Dallas Mavericks @ Sacramento Kings
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22400448
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 23 33 27 27 110DAL 37 23 17 23 100
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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.
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
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