Overview
- Williams hit the go-ahead three with 33.9 seconds left and finished with 18 points off the bench, and the Kings missed three late attempts including DeMar DeRozan’s 29-footer at the buzzer.
- Rookie Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists after briefly exiting in the third quarter with a knee knock before returning.
- Anthony Davis posted 19 points and 16 rebounds, Daniel Gafford added 13 boards, and six Mavericks scored in double figures.
- Dallas controlled the glass 68–55 with 15 offensive rebounds, converting 18 second-chance points to Sacramento’s two.
- The Mavericks snapped a seven-game road skid for their second straight win, while the Kings dropped their sixth straight to fall to 8–29 as Keegan Murray (ankle) remains out three to four weeks and Domantas Sabonis is still sidelined.