The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings, 99 - 79, at American Airlines Center on Sunday. The Kings (10 - 17) checked in to the contest short - handed, as both Rudy Gay (hip) and Omri Casspi (illness) were sidelined. That put the onus on DeMarcus Cousins even more than usual, and he did respond with a game - high 33 points, along with six rebounds and a block. However, it was far from enough to offset single - digit scoring tallies from the remainder of Sacramento's starting five. Meanwhile, the Mavs (7 - 20) saw six players hit double digits in the scoring column, while shooting a solid 45 percent from the field as a team. Kosta Koufos was the next most productive starter for the Kings, albeit a distant second to Cousins' standout effort. Koufos posted six points, nine rebounds and a pair of steals. Garrett Temple and Ben McLemore posted a pair of five - point efforts, and Darren Collison turned in a disappointing two points, three assists and a rebound on just 1 - of - 8 shooting over 25 minutes. Ty Lawson paced the bench with 10 points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal. Dorian Finney-Smith led the way for Dallas with 17 points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal. Harrison Barnes was just short of a double - double with 15 points, nine boards, two assists, three steals and a block. Deron Williams and Wesley Matthews also had matching 15 - point efforts, while shooting a combined 11 - of - 23. Devin Harris (14 points, seven rebounds, an assist and a steal) and Seth Curry (13 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals) were highly productive in reserve roles. Sacramento heads back home for a Tuesday evening date with the Trail Blazers, while the Mavericks travel to Denver to take on the Nuggets on Monday night.
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