Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings

(11-3)                           (9-5)

Preview: Both of these teams are completely different in their style of play so far this season. For the Kings, they primarily rely on their offense as they score a respectable 103.1 PPG which is good for 9^th in the NBA. On the defensive side though, they allow 100 PPG for 17^th in the NBA. The Rockets, however, are a heavy defensive team and give up only 91.7 PPG which is 2^nd in the league only below the defending champs San Antonio. On the other hand, just like Sacramento, they are weak on the other side of their game and score only 96.7 PPG for 21^st in the league. Houston right now is tied for 3^rd in the Western Conference and a win right here would put them ahead of the Trailblazers and in good position just 15 games into the season. Sacramento is in 7^th place right now and would love to gain some ground as they are still just 3 games out of 1^st. This conference right now is very tight and the winner of this matchup could help propel the team to a big win streak as we approach the quarter mark of the season.

Prediction: I think that the Kings will pull out a big win here as they are already on a 3 game win streak and have really looked good on the boards which could help lead them to victory as they grab the 3^rd most rebounds per game with 45.8.

Points Per Game Leaders:

SAC – DeMarcus Cousins (23.1 PPG) HOU – James Harden (25.2 PPG)

Rebounds Per Game Leaders:

SAC – DeMarcus Cousins (12.3 RPG) HOU – Dwight Howard (11.3 RPG)

Assists Per Game Leaders:

SAC – Darren Collison (7.0 APG) HOU – James Harden (6.6 APG)