Sacramento ends long losing streak by blowing away Houston on Sunday night.
The Sacramento Kings relit the beam for the first time since Dec. 27.
They also watched DeMar DeRozan hit a new milestone on a night the Kings walloped the Houston Rockets 111-98 on Sunday night.
The trouncing puts a cease to a seven-game losing slide Sacramento was on. DeRozan, meanwhile, joined a new club.
DeRozan scored his 26,000 career point during the second quarter -- officially becoming only the 23rd player in NBA history to hit that feat.
He even received love from a past teammate of his on the Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry. DeRozan raved about the team effort off the bench.
The 5,000 watts of purple lit up the night sky in Sacramento. DeRozan dropped 22 points to lead Sacramento on the evening and made eight field goals on 13 attempts. He didn't even need to shoot a three-pointer as he took no attempts behind the arc.
Russell Westbrook and Zach LaVine handled the long range load -- each hitting a trio of threes in the contest. LaVine ended the night dropping 18 on Houston while Westbrook finished with 15. He also dished out 10 assists for the double-double.
Maxime Raynaud scored 12 points and added nine rebounds. Precious Achiuwa scored 10 points and hauled down seven rebounds.
Dylan Cardwell scored nine points off the bench with 11 rebounds in the near double-double performance. Malik Monk led the bench energy DeRozan helped point out, scoring 15 points including banking two threes. Nique Clifford added eight points in bench duty.
Sacramento played its first game without Dennis Schroeder -- who got suspended by the league following a physical incident involving another player. Monk rose up as the leader off the bench.
The Kings shot 48% from the floor including 35% from three-point land. They also out-rebounded the Rockets 45-44. The Kings' largest lead became 16 before settling for the 13-point romp.
Sacramento now has a back-to-back. The Kings return home to Golden 1 Center in hosting the rival Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.
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