Houston Rockets Take Control of 6th Seed With Win Over Sacramento

April 14, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden (13) shoots against the Sacramento Kings in the first quarter at the Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

From Associated Press:

HOUSTON — James Harden had 29 points and nine assists, Omer Asik had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Houston cruised to a 121-100 win over Sacramento in the Rockets’ regular-season home finale Sunday night.

Jeremy Lin added 15 points for the Rockets, who’ve won nine of their last 12 home games heading into the playoffs.

The Rockets climbed to sixth place in the Western Conference. They have the same record as Golden State (45-35) but own the tiebreaker after winning the season series with the Warriors 3-1. Houston plays Phoenix on Monday and finishes the regular season against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.

John Salmons scored 14 points and Isaiah Thomas had 10 points and 10 assists for the Kings.

Box Score:

Sacramento Kings

STARTERS

MIN

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

21

3-11

0-0

1-2

1

3

4

2

0

1

1

3

-26

7

26

5-8

3-6

1-1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

3

-18

14

22

3-9

0-0

2-4

3

5

8

0

3

0

2

2

-20

8

18

4-10

1-3

1-1

1

2

3

1

0

1

2

1

-18

10

28

2-9

1-3

5-5

0

1

1

10

0

0

1

4

-17

10

BENCH

MIN

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

27

4-11

0-1

0-0

2

2

4

2

2

2

0

1

+5

8

18

5-8

1-3

4-4

0

2

2

3

0

1

2

0

+6

15

26

6-7

0-0

0-0

5

7

12

0

1

4

1

2

-1

12

21

5-14

0-2

0-0

0

5

5

5

3

0

1

2

-7

10

24

2-7

2-5

0-0

3

2

5

1

1

0

3

3

-6

6

8

0-6

0-2

0-0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

-3

0

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

TOTALS

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Fast break points:   25Points in the paint:   44Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   15 (23)

+/- denotes team’s net points while the player is on the court.

Houston Rockets

STARTERS

MIN

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

22

5-8

0-0

1-2

0

5

5

2

2

1

1

4

+7

11

27

5-7

2-3

1-1

0

5

5

5

1

1

0

0

+23

13

26

4-9

0-0

2-2

3

9

12

1

0

0

2

2

+20

10

26

4-8

1-2

6-6

0

4

4

2

0

0

3

1

+22

15

32

11-16

4-6

3-7

1

3

4

9

2

1

2

0

+17

29

BENCH

MIN

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

20

3-8

0-2

3-4

0

3

3

1

3

5

1

1

+17

9

6

1-1

0-0

0-0

0

2

2

2

1

1

2

0

-3

2

14

3-5

0-0

0-0

2

2

4

1

0

1

2

4

-1

6

17

2-5

1-3

2-2

0

2

2

0

2

1

3

3

+2

7

5

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-3

0

6

1-3

1-2

0-0

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

-3

3

25

5-11

4-9

0-0

0

3

3

4

0

0

0

2

-1

14

12

1-1

0-0

0-0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

+8

2

TOTALS

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS