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Sacramento Kings at Dallas Mavericks

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8-4, 4-3 Away
Final
129 - 113

9-5, 4-2 Home

Sabonis, Fox lead Kings past Mavs 129-113 for 6th consecutive win

Exum and Green flash Boomers chemistry against Sacramento

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

4th 0.0 End of Game 129 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 129 - 113
4th 0.0 Mavericks offensive team rebound 129 - 113
4th 0.1 Markieff Morris misses 33-foot three point jumper 129 - 113
4th 4.1 shot clock turnover 129 - 113

Statistics

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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 Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandon Williams, G Day-To-Day Apr 6
Caleb Martin, F Out Apr 6
Marvin Bagley III, F Day-To-Day Apr 6
Daniel Gafford, F Day-To-Day Apr 6
Kyrie Irving, G Out Feb 18
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Keegan Murray, F Out Apr 6
DeMar DeRozan, G Day-To-Day Apr 6
Russell Westbrook, G Out Apr 6
Isaiah Stevens, G Out Mar 29
Drew Eubanks, F Out Mar 18

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,211 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 28 .641 - L2
Phoenix 43 35 .551 7 W1
LA Clippers 40 38 .513 10 W1
Golden State 36 42 .462 14 L4
Sacramento 21 58 .266 29.5 L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 60 19 .759 - W1
Houston 49 29 .628 10.5 W6
Dallas 25 53 .321 34.5 W1
New Orleans 25 54 .316 35 L8
Memphis 25 54 .316 35 L5
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