The Houston Rockets thrive on havoc. But Thursday’s game may have erred too much in that direction. The Rockets erased a 16-point deficit in the second half but couldn’t finish the job in a 132-127 loss to the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

After watching Houston Rockets teammate Jalen Green drop 34 points on the Denver Nuggets in the Rockets’ blowout win, Cam Whitmore had just one reaction. “He’s an All-Star,” Whitmore said. “There’s nothing else to be said.

Green is starting Thursday's game against the Kings, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports. Green will draw his second start of the month as the Rockets elect to roll with a bigger first unit in Fred VanVleet's (personal) absence.

Both of these teams are playing their best basketball of the season. The Kings are 7-1 in their last eight under new coach Doug Christie. The Rockets are rolling having won five i