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Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to 121-95 victory over the Kings

Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to 121-95 victory over the Kings | iNFOnews.ca
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) shoots against Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud (42) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

HOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Durant scored 24 points and the Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings 121-95 on Wednesday night.

Amen Thompson finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets, who bounced back from a loss to Utah to avoid dropping consecutive games for the first time since their first two games of the season.

Thompson shot 8 of 16 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Sengun also had four steals and Durant finished with eight assists.

Maxime Raynaud finished with 25 points and six rebounds for the Kings. Malik Monk had 25 points, five assists and two steals.

Sacramento led 52-51 at halftime but the Rockets surged ahead with a 10-0 run in the third quarter. Sengun scored 20 points in the second half.

The Rockets shot 52.7% and outrebounded the Kings 62-32.

Up next

Kings: Visit Miami on Saturday.

Rockets: Host Phoenix on Friday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to 121-95 victory over the Kings | iNFOnews.ca
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) shoots against Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to 121-95 victory over the Kings | iNFOnews.ca
Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard (15) celebrates with forward Kevin Durant (7) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to 121-95 victory over the Kings | iNFOnews.ca
Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) defends against Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Sengun, Durant lead Rockets to 121-95 victory over the Kings | iNFOnews.ca
Houston Rockets center Steven Adams (12) shoots against Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud (42) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Houston, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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