The Sacramento Kings face an uphill battle when they take on the Rockets in Houston on January 13th. This is a condition of both teams reconstructing for the future as both teams look nothing like their early 2000′s heydays. The Kings look to return to their previous dominance in the west with stellar play from their young stalwarts. The Rockets are still handling the fallout from the retirement of Yao Ming. The Rockets are preferred by 3 points by the sports book and this looks to be a challenging game to call.

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Sacramento is paced by G Marcus Thornton and PG Tyreke Evans, which offer a young core for the Kings to build on. The frontcourt is bolstered by PF DeMarcus Cousins and his stable play. The Kings are furthermore helped by the seasoned presence of SG John Salmons coming off the sideline as a deep menace. Former Indiana Hoosier excellent Keith Smart coaches the Kings.

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The Rockets look considerably distinct from the times of Yao Ming and Steve Francis running the show. Youthful PG Kyle Lowry runs the offense with help from PF Luis Scola and PG Goran Dragic. Vets help the Houston offense with fellow SG’s Courtney Lee and Kevin Martin helping out when they can. Ex- Celtics excellent Kevin McHale leads the Rockets at head coach.


Just a while back, this game could have been all over tv with the likes of Mike Bibby, Vlade Divac, Chris Webber, and Bobby Jackson steadying the Kings. The Rockets had Yao Ming, Steve Francis, Robert Horry, and also Tracy McGrady in it. The times have certainly transformed things for both teams as the day of free agency and wage caps have rendered long-term dynasties almost obsolete.
This should be an amazing game between these 2 once-mighty teams with the game itself too near to call.