Postgame Recap: Kings vs. Rockets
March 3, 2010 by Darryl Arata
SACRAMENTO 84, HOUSTON 81
March 3, 2010 - At the Toyota Center, Carl Landry recorded a game-high-tying 22 points and 10 rebounds against his former team in leading the Kings to an 84-81 win over the Rockets. The Kings won despite shooting just 32 percent from the field (32-100 FG), marking the first time that the Kings accomplished that feat since the Cincinnati Royals defeated Philadelphia, 95-93, on November 3, 1963, with a .318 field goal percentage. Sacramento held a seven-point advantage, 82-75, with 3:11 left in the fourth quarter, but the Rockets scored six unanswered points as Aaron Brooks made one of two free throws to pull Houston within one, 82-81, with six seconds remaining. Landry was fouled and made both free throws to give the Kings an 84-81 lead with four seconds left, giving the Rockets one last chance. Brooks had a good look at a three-pointer but missed with 1.9 seconds left. Tyreke Evans struggled from the field, shooting just 4-of-22, finishing with nine points, only the fourth time this season he has been held under 10 points. Former King Kevin Martin also had trouble finding his shot, making just three of his 13 field goal attempts in tallying 14 points. Beno Udrih tallied 13 points and Spencer Hawes grabbed a team-high-tying 10 rebounds. Brooks tallied a game-high-tying 22 points and Luis Scola recorded a double-double with 19 points and a game-high 18 boards. In the fourth quarter, the Kings limited the Rockets to 28.6 percent shooting from the field. The Kings’ 61 field goal attempts in the first half established a new Sacramento-era record. Sacramento turned the ball over nine times - in three of the last four games the Kings have turned the ball over 10 times or less.
3/4 wins