The thirteenth place Sacramento Kings (7 - 12) got the 112 - 98 win over the fourth place Dallas Mavericks (10 - 8), sending a message to the West not to count them out yet. The Kings out - scored the Mavs 89 - 66 after the first quarter and were looking confident. The Mavs tried to hack - a - Rondo down the stretch but the deficit was too great, meanwhile neither could they handle DeMarcus Cousins in the paint. Cousins was back in action Monday night and looked great, leading the Kings with 31 points, inlcuding going 10 - 10 from the free throw line, nine rebounds, six assists and one block. Rajon Rondo posted 21 points, five assists and three rebounds in 29 minutes. Rudy Gay was efficient scoring 20 points on 7 - 12 shooting from the field, along with seven rebounds and one assist. Darren Collison chipped in 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes off the bench. Dallas has been looking good so far this season but will have to be weary of teams like Sacramento, who although started poorly have the potential to make a climb in the West. The Mavericks had six players score double digits but struggled as a team, shooting only 42 percent from the field. Chandler Parsons led the way in scoring with 14 points on 5 - 8 shooting from the field in a limited 24 minutes. Zaza Pachulia posted a double - double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. J.J. Barea sat this one out with a sprained ankle. Dallas will face the second night of a back - to - back on Tuesday in Portland, where they will meet another lower ranked, yet dangerous Western team. Sacramento will get a rest before hosting Boston on Thursday.
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