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(AP) -- The Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings may have anticipated some early struggles with their top players injured. It's safe to say both clubs are weathering the storm better than expected.

Each coming off a close loss to one of the top teams in the NBA, the Rockets and Kings square off for the second time in nine days Saturday night in Houston.

The Rockets came into this season with stars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming each recovering from major surgery. Their top returning scorer is Luis Scola, who averaged 12.7 points in 2008-09. (MORE)

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9:14 4th Qtr	1	2	3	4	Tot
Sacramento	27	25	32	2	86
Houston	33	26	21	6	86

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Leaders	Sacramento	Houston
Points	S. Hawes 20	L. Scola 18
Rebounds	S. Hawes 9	L. Scola 9
Assists	B. Udrih 7	2 tied with 4

Standings
Southwest Division
	W	L	Pct	GB
Dallas	10	3	.769	--
Houston	7	6	.538	3.0
San Antonio	4	6	.400	4.5
New Orleans	5	8	.385	5.0
Memphis	4	8	.333	5.5
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Rockets Leaders
Points:	T. Ariza	18.2
Rebounds:	L. Scola	9.8
Assists:	A. Brooks	5.9
FG%:	C. Landry	54.7%
Steals:	T. Ariza	2.1
Blocks:	C. Landry	0.8

Offense (Rank)
Points:	103.0 (6)
Rebounds:	42.8 (12)
Assists:	23.0 (6)
FG%:	45.2% (18)
FT%:	77.5% (10)
3P%:	35.4% (11)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	100.2 (18)
Rebounds:	42.4 (18)
Assists:	20.3 (15)
FG%:	46.3% (21)
FT%:	77.1% (22)
3P%:	36.5% (21)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/21	vs. Sac	L 100-109 11/13
11/25	vs. Dal	L 103-121 11/10
11/27	vs. SA	-
11/29	@ OKC	W 105-94 11/6
12/2	@ LAC	-
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Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/20	@ Atl	L 103-105
11/18	@ Min	W 97-84
11/17	vs. Pho	L 105-111
11/15	@ LAL	W 101-91
11/13	@ Sac	L 100-109
11/11	vs. Mem	W 104-79
11/10	@ Dal	L 103-121
11/6	vs. OKC	W 105-94
11/4	vs. LAL	L 102-103
11/2	@ Uta	W 113-96

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/13/2009	P. Mensah-Bonsu	Waived
11/2/2009	A. Brooks	Exercised Contract Option Through 2010 - 2011 season
10/24/2009	B. Barry	Waived
10/22/2009	W. Conroy	Waived
10/21/2009	R. Beck	Waived
10/21/2009	G. Temple	Waived
10/7/2009	R. Beck	Signed as Free Agent
10/1/2009	W. Conroy	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	G. Temple	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	P. Mensah-Bonsu	Signed as Free Agent

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/4/2009	C. Budinger	Sprained left ankle
10/20/2009	T. McGrady	Recovery from knee surgery
7/17/2009	Y. Ming	Left foot surgery

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