The All-Star chances of Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun teeter on a knife’s edge. There’s one player in particular who’s balancing right there with him.

In Little Caesars Arena, Italian Simone Fontecchio recorded five points, two rebounds, and one block in just under 18 minutes as the Detroit Pistons lost, 111-100, to the Indiana Pacers. Swedish Bobi Klintman remained on a G League assignment.

A pair of young players with the Houston Rockets were picked to participate to be a part of NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco.

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun is in his fourth season in the league, and he's beginning to establish himself. While many compare him to Sacramento Kings

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

Houston Rockets (27-12, second in the Western Conference ... 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 14.5 per game the Kings give up. TOP PERFORMERS: Domantas Sabonis is scoring 20.6 points per game with 14.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Kings.

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Amen Thompson's athleticism and play in his second year has been key for Rockets who have ascended to being one of NBA's top four teams.

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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The Houston Rockets thrive on havoc ... Jalen Green hit clutch shots and Kings center Domantas Sabonis fouled out of the game with less than 90 seconds to go. But three fouls called on Rockets ...

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at ...