Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings Head-to-Head

Classic Rivalry
Houston Rockets
Sacramento Kings
Rockets lead Kings150to104

Rockets hold a decisive edge in 254 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings insights

The edge
+46wins for Rockets
59% Rockets ยท 41% Kings

The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 65-46 since 1996.

Recent form
7-13last 20

Rockets won 128-97 on Feb 25, 2026

Where it matters
8playoff games

8 playoff games, no Finals meetings.

The story

Rockets built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 85 of 143 decided meetings (59%). In the modern era they are 65-46 against each other (59% Rockets). Games average a 10.8-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Rockets' 40-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Kings hold a 13-7 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 1980s produced the deepest sample with 62 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1967, so the rivalry has now spanned 59 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Rockets won 128-97 on Feb 25, 2026. Through the 2020s Kings have led 13-9 between the teams.

Win Percentage
150W
104W
HOU
SAC
59%41%
Houston RocketsSacramento Kings

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Feb 25, 2026HOUSAC128โ€“97HOU
Jan 11, 2026SACHOU111โ€“98SAC
Dec 21, 2025SACHOU125โ€“124SAC
Dec 3, 2025HOUSAC121โ€“95HOU
Mar 1, 2025HOUSAC103โ€“113SAC
Jan 16, 2025SACHOU132โ€“127SAC
Dec 3, 2024SACHOU120โ€“111SAC
Mar 10, 2024SACHOU104โ€“112HOU
Nov 6, 2023HOUSAC122โ€“97HOU
Nov 4, 2023HOUSAC107โ€“89HOU
Last Meeting
Feb 25, 2026Final
HOU
128
HOME
SAC
97
AWAY
Rocketswon by31
Snapped Kings' streakยทGame 254 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season246 games
143
103
Playoffs8 games
7
1
Houston Rockets Biggest Win
133โ€“93+40
Dec 12, 1995
Sacramento Kings Biggest Win
113โ€“77+36
Nov 19, 2001
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“HOU โ†•SAC โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26224
2024โ€“25033
2023โ€“24303
2022โ€“23044
2021โ€“22134
2020โ€“21213
2019โ€“20213
2018โ€“19404
2017โ€“18213
2016โ€“17404

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
92-36HOU HOME68-58SAC HOME
AWAY
58-68
HOU
AWAY
36-92
SAC
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Houston Rockets: 1 consecutive win
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.8 pts on average
10.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
HOU-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time59.1%
SAC-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time40.9%
Last 10 Results
HOU / SAC

Frequently Asked Questions: Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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