The Sacramento Kings exorcised several demons in tonight’s 104-101 win over the Mavericks in Dallas. First and foremost, they ended a 22-game in-Dallas losing streak that dates all the way back to February 27th, 2003. Good Lord.
For a record that has quite a bit more immediate relevance, tonight’s win in Dallas is the first win the Kings have had against a playoff team since January 23rd. We’ve seen a lot of bad basketball since then.
And, finally, Rajon Rondo had one of his best games in a Kings uniform against his former team, in front of his former fans, (who appropriately boo’d the bejesus out of him all night) and you could tell by his mood during the post-game interview with Kayte Christensen that he was feeling good about this win.