Postgame Recap: Kings @ Rockets
November 21, 2009 by Darryl Arata
HOUSTON 113, SACRAMENTO 106
November 21, 2009 – At the Toyota Center, for the second straight night it was another good effort, another close game, but no win to show for it for the Kings as Houston came away with a 113-106 win. The Kings, already without Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia, were without the services of Tyreke Evans, out after injuring his right middle finger in last night’s game at Dallas. Six Kings players scored in double-figures, led by Spencer Hawes, who matched his career high in points with 24 and grabbed a team-high-tying nine rebounds. Beno Udrih finished with 18 points and eight assists. Omri Casspi scored a career-high 17 points off the bench. After trailing by as many as 15 points in the second quarter, the Kings rallied and tied the score at 69-69 in the third quarter. With the score tied at 101-101, the Rockets scored six unanswered points for a 107-101 advantage with 1:24 left in the fourth quarter. Udrih connected on a three-pointer to bring the Kings within three, 107-104, at the 1:19 mark. However, the Rockets sealed the victory by scoring six straight points while forcing the Kings to miss five straight field goal attempts. Luis Scola scored 14 of his team-high 22 points in the first quarter and corralled a game-high 12 rebounds. Carl Landry came off the bench to tally 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
NOTES: The Kings shot 50 percent (50.6) from the field for the second straight game. Donte Greene made his second start of the season, filling in for Tyreke Evans. The Kings cut down their turnovers (21 at Dallas, 14 at Houston) but for the second straight game the opposition paraded to the free throw line more times than the Kings (Dallas, 21-14 free throw attempts; Houston, 26-17). Spencer Hawes was 2-of-3 from three-point range; he had missed his previous 13 three-point attempts this season.
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