Game ID: 22400448
Dallas Mavericks @ Sacramento Kings
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 23 33 27 27 110DAL 37 23 17 23 100
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 10 since 11/27, returns tonight: 17 min (87% of 20)
BACK Crowder back 12/16 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
SAC availability going into 12/22 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 17 min since (87% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/26 · 3 days' restOUT Crowder missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 18 min since (93% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (105% of 20)
SAC availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (109% of 20)
SAC availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Lyles back 12/21 after 10, 21 min since (109% of 20)
SAC availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 7 since 12/19, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 26 min (77% of 34)
OUT Crowder missed 8 since 12/19, out tonight
NEW Lyles 20 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 9 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 26 min since (77% of 34)
DAL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Dončić missed 2 since 12/19, returns tonight: 30 min (83% of 36)
OUT Hardy missed 5 since 12/07, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 13 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 12/10 after 4, 25 min since (89% of 28)
BACK Kleber back 12/19 after 3, 15 min since (80% of 19)
BACK Edwards back 12/10 after 4, 1 min since (9% of 15)
NEW Lively II 23 to 29 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Hardy missed 6 since 12/07, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 14 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 12/23 after 2, 30 min since (83% of 36)
BACK Marshall back 12/10 after 4, 22 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Kleber back 12/19 after 3, 15 min since (82% of 19)
BACK Edwards back 12/10 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 15)
DAL availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Hardy missed 7 since 12/07, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 16)
OUT Williams missed 15 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 12/23 after 2, 23 min since (64% of 36)
BACK Kleber back 12/19 after 3, 17 min since (92% of 19)
DAL availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 16 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 12/23 after 2, 23 min since (64% of 36)
BACK Kleber back 12/19 after 3, 19 min since (101% of 19)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 1 min since (6% of 16)
DAL availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Lively II missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 17 since 11/22, returns tonight: 20 min (132% of 15)
BACK Dončić back 12/23 after 2, 23 min since (64% of 36)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 9 min since (56% of 16)
DAL availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Marshall missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 3 since 12/27, returns tonight: 20 min (88% of 23)
BACK Dončić back 12/23 after 2, 23 min since (64% of 36)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 13 min since (81% of 16)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 20 min since (132% of 15)
NEW Kleber 19 to 25 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Marshall missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Lively II back 1/01 after 3, 20 min since (88% of 23)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 15 min since (93% of 16)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 11 min since (73% of 15)
NEW Grimes 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Kleber 19 to 28 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/06 · 2 days' restOUT Marshall missed 4 since 12/28, returns tonight: 33 min (118% of 28)
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Lively II back 1/01 after 3, 24 min since (103% of 23)
BACK Hardy back 12/27 after 7, 17 min since (106% of 16)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 14 min since (94% of 15)
NEW Grimes 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Kleber 19 to 27 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Irving missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Marshall back 1/06 after 4, 33 min since (118% of 28)
BACK Lively II back 1/01 after 3, 27 min since (116% of 23)
BACK Williams back 12/30 after 17, 11 min since (72% of 15)
NEW Grimes 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Kleber 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 16 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Gafford at 13 a game. Without Lively II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 105 a night to Sacramento's 117 and the arc, Dallas at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 32. Call it Dallas 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/21 vs LAL 99-103 — SAC notes
SAC lost 99-103. SAC shot 43% (39 of 90) to LAL's 48%, 10 of 37 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAL's 21. Fox led with 31 (12 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 19, DeRozan 12. Q2 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 5 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 78-72 against them. Fox's -11 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/22 vs IND 95-122 — SAC notes
SAC lost 95-122. SAC took 10 more shots (96 to 86), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to IND's 58%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 17 times to IND's 8 — 13 points from the stripe to their 5. Fox led with 23 (7 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 17, Monk 14. Q1 was theirs, 23-21, but the other 3 periods went 101-72 against them. Sabonis's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 vs DET 113-114 — SAC notes
SAC lost 113-114. SAC shot 48% (39 of 82) to DET's 42%, 14 of 39 from three. Fox led with 26 (11 of 25, 2 of 7 from three); Lyles added 20, DeRozan 19. Q2 was theirs, 31-19, but the other 3 periods went 95-82 against them. They led by as many as 19. Fox's -13 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 @ LAL 122-132 — SAC notes
SAC lost 122-132. SAC took 21 more shots (98 to 77), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to LAL's 60%, 11 of 40 from three, and got to the line 15 times to LAL's 33. Fox led with 29 (12 of 25, 1 of 9 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); DeRozan added 25, Monk 20. Q2 was theirs, 35-25, turning a 9-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 107-87 against them. Murray's -15 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs DAL 110-100 — SAC notes
SAC won 110-100. SAC shot 42% (42 of 100) to DAL's 42%, 10 of 32 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DAL's 29. The glass went 58-36 for them. Fox led with 33 (13 of 23, 3 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 17, Monk 14. The hinge was Q2, 33-23: the deficit went from 14 to 4. SAC trailed 56-60 at the half and won the second half 54-40. Lyles was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
1/01 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 28 and Sabonis at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Embiid at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Edwards (12 straight), Gordon (4 straight), Drummond (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Sacramento 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/03 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Monk at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 26 and Bane at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Morant (2 straight), Aldama (3 straight), Edey (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 18 times a game to Sacramento's 13 and the line, where Memphis takes 29 free throws a game to Sacramento's 20. Call it Memphis 118, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/05 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 24 and Curry at 21 a game. Without Podziemski (3 straight), Post (2 straight), Payton II (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 117. Call it Golden State 114, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/06 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Monk at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Adebayo at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Richardson (20 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Miami minus-5. Call it Sacramento 117, Miami 112.
