Dallas Mavericks @ Sacramento Kings
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22500515
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 35 23 20 20 98DAL 25 21 30 24 100
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Brandon Williams hits a late 3-pointer, gives Mavericks 100-98 win over Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Cooper Flagg scored 20 points, Brandon Williams hit the winning 3-pointer with 33.9 seconds to play, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 100-98 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game road losing streak.
Anthony Davis had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Mavericks, who trailed 98-97 when Williams hit his 3-pointer for a 100-98 lead.
The Kings had multiple chances to retake the lead, but Dennis Schroder , Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan all missed 3-point tries in the final seconds.
Sacramento, which lost its sixth game in a row, was led by DeRozan with 21 points. Zach LaVine had 20 and Maxime Reynaud added 14. The Kings' last win was Dec. 27 against Dallas. The Kings at 8-29 have the second-worst record in the Western Conference.
Williams ended up with 18 for Dallas, and Naji Marshall had 15. Daniel Gafford had 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who have won back-to-back games following a four-game losing streak. They beat the Rockets on Saturday, 110-104.
The Mavericks trailed 58-46 at halftime, but cut the deficit to 78-76 after three. The Mavericks outscored the Kings by 14 points over the final two quarters.
Even though LaVine returned to the lineup after a nine-game absence due to a left ankle sprain, the Kings played without forward Keegan Murray , who suffered a left ankle sprain in Sunday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks . He will be reevaluated in three to four weeks. Murray missed the start of the season with a thumb injury.
Up next Dallas plays at Utah on Thursday night.
Sacramento is at Golden State on Friday night.
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Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Cardwell
DD D. DeRozan
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Schröder
KE K. Ellis
MR M. Raynaud
NC N. Clifford
PA P. Achiuwa
RW R. Westbrook
SC Schroder
ZL Z. LaVine
DALAD A. Davis
BW B. Williams
CF C. Flagg
CM C. Martin
DG D. Gafford
KT K. Thompson
MC M. Christie
NM N. Marshall
RN R. Nembhard
SAC/DAL 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