Crunching numbers in the Kings’ road loss to the Houston Rockets
A statistical look at the Kings’ 132-98 loss to the host Houston Rockets on Wednesday at the Toyota Center:
3: Consecutive games by the Rockets with at least 15 3-pointers, matching a franchise record.
5: Triple-doubles this season by the Rockets’ James Harden, who finished with 15 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in just three quarters.
The Beard does it again. James Harden has tied Hakeem Olajuwon for the most triple-doubles in Houston Rockets history. pic.twitter.com/7TmGOlXh9W
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 15, 2016
5: Made 3-pointers in seven attempts by the Rockets’ Trevor Ariza, who finished with 17 points.
5: Turnovers by Harden.
6: Consecutive losses by the Kings in Houston.
6: Double-digit scorers for Houston.
6: Times this season every Rockets starter has scored 10 or more points.
James Harden making it look too easy. https://t.co/OG3ZcK6l7A
— SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) December 15, 2016
7: Shots taken by Harden.
8: Consecutive wins by the Rockets, the longest current winning streak in the NBA and Houston’s longest since 2014.
9: Assists by the Kings’ Darren Collison.
9-16: The Kings’ record.
10: Rebounds by Sacramento’s Anthony Tolliver, who added 12 points.
Rockets took 85 shots. 42 were from 3, 38 in the paint. That leaves 5 for the rest of the floor.
— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) December 15, 2016
14: Career triple-doubles by Harden.
19: Career-high points off the bench by Houston’s Sam Dekker, who was 8 for 10 from the field.
19-7: Houston’s record.
20: Points by the Kings’ Garrett Temple.
Highlights of Garrett's 20-point outing against the Rockets. pic.twitter.com/SzS4YRymLE
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) December 15, 2016
22: Points by Oak Ridge High graduate Ryan Anderson for Houston. Anderson was 8 of 12 from the field, including 4 of 7 on 3-pointers.
22: Made 3-pointers in 22 attempts (52.4%) by the Rockets, one off the NBA single-game record.
Spend your next three minutes watching all 22 3-pointers the squad made tonight! #Rockets50 pic.twitter.com/3LimQEOvE6
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 15, 2016
28: Fast break points by the Rockets.
Rockets matched OKC for most fast break points scored by a Kings' opponent with 28.
— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) December 15, 2016
39: Houston’s biggest lead of the night.
40: Assists by Houston; Sacramento had 27.
In their matchup tonight, the Rockets had more assists (40) than the Kings had made shots (39) pic.twitter.com/XoHrs0HbSX
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 15, 2016
53: Assists by the Rockets in their last four games.
40 assists and 50 field goals made also season highs for a Kings opponent.
— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) December 15, 2016
64: Halftime points by Houston, which has scored at least 60 points in the first half in seven of its last 11 games.
This story was originally published December 14, 2016 at 8:35 PM with the headline "Crunching numbers in the Kings’ road loss to the Houston Rockets."