One of those standout young players excelling as of late gets tonight's matchup of the game: Keegan Murray vs. Amen Thompson. Season stats: Keegan Murray: 11.9 PTS | 7.2 REB | 1.4 AST | 0.7 STL | 0.8 BLK | 41.

The Sacramento Kings (21-20) got back in the win column on Thursday against the Houston Rockets and continue ... For the Kings, Keegan Murray has continued one of the best stretches of basketball ...

When Boston needed a stop, the calls the Celtics coach made proved disastrous, and afterward took responsibility for the loss: "I didn't help them close it at the end."

A 3-pointer by Green with 10.1 seconds remaining gave Houston ... while Keegan Murray had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings, who have won a pair of home games against the Rockets this ...

Jalen Green scored 28 points to lead the Rockets (27-13), who ... and seven assists for Sacramento. Keegan Murray had 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting with 11 rebounds. Alperen Sengun had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Houston. Amen Thompson had 20 points ...

After Houston’s 114-112 victory, Brown said Boston entered the game intending to neutralize Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet and Alperen Sengun. The Celtics accomplished that, holding the Rockets’ top three leading scorers to 30 total points on 9-of-32 shooting (3-for-14 on 3-pointers).

Winning at home has been a big point of emphasis since Christie took over as interim coach of the Kings when Mike Brown was fired in December. The Kings did it again in a Thursday night thriller, beating the Houston Rockets 132-127 before a sellout crowd of 18,227 at Golden 1 Center and a national television audience on TNT.

The Houston Rockets got another shot at the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Houston, which lost 120-111 in the first meeting in early December, looked for revenge in the rematch.

DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points, while Malik Monk added 28 and nine assists as Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 132-127. Behind by 16 points midway through the third quarter, the Rockets charged back to take a 91-90 lead early in the fourth.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson had 20 points and six assists for the Knicks, who scored 143 points for the second straight game and won their fourth straight. New York (31-16) won for the 16th time in its past 22 games.

The clock is ticking on Sacramento. Would Houston or Orlando make a play for the point guard? Or will the Spurs form a dynamic duo?

The Celtics need to execute better, especially during fourth-quarter possessions. They also need to sharpen up on offense and defense.