What we learned as in-game scuffle sparks Kings’ win vs. Rockets

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What we learned as in-game scuffle sparks Kings’ win vs. Rockets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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SACRAMENTO — There were scuffles, ejections, free pizza, and — for the first time in a long time, “Light the Beam” chants — as the Kings (10-12) defeated the red-hot Houston Rockets (15-7) by a final score of 120-111 on Tuesday night at Golden 1 Center.

Sacramento has not performed well in front of its home crowd this season, but it improved that record to 5-7 with their first win of NBA Cup play.

And boy, were fans in for a treat at G1C from start to finish.

After a sluggish first quarter from both teams, tensions flared in the second as Dillon Brooks was up to his typical antics. Benched semi-cleared in the quarter, resulting in several technical fouls. But above all else, the skirmish served as fuel for the Kings to end the quarter strong and take that energy into the second half.

Domantas Sabonis finished with a team-leading 27 points on 13-of-19 shooting from the field, with seven rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes. De’Aaron Fox had 22 points on 9-of-19 shooting from the field and 4 of 6 from deep, with six rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block in 37 minutes.

DeMar DeRozan and Malik Monk combined for 33 points.

Rookie big man Isaac Jones had a career night, finishing with 12 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting night.

It took a team effort, but the Kings found a way to take out the fuel of the Rockets, who entered Tuesday’s contest on a three-game win streak and winning five of their last six.

Second-quarter Scuffle

Tensions rose in the second quarter of Tuesday’s game, and none other than self-proclaimed NBA villain Brooks was in the middle of it all.

It began when Brooks stripped a dead ball away from Sabonis far after the whistle was blown, but Sabonis didn’t pay it much attention.

His teammates did.

Monk and Fox shared some words with Brooks and Jabari Smith Jr., and eventually had to be separated after the benches nearly cleared at the 4:19 mark of the second quarter.

After several minutes of deliberation by the officials, which included Brooks being showered with boos as…

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Publish date : 2024-12-04 05:56:00

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