It started to get chippy towards the end of the second quarter when Dillon Brooks knocked the ball out of Domantas Sabonis' hands. During the next play, Green hit a three for Houston and Jabari Smith Jr. got knocked down. After that, Smith Jr. got pulled down by De'Aaron Fox. The two got into a scuffle and both team's current five got into it.

The Kings found a way to match Houston’s force and physicality in a game that featured six technical fouls and two ejections.

After a heated, but much-needed 120-111 win over the Rockets on Tuesday night, the Kings, who were already eliminated from the NBA Cup, found out their two opponents against two other teams failing to advance to the quarterfinals.