The Sacramento Kings are facing an uphill battle when they face the Rockets in Houston on January 13th. This is a case of both teams restructuring for the future as both teams look nothing like their early 2000′s heydays. The Kings look to return to their former popularity in the west with standout play from their young stalwarts. The Rockets are still dealing with the after effects from the retirement of Yao Ming. The Rockets are liked by 3 points by the sports book and this wants to be a hard game to call.

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Sacramento is paced by G Marcus Thornton and PG Tyreke Evans, which supply a young core for the Kings to develop on. The frontcourt is supported by PF DeMarcus Cousins and his constant play. The Kings are additionally helped by the expert presence of SG John Salmons arriving off the bench as a deep menace. Former Indiana Hoosier fantastic Keith Smart coaches the Kings.

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The Rockets look substantially diverse from the era of Yao Ming and Steve Francis running the show. Youthful PG Kyle Lowry runs the offense with assistance from PF Luis Scola and PG Goran Dragic. Vets help the Houston offense with fellow SG’s Courtney Lee and Kevin Martin chipping in when they’re able to. Ex- Celtics fantastic Kevin McHale leads the Rockets at head coach.


Just a while back, this matchup might have been all over tv with competitors such as Mike Bibby, Vlade Divac, Chris Webber, and Bobby Jackson pacing the Kings. The Rockets had Yao Ming, Steve Francis, Robert Horry, as well as Tracy McGrady behind them. The times have definitely transformed things for both teams as the age of free agency and salary caps have made long-term dynasties practically obsolete.
This should be an excellent matchup between these 2 once-mighty teams with the game itself too near to call.