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Sacramento and Houston meet in conference showdown

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Houston Rockets (12-32, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (18-27, 10th in the Western Conference)

Sacramento, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Christian Wood and the Houston Rockets take on De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings in Western Conference play.

The Kings are 13-19 in Western Conference games. Sacramento ranks eighth in the Western Conference shooting 34.6% from deep, led by Robert Woodard II shooting 100.0% from 3-point range.

The Rockets are 5-18 against conference opponents. Houston is 4-6 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 16.4 turnovers per game.

The teams square off for the second time this season. The Kings won 126-114 in the last meeting on Jan. 15. Fox led the Kings with 27 points, and Wood led the Rockets with 26 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fox is scoring 21.0 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Kings. Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 14.4 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 47.7% over the past 10 games for…

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