NBA

Dallas Mavericks at Sacramento Kings

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31-27, 12-18 Away
Final
128 - 133

32-24, 17-12 Home

Fox scores 36 points, Kings beat Mavericks 133-128 in OT

“Most point guards don’t guard me,” Fox said. “It’s a bit different for me. ... It’s a lot, but I feel like I was blessed with the tools to be able to do that.”

Fox shot 12 of 23 from the field and scored 26 of his points in the fourth quarter and overtime.

Domantas Sabonis had 22 points and 14 rebounds for his NBA-leading 44th double-double of the season before fouling out with 1:27 remaining in overtime.

Terence Davis also scored 22 points off the bench, and Kevin Huerter added 15.

“Heck of a job by our guys,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “Defensively, we did a pretty good job in both second halves. ... We had a lot of great individual performances.”

Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and Luka Doncic had 25 points and nine rebounds in the stars' first game on the court together as Mavericks teammates.

“I thought it was good,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “It was just natural. Nothing forced. It’s going to make us that much better. They did an incredible job.”

Irving was acquired by Dallas from Brooklyn on Monday before the trade deadline. Josh Green added 23 points.

“Amazing, only our first game together, but I think it’s so fun to play with this guy,” Doncic said of playing with Irving. “He’s an amazing basketball player and I think it’s going to be really fun and today, first game, it was really fun, too.”

TIP-INS

Mavericks: Doncic returned to the lineup after missing time with a heel injury. ... Tim Hardaway Jr. left the game with right hamstring tightness in the first half and did not return. The Mavericks made 20 3-pointers.

Kings: G Malik Monk was ruled out with an ankle injury. He left in the second half of Friday’s game with the injury and didn’t return.

UP NEXT

Kings: Travel to Phoenix to face the Suns on Tuesday.

Mavericks: Host the Timberwolves on Monday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 128 - 133
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 128 - 133
5th 0.0 Mavericks offensive team rebound 128 - 133
5th 0.0 Theo Pinson misses 26-foot three point jumper 128 - 133
5th 4.1 De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2 128 - 133

Statistics

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47-91 FG 51-100
52 Field Goal % 51
20-51 3PT 8-32
39 Three Point % 25
14-19 FT 23-25
74 Free Throw % 92
43 Rebounds 50
7 Offensive Rebounds 11
36 Defensive Rebounds 39
27 Assists 22
4 Steals 9
4 Blocks 0
15 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
11 Fast Break Points 24
46 Points in Paint 74
19 Fouls 17
7 Largest Lead 13
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Carter, G Day-To-Day Dec 26
Keegan Murray, F Out Dec 26
Zach LaVine, G Out Dec 23
Domantas Sabonis, F Out Dec 19
Drew Eubanks, F Out Dec 13
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Davis, F Day-To-Day Dec 26
Brandon Williams, G Day-To-Day Dec 26
Dereck Lively II, C Out Dec 21
Kyrie Irving, G Out Dec 13
Dante Exum, G Out Nov 20

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,111 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 23 7 .767 - W8
Houston 18 10 .643 4 W1
Memphis 15 16 .484 8.5 W2
Dallas 12 20 .375 12 L1
New Orleans 8 24 .250 16 L2

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 10 .655 - L3
Phoenix 17 13 .567 2.5 W2
Golden State 16 15 .516 4 W3
LA Clippers 9 21 .300 10.5 W3
Sacramento 7 23 .233 12.5 L1
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