The Kings will hit the road looking to continue their winning streak. They play the Boston Celtics Friday and Chicago Bulls Sunday.
De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with a massive 33 points to break their six-game losing streak. Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, 16 rebounds, and seven assists, while DeMar DeRozan, Trey Lyles, and Malik Monk all had 14 points each.
The Kings outscored the Mavericks 54-40 in the second half as the Mavericks shot just 14/34 in the half compared to 20/46 from the Kings. While the percentages are similar, the shot difference was absurd. Dallas put up a good fight for three quarters, but they simply didn't have enough offense to come away with a win.
When it was over, Kings center Domantas Sabonis joined public address announcer Scott Moak at the scorer’s table to light the beam, signaling victory in Sacramento for the first time since a Dec. 12 road win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
De’Aaron Fox scored 33 points, and the Sacramento Kings beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 110-100 on Monday night to give Doug Christie his first win as the interim head coach after the Kings fired Mike Brown last week.
Here are predictions, probable starting lineups, and injury updates for the upcoming Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks game.
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The Sacramento Kings finally snapped their losing skid after Monday's win over the Dallas Mavericks. Is this a sign of things to come?
The Dallas Mavericks head to northern California to take on the Sacramento Kings Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Kings prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.
The most significant name on the injury report is Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic, who is expected to be out for at least a month with a hip contusion. With Doncic sidelined, the Mavericks are 7-3 on the season, as Sacramento will not catch too much of a break with his injury.
The Sacramento Kings rallied from an 18-point deficit in the first quarter to win 110-100 on Monday against the injury-hampered Dallas Mavericks.