The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings on the road Friday night, 112-96. Kristaps Porzingis led the Mavericks with an extremely efficient 24 points, 9 rebounds, and six assists in just 33 minutes. Tyrese Haliburton did most of his damage early, but managed to lead the Kings with 17 points.
Dallas gave up six three pointers to the Kings in the opening quarter but managed to pull out of a double digit deficient in the final minute after Sacramento made a series of boneheaded decisions on offense. Dallas found themselves down 39-34 after the first quarter. The positive end to the first frame continued into the second with the Mavericks quickly gaining a lead.