Sacramento Kings at Dallas Mavericks
· National Basketball AssociationSabonis, Fox lead Kings past Mavs 129-113 for 6th consecutive win
Keegan Murray added 17 points as all five starters scored in double figures for the Kings, who improved to 3-0 on a six-game road trip, one shy of their longest this season.
Luka Doncic scored 25 for the Mavericks, who faded in the fourth quarter on the second night of a back-to-back and have lost three of four — allowing at least 125 points in all the losses — since an 8-2 start.
Sabonis, who had a season high in points, was 13 of 15 from the field, and Fox hit six of 10 from 3-point range as the Kings shot 53% overall and 43% from beyond the arc. Their season high is 47.6%.
Dallas shot 21% in the fourth quarter and missed all nine of its 3s in the quarter a night after a 132-125 loss to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in which Kyrie Irving scored 39 and Doncic had 35. It was a second consecutive back-to-back for the Mavs, with two days in between.
Irving scored all 23 of his points in the first three quarters before missing his only two shots in the fourth as the Mavs emptied the bench when down by 21 with 5 1/2 minutes remaining.
The Kings trailed for just 91 seconds, surging back in front each time the Mavs took leads late in the first quarter and early in the third.
Harrison Barnes scored 12 points against his former team as did reserve Malik Monk. Chris Duarte scored 13 while making 3 of 4 from long range.
UP NEXT
Kings: The first of consecutive games at New Orleans finishes a back-to-back Monday. The rematch is Wednesday.
Mavericks: A seven-game stretch with six road games wraps up with games against the Lakers (Wednesday) and Clippers (Friday) in Los Angeles.
Regular Season Series
SAC leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 129 - 113 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 129 - 113 |
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Mavericks offensive team rebound | 129 - 113 |
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Markieff Morris misses 33-foot three point jumper | 129 - 113 |
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shot clock turnover | 129 - 113 |
Statistics
SAC |
DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 48-90 | FG | 41-88 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 17-40 | 3PT | 12-34 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 16-21 | FT | 19-26 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Dallas Mavericks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington, F | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Klay Thompson, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Dwight Powell, F | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Max Christie, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Dereck Lively II, C | Out | Dec 21 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Carter, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Zach LaVine, G | Out | Dec 23 |
| Domantas Sabonis, F | Out | Dec 19 |
| Drew Eubanks, F | Out | Dec 13 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,211 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Lakers |
19 | 9 | .679 | - | L2 |
Phoenix |
16 | 13 | .552 | 3.5 | W1 |
Golden State |
15 | 15 | .500 | 5 | W2 |
LA Clippers |
8 | 21 | .276 | 11.5 | W2 |
Sacramento |
7 | 23 | .233 | 13 | L1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio |
22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
Houston |
17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
Memphis |
14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
Dallas |
12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
New Orleans |
8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
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