The Sacramento Kings are facing an uphill battle when they battle against the Rockets in Houston on January 13th. This is a situation of both teams restructuring for the future as both teams look nothing like their early 2000′s heydays. The Kings look to go back to their past dominance in the west with stellar play from their youthful stalwarts. The Houston Rockets are still managing the fallout from the retirement of Yao Ming. The Houston Rockets are preferred by 3 points by the sportsbook and this looks to be a hard game to call.

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Sacramento is steadied by G Marcus Thornton and PG Tyreke Evans, which provide a youthful nucleus for the Kings to build on. The frontcourt is bolstered by PF DeMarcus Cousins and his stable play. The Kings are also helped by the veteran presence of SG John Salmons arriving from the sideline as a deep risk. Former Indiana Hoosier great Keith Smart coaches the Kings.

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The Houston Rockets look considerably different from the times 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 are able to. Former Celtics great Kevin McHale leads the Houston Rockets at head coach.


Just a while back, this match would have been all over television with the likes of Mike Bibby, Vlade Divac, Chris Webber, and Bobby Jackson steadying the Kings. The Houston Rockets had Yao Ming, Steve Francis, Robert Horry, along with Tracy McGrady in it. The times have definitely transformed things for both teams as the age of free agency and salary caps have rendered long-term dynasties nearly obsolete.
This should be an awesome match between these 2 once-mighty franchises with the game itself too close to call.