A cursory look at Monday night's game between the Kings and Houston Rockets was quite deceiving.

At first glance, one would think the Rockets had played Sunday night instead of the Kings, who ran off to an easy 113-77 victory before 17,317 at Arco Arena.

The Kings (8-3) bounced back from Sunday night's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center with a dominating performance fueled by intensity and extra effort.