Houston Chronicle Sunday

ANDERSON WELCOMES HOMECOMING.

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When/where: 5 p.m. today; Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, Calif. TV/radio: Root+, NBA TV; 740 AM; 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets (53-26) update: They have won 11 of 12 meetings with the Kings, including all three this season. They have not swept a season series against the Kings since 1997-98. … With 33 points and 12 assists Friday, James Harden has a league-leading 62 double-doubles. He has scored at least 30 points with double-digit assists in nine of his past 16 games and 28 times this season. … Forward Ryan Anderson returned Friday after missing two weeks with a sprained ankle, scoring nine points in 13 minutes. He is averaging 20 points on 52.8 percent shooting against the Kings. … Pat Beverley had a careerhigh 13 rebounds against Detroit on Friday. … Nene is expected to sit out against Sacramento. The Rockets are considerin­g holding out other players Sunday or Monday. Kings (31-48) update: They had won four of six games before losing to the Lakers at Los Angeles on Friday night. … Since the trade of DeMarcus Cousins to New Orleans, the Kings have been playing Kentucky big men Skal Labissiere and Willie Cauley-Stein together in the frontcourt. … With the trade of Cousins and season-ending injury to Rudy Gay, Darren Collison is the Kings’ leading scorer, averaging 13.2 points per game, but rookie Buddy Hield has averaged 14.5 points per game with the Kings. … The Kings are 16-23 at home with two games left in their inaugural season in Golden 1 Center. Statistica­lly speaking: 19 — 3-pointers per game averaged by the Rockets against the Kings this season.

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