MAVERICKS (16-18) at SACRAMENTO KINGS (15-21)
Time: 5 p.m.
Place: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.
TV: Bally Sports Southwest.
Radio: The Eagle 97.1 FM; Univision Zona MX 99.1 FM (Spanish)
About the Mavericks: They have not been three games below .500 this season and the significance of this game cannot be overstated. A loss would drop them to 16-19 and they would be just a game ahead of the Kings, who presently are the 11th seed in the Western Conference and would not make the playoffs.