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Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings was named Western Conference Player of the Week after multiple dominating performances.

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.

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Alperen Sengun received such high commendation from Charles Barkley amid the Rockets' ascent towards the top of the West.

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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.

In a national television exclusive on TNT, Alperen Sengun and the Rockets will visit Domantas Sabonis and the Kings on Thursday night.

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Jewish athletes shine across sports this week, from the Australian Open to NHL trades and college basketball rankings.

“The Jazz and Kings have conducted exploratory trade talks centered on John Collins,” Forbes’ Evan Sidery shared via Twitter/X on Thursday afternoon. “Sacramento can make salaries work while avoiding the tax by including Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles.”