[Game] 22/82: Kings @ Rockets 03 DEC 2025, 5pm PT/8pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sacramento Kings 5-16 (2-9 Away) @ Houston Rockets 13-5 (5-2 Home)
03 December 2025, 5pm PT/8pm ET
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

Last 5:
Rockets 3-2 Kings 2-3

Series:
Tied 0-0​

Game Preview:
Rockets welcome Kings after splitting first back-to-back (NBA.com)

Availability:
Broadcast: NBA League Pass, NBC Sports California
Radio: Sactown Sports 1140 AM

Box Score (via ESPN.com)

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Injury Report (as of 1pm ET):
Rockets:
Steven Adams - QUESTIONABLE (ankle)
Tari Eason - OUT (hip)
Dorian Finney-Smith - OUT (ankle)
Fred VanVleet - OUT (ACL)

Kings:
Malik Monk - QUESTIONABLE (shoulder)
Dennis Schröder - QUESTIONABLE (hip)
Domantas Sabonis - OUT (knee)



Referee Assignments:
James Williams (#60 - Crew Chief), Kevin Cutler (#34 - Referee), Matt Myers (#43 - Umpire). Thirty-three] years combined experience.



Mister Slim Says: Shout out to @Caccia, @Capt. Factorial, @hrdboild, @Jdbraver137, @kingdivac, @kingsfan99, @krylia sovetov, @Padrino, @Srzly and @Warhawk for correctly guessing in the November Wins poll.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Regarding the poll question...0 wins. If they don't win any, I won't be disappointed. If they win any, I won't be disappointed. Regardless of the outcome, it's a win-win situation for me...

 

[Warhawk]

I wish 3-4 was an option, but I'll round up to 4 and go with that.

 

[Remi]

Another beautiful loss is coming ....

 

[Spike]

In case you were wondering. IDK. I see 5 wins, with 2 being surprises. I don't know which two.

 

[dude12]

An oversized team vs our undersized team. I think we losing by 20

 

[AaronPDX]

I'd say either the Pacers or the Clippers, not both. I went with ONE win.

 

[SLAB]

Happy to watch my guy Sengun tonight.

The Kings? Not so much.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

A 9:00 start in LA. Is that correct?

 

[Srzly]

I think we see some changes this month and surprise a few folks. I firmly believe we would be a better team than we’ve shown if we changed up the lineups and minutes. Maybe it’s wishful thinking.

 

[Srzly]

A 9:00 start in LA. Is that correct?

Looks like 8:00 PT / 9:00 MT

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

A 9:00 start in LA. Is that correct?

Looks like 8:00 PT / 9:00 MT

@Srzly is correct...8p PT/9p MT.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

A 9:00 start in LA. Is that correct?

@Spike lives in Colorado.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I wish 3-4 was an option, but I'll round up to 4 and go with that.

The way I arrange these polls, 3-4 will only ever be an option if the Kings play an odd number of games that month.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

@Spike lives in Colorado.

Must be rough living in the red-headed stepchild of time zones

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Must be rough living in the red-headed stepchild of time zones

If things go to plan I'll probably be in that time zone for half of hoops season in a few years.

 

[hrdboild]

I wish 3-4 was an option, but I'll round up to 4 and go with that.

Yeah, looking at the matchups and the amount of road games I also want to pick 3-4 so the question is whether to hedge up on that because Keegan is back and playing the most minutes on the team or hedge down because only 3 of these look like games we should win and that includes the "vs. Dallas" game on 12/27 which might actually be a tough matchup if AD is healthy enough to play that day (and hasn't already been traded).

Hmm. I decided to hedge up because Keegan usually heats up behind the arc in December.

 

[Spike]

Must be rough living in the red-headed stepchild of time zones

It's bad. Although today I'm in Houston...

 

[SacTownKid]

An oversized team vs our undersized team. I think we losing by 20

Reverse jinx. haha.

 

[Caccia]

A 9:00 start in LA. Is that correct?

No, 5:00 PT tonight. In half an hour.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

No, 5:00 PT tonight. In half an hour.

Shasta was talking about the 12/30 game @ LAC, on NBC.

 

[Caccia]

Shasta was talking about the 12/30 game @ LAC, on NBC.

I wondered. The next three games are nowhere near California.

Any word on the availability of Schroeder and Monk?

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

I wondered. The next three games are nowhere near California.

Any word on the availability of Schroeder and Monk?

Schroder is officially listed as being OUT.
Monk is still a GTD.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1996381511969636612

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

"[Houston's] best play is a missed shot."

Reminds me of the 2005 Monarchs.

 

[hrdboild]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1996381511969636612

 

[Tetsujin]

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Just saw that Russ has a 10-6 record against KD. Tank might be derailed for the night.

 

[Sam0ah]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1996381511969636612

So horrible.....

 

[NewArena]

This same rockets team was tearing us apart even when we had Fox and they didn’t have KD. I shudder to imagine the final score tonight

 

[Caccia]

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Five TOs in three minutes, one basket.