The Sacramento Kings were beaten by the Dallas Mavericks, 132-96. With 28 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists, Luka Doncic led the Mavericks, while Kyrie Irving added 24 points as well. With 18, De’Aaron Fox led the Kings in scoring.
The Mavericks performed brilliantly in what was probably the biggest game of the season thus far. They exerted themselves against a very strong Kings squad by playing hard on both ends. They played their finest game of the year.
The Dallas Mavericks’ win has vaulted them to the sixth seed in the Western Conference and significantly increased their odds of bypassing the play-in round and making it into the NBA Finals in 2024. The Dallas Mavericks were ranked seventh and the Sacramento Kings sixth in the standings going into the game.
The Mavericks got back on track, but Daniel Gafford was quickly flagged for two fouls, and Derrick Jones Jr. unexpectedly departed the game with what seemed to be an injury. He returned later in the quarter. Thankfully, PJ Washington made his first three three-pointers, which enabled Dallas to take the lead.
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The Kings managed to stay in the game with the addition of Malik Monk and Keegan Murray, but Dallas entered the half down by just five points, led by Luka, who finished with 26 points. Approximately halfway through the second quarter, Luka Doncic stood up and made back-to-back step-back three-pointers as the Mavericks began to gradually gain the upper hand in the game.
Positive regression had a huge impact tonight for the Mavericks after a run of games in which they were unable to make three-pointers. The Mavericks were winning games even though they were shooting terribly from three, which made many people wonder what kind of team this would be if they could shoot well from a distance.
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Even though Sacramento was ultimately destroyed, Hardaway made some clutch baskets to limit their chances of scoring. Kidd is confident in Hardaway since he will play. So maybe this is the beginning of a scorching run to finish the season for him.
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