DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

Struggles during lopsided win

Sacramento Kings star DeMar DeRozan gave credit to Keegan Murray following their comeback win against the Miami Heat.

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.

Once 13-18 and spiraling, the Sacramento Kings are now 20-19 and squarely back in the playoff hunt. What changed and is it sustainable?

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 $8,241,549 per win Game Time:

DeRozan provided 29 points (10-18 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 5-7 FT), three rebounds, five assists and one block over 38 minutes during Friday's 138-133 win over the Grizzlies. Although Malik Monk stole the show Friday night,

Keegan Murray says his Kings made a statement in the early moments of Sunday's 129-99 win at Chase Center. He talks about returning from a two-game absence with ankle soreness, his belief that the injury is behind him,

The Kings got big baskets from some of their biggest stars to win their third game in a row under interim coach Doug Christie.

DeMar DeRozan poured in nine of his game-high ... Malik Monk finished with 23 points, Keon Ellis had 17 and Keegan Murray chipped in 14 for Sacramento, which improved to 5-1 since firing coach ...

DeMar DeRozan scored nine of Sacramento’s ... Malik Monk scored 23 points, Keon Ellis had 17 and Keegan Murray added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had a triple-double with 16 ...