The Kings kept one of the NBA's best offenses in check most of the night, but James Harden and Chris Paul were still too much as the Houston Rockets held on for a 100-91 victory Wednesday at Toyota Center in Houston.
It was Houston's 10th consecutive win.
The Kings lost guard De'Aaron Fox with less than a minute to play when he was bumped while in the air and landed on his face. He was helped up and walked off the court alongside the medical staff. Fox needed stitches above his right eye and chin.
The Rockets shot just 39.8 percent, but thanks to Harden (28 points, nine rebounds, nine assists) and Paul (19 points, seven assists), Houston (44-13) had enough to hold off the Kings.
Bogdan Bogdanovic led Sacramento (18-39) with 20 points. Garrett Temple had 13 points, while Buddy Hield and Justin Jackson each scored 12.