12/23 vs POR 132-108 — DAL notes
DAL won 132-108. DAL shot 53% (48 of 90) to POR's 46%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 34 times to POR's 19 — 24 points from the stripe to their 14. DAL turned it over 10 times to POR's 18. Dončić led with 27 (10 of 19, 1 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Gafford added 23, Irving 20. The hinge was Q3, 40-23: a lead of 9 became 26, and the lead reached 32. Irving was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
12/25 vs MIN 99-105 — DAL notes
DAL lost 99-105. DAL shot 41% (36 of 87) to MIN's 47%, 16 of 43 from three. Irving led with 39 (14 of 27, 5 of 14 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Dončić added 14, Thompson 12. Q4 was theirs, 31-15, the deficit cut from 22 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 90-68 against them. Grimes's -10 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 @ PHX 98-89 — DAL notes
DAL won 98-89. DAL shot 44% (35 of 80) to PHX's 39%, 12 of 34 from three. Irving led with 20 (6 of 21, 5 of 10 from three); Gafford added 16, Kleber 15. The hinge was Q2, 27-14: a lead of 3 became 16. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/28 @ POR 122-126 — DAL notes
DAL lost 122-126. DAL shot 48% (43 of 89) to POR's 50%, 15 of 38 from three. The glass went 40-50 against them. Irving led with 46 (16 of 26, 5 of 12 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Dinwiddie added 17, Gafford 15. Q4 was theirs, 40-29, the deficit cut from 15 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 97-82 against them. Irving's -17 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 @ SAC 100-110 — DAL notes
DAL lost 100-110. DAL shot 42% (32 of 76) to SAC's 42%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAC's 19 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 36-58 against them. Dinwiddie led with 30 (8 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Washington added 28, Grimes 11. Q1 was theirs, 37-23, but the other 3 periods went 87-63 against them. They led by as many as 18. Grimes's -18 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/01 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 20 and Green at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Eason (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Irving at 31 and Washington at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Marshall (2 straight), Lively II (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-9 a night and Dallas minus-9 and the arc, Dallas at 37 percent from three to Houston's 33. Call it Houston 113, Dallas 109, Dallas keeping it close.
1/03 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Dinwiddie at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Marshall (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-7 and the arc, Cleveland at 44 percent from three to Dallas's 38. Call it Cleveland 115, Dallas 112, Dallas keeping it close.
1/06 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 27 and Bane at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Morant (4 straight), Aldama (5 straight), Smart (7 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 27 and Grimes at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Marshall (4 straight), Edwards (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-8 a night and Dallas minus-5 and the defense, Dallas allowing 114 a night to Memphis's 125. Call it Memphis 119, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
1/07 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Washington at 16 and Grimes at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Irving (2 straight), Edwards (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 28 a game. Without Vincent (4 straight), Vanderbilt (29 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-1 a night and Dallas minus-5 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 15 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it the Lakers 115, Dallas 114, Dallas keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALBW B. Williams
DG D. Gafford
DP D. Powell
JG J. Gortman
JH J. Hardy
MK M. Kleber
OP O. Prosper
PW P. Washington
QG Q. Grimes
SD S. Dinwiddie
SACAL A. Len
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
DAL/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Fox has 33 points, Kings beat Mavericks 110-100 as Christie wins first after becoming interim coach
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — 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.
The Kings went on a 17-2 run to end the third quarter and take an 83-77 lead. Sacramento started the fourth on an 11-4 run, extending the lead to double digits on a 3-pointer by Trey Lyles .
Lyles had 14 points off the bench. DeMar DeRozan also had 14 points, and Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 17 assists.
Dallas led by 18 in the first quarter before the Kings cut it to 60-56 at halftime.
The Mavericks were without Kyrie Irving (shoulder), Klay Thompson (illness), Dereck Lively II (hip) and Naji Marshall (suspension), in addition to Luka Doncic being out for at least the next month with a calf strain.
Spencer Dinwiddie and PJ Washington both had season highs for the Mavericks. Dinwiddie scored 30 points and Washington had 28.
Takeaways Mavericks: The Mavericks were without their top three scorers but kept the game close until the fourth.
Kings: Sacramento snapped a six-game losing streak, fending off an 18-point, first-quarter deficit and early boos from the home crowd for a desperately needed win.
Key moment Trailing by nine in the third quarter, the Kings turned around what had been a listless performance. They had four offensive rebounds on one possession that ended with Sabonis' tip-in to cut the lead to 75-74 and energize the crowd.
Key stat After allowing the Lakers to shoot 60% from the field on Saturday, the Kings held the Mavericks to 40 second-half points.
Up next Both teams play on Wednesday, with the Kings hosting the Sixers and the Mavericks visiting the Rockets.