DeMar DeRozan gave Sacramento the lead for good with 2:20 remaining, De’Aaron Fox made five free throws amid two controversial calls in the final 33 seconds, and the host Kings hung on to defeat the Houston Rockets 132-127 in the NBA on Thursday night.

The Houston Rockets are set for a Thursday night Western Conference showdown against the Sacramento Kings. Here's what you need to know before tip-off.

A pair of red-hot teams clash when the Houston Rockets battle the Sacramento Kings in a key Western Conference matchup on Thursday night. Houston is coming off a 128-108 win over Denver on Wednesday,

The Houston Rockets' postponed road game against the Atlanta Hawks has been rescheduled to Jan. 28, the NBA announced Wednesday. The new game date slots into the Rockets' schedule between a Jan. 27 game in Boston and a Jan. 30 game in Memphis, and extends Houston’s road trip from three games to four games including a Jan. 25 game in Cleveland.

The game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets has been rescheduled for later this month by the National Basketball Association.