme fix
- Second half responses: Houston’s 44-point second quarter effectively ended this game at halftime
Westbrook’s 22 points on 52.6% shooting was honestly one of the cleaner performances from him this season. But when your team shoots 21.9% from three, individual efficiency gets swallowed up by the collective struggle.
Key Matchup: Sengun vs Sacramento’s Front Court
Precious Achiuwa drew the primary assignment on Sengun and finished with 6 points on 3 of 11 shooting with 10 rebounds. He hustled on the boards but could not contain Sengun offensively, and defensively he was not able to keep Sengun out of his spots.
Sengun vs Achiuwa direct comparison:
Stat | Sengun | Achiuwa |
|---|---|---|
Points | 26 | 6 |
Rebounds | 13 | 10 |
Assists | 11 | 1 |
Blocks | 3 | 0 |
FG% | 69.2% | 27.3% |
Efficiency | 52 | 1 |
Plus/Minus | +23 | -14 |
The efficiency gap there, 52 versus 1, says everything. Maxime Raynaud came off the Sacramento bench and showed more with 11 points and 8 rebounds on 55.6% shooting, but by the time he was in the game the outcome was already settled.
Three Stats That Defined This Game
1. Houston’s 44-Point Second Quarter
Sacramento trailed by 11 after one. Then Houston went nuclear in the second quarter and the deficit ballooned to 27 at halftime. A 44-point quarter in the NBA postseason race conversation is historically good, and doing it against a professional defense makes it even more impressive.
2. Sacramento’s 21.9% Three-Point Shooting
On 32 attempts, the Kings made just 7 threes. That is the floor falling out from under an offense. In comparison, Houston hit 17 of 39. The three-point differential alone was the game.
3. Sengun’s 5.5 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
11 assists and only 2 turnovers from your center. That is point guard level playmaking from the five spot. Sengun’s ability to make the right read out of the post is what separates Houston’s offense from the rest of the Western Conference.
Western Conference Implications
Both teams are fighting for playoff positioning in the deep Western Conference. Houston’s dominant performance here served as a statement win and tightened their grip on a top-six seed. Sacramento’s 31-point loss raises real questions about their playoff viability with the current roster construction.
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Final Verdict
The Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets match player stats from February 25, 2026 paint a picture of total dominance. Houston shot better, defended better, and played with far more collective cohesion. Sheppard’s 28 points from deep, Sengun’s triple double with a 52 efficiency rating, and Durant’s composed 21-point performance created a layered attack Sacramento had no answer for.
For Sacramento, the 39.8% shooting night and the 21.9% performance from three explains the 31-point loss more than anything else. The talent is there individually but the collective execution was simply not close to Houston’s level on this night. Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets match player stats from this February matchup will be a data point coaches around the league study when preparing for what Alperen Sengun and this Rockets core can do on their best nights.
