The NBA Belt · rivalry
Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings
22Belt meetings
13Rockets wins
9Kings wins
12Title changes
Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings have met 22 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 30, 1969 to March 1, 2025. The belt changed hands in 12 of those games. Houston Rockets lead the belt series 13–9.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,994 | Dec 30, 1969 | Cincinnati Royals beat San Diego Rockets 125–120 | Defense |
| 2,398 | Mar 17, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Houston Rockets 125–114 | Defense |
| 2,415 | Nov 2, 1974 | Houston Rockets beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 120–97 | Defense |
| 2,556 | Jan 29, 1976 | Kansas City Kings beat Houston Rockets 119–86 | Title change |
| 2,666 | Feb 19, 1977 | Kansas City Kings beat Houston Rockets 115–109 | Title change |
| 2,761 | Mar 24, 1978 | Houston Rockets beat Kansas City Kings 107–103 | Title change |
| 2,821 | Dec 26, 1978 | Houston Rockets beat Kansas City Kings 109–102 | Title change |
| 2,828 | Jan 9, 1979 | Houston Rockets beat Kansas City Kings 126–110 | Title change |
| 3,191 | Nov 25, 1982 | Kansas City Kings beat Houston Rockets 88–79 | Defense |
| 3,525 | Jan 23, 1986 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 124–107 | Title change |
| 3,528 | Jan 30, 1986 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 111–109 | Defense |
| 3,544 | Mar 6, 1986 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 116–105 | Title change |
| 3,992 | Jan 21, 1991 | Sacramento Kings beat Houston Rockets 97–94 | Defense |
| 4,171 | Nov 17, 1992 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 116–109 | Defense |
| 4,355 | Nov 15, 1994 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 105–99 | Defense |
| 4,427 | Apr 15, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 98–84 | Defense |
| 5,136 | Dec 10, 2002 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 103–96 | Title change |
| 5,186 | Mar 23, 2003 | Sacramento Kings beat Houston Rockets 109–108 | Title change |
| 5,347 | Jan 28, 2005 | Sacramento Kings beat Houston Rockets 117–111 | Title change |
| 6,626 | Oct 18, 2017 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 105–100 | Defense |
| 6,786 | Feb 6, 2019 | Houston Rockets beat Sacramento Kings 127–101 | Title change |
| 7,376 | Mar 1, 2025 | Sacramento Kings beat Houston Rockets 113–103 | Title change |