Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings 8/9/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Houston Rockets look for their second consecutive victory on Sunday when playing the Sacramento Kings. The Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 113-97 on Thursday. James Harden scored 39 points and dished out 12 assists to lead the Rockets over the Lakers, who played without LeBron James. Houston is fourth in the Western Conference standings just 1 ½ games behind third-place Denver.

James Harden is leading Houston in scoring and assists with averages of 34.3 points and 7.5 assists per game Russell Westbrook is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 27.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Houston has eight players averaging double-figures in scoring.

Sacramento looks to bounce back from defeat when playing the Rockets on Sunday. The Kings lost to the Brooklyn Nets 119-106 and although not eliminated from playoff contention have a miniscule chance of qualifying. The Kings have lost four of five games since returning for the NBA restart at the end of June.

De'Aaron Fox is leading Sacramento in scoring and assists with averages of 21.0 points and 6.8 assists per game. Nemanja Bjelica is the leading rebounder for the Kings with an average of 6.4 per game. Buddy Hield is averaging 19.2 points per game and is one of eight players for the Kings averaging double figures in scoring.