Kings Blown Out By Mavs In Final Game Of 2021

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points, 9 rebounds and six assists to assistance the Dallas Mavericks rotation past the Sacramento Kings 112-96 connected Friday.

Jalen Brunson added 23 points and 8 assists for the Mavericks, who had mislaid 5 of seven. Dwight Powell scored 13 points and made 4 consecutive dunks arsenic portion of a immense tally from Dallas successful the 3rd quarter.

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Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points and 10 assists for the Kings.

Two days aft losing successful Sacramento connected Chimezie Metu’s country 3-pointer astatine the buzzer, Dallas closed the 2nd 4th strong, past dominated successful the 2nd half, starring by 27 precocious successful the fourth.

The Mavericks got a large assistance from their defense, which held Sacramento to 39 points successful the archetypal quarter. The Kings past missed 12 consecutive shots and went 7½ minutes without a handbasket successful the third.

Brunson’s abbreviated jumper broke a 67-67 necktie and sparked a 24-2 tally for Dallas. Powell’s 4 consecutive dunks –- 2 disconnected of alley-oop passes from Brunson and Reggie Bullock –- highlighted the scoring surge.

Midway done the 2nd quarter, Haliburton made a 3-pointer and a jumper supra the cardinal and Metu followed with a layup to enactment the Kings up by six. But Brunson, Porzingis and Bullock combined for 35 points successful the archetypal half, and helped Dallas adjacent it connected a 13-5 tally to instrumentality a 62-56 pb into the half

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Mavericks: Porzingis has scored 20 oregon much successful 4 consecutive games. … Isaiah Thomas, who was signed to a 10-day hardship declaration Wednesday, has entered into the NBA’s COVID-19 wellness and information protocol. … Frank Ntilikina was held retired due to the fact that of a near thigh contusion. … Theo Pinson and Marquese Chriss were some signed to 2nd 10-day hardship contracts.

Kings: Davion Mitchell was whistled for a method foul aft scoring successful the 4th fourth erstwhile helium appeared to propulsion the shot astatine a referee’s feet. … Neemias Queta returned from the wellness and information protocol. … Terence Davis did not play due to the fact that of near ankle soreness.

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Mavericks: At Oklahoma City connected Sunday. Dallas has won 4 of its past 5 games against the Thunder.

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Kings: Host the Heat connected Sunday.