The Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday on the road by five points as the defense finally put together a solid performance. It was an encouraging game in a city the Kings hadn't won in in more than a decade.
Throughout the season there has been many fundamental aspects of the game of basketball missing from this Kings team. Effective defense and not turning the ball over are just a few examples. They managed to solve those riddles against the Mavericks Thursday, but couldn't shake the other consistent problem they deal with - free throws.