Unfortunately, Sacramento's key sixth man has been ruled out for the remainder of the game after injuring his ankle. Ellis took an awkward step on teammate Domantas Sabonis' foot, immediately folding to the floor before heading to the locker room.

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.

Alperen Sengun received such high commendation from Charles Barkley amid the Rockets' ascent towards the top of the West.

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SACRAMENTO -- After a three-game road trip, the Kings returned home Thursday night to face the Western Conference's second-place Houston Rockets ... Kings center Domantas Sabonis fouled out ...

They improved to 21-20 with their eighth victory in nine games.Domantas Sabonis had 20 points ... assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night.

DeMar DeRozan had 33 points, Malik Monk added 26 points and nine assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night. Monk made the last four free throws for Kings. They improved to 21-20 with their eighth victory in nine games.

Domantas Sabonis had 29 points and 18 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards 123-100 on Sunday night.

DeMar DeRozan gave Sacramento the lead for good with 2:20 remaining, De'Aaron Fox made five free throws amid two controversial calls in the final 33 seconds, and the host Kings hung on to defeat the Houston Rockets 132-127 on Thursday night.

The Kings will try to keep the good times rolling when they play host to the Washington Wizards on Sunday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The Kings are one of the hottest teams in the NBA. The Wizards are the worst.