Game completed
Dallas Mavericks12-21107at
Sacramento Kings8-23113
Sat, Dec 27, 5:00 PM ESTGolden 1 Center, Sacramento, CAKFAA · MavsTV · NBA TV · NBCSCA
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 23 | 21 | 33 | 30 | 107 |
| SAC | 31 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 113 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper FlaggSF | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-13 | 3-4 | 6-6 | -9 |
| P.J. WashingtonPF | 34 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 3-3 | +9 |
| Daniel GaffordC | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Max ChristieSG | 30 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Ryan NembhardPG | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Naji Marshall | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-4 | -1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Moussa Cisse | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 25 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Caleb Martin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Dwight Powell | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | +3 |
| Jaden Hardy | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 107 | 61 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 40-87 | 13-27 | 14-20 |
DNP: Anthony Davis (injury), Danté Exum (injury), Kyrie Irving (injury), Miles Kelly (gleague twoway), Dereck Lively II (injury), Brandon Williams (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozanSF | 28 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | +8 |
| Precious AchiuwaPF | 25 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +9 |
| Maxime RaynaudC | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9-15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Keon EllisSG | 32 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 5-10 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Russell WestbrookPG | 28 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-16 | 5-9 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Nique Clifford | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Malik Monk | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Doug McDermott | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 113 | 54 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 45-104 | 17-38 | 6-8 |
DNP: Keegan Murray (injury), Dario Šarić, Devin Carter (injury), Drew Eubanks (injury), Zach LaVine (injury), Daeqwon Plowden (gleague twoway), Domantas Sabonis (injury), Isaiah Stevens (gleague twoway)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · SAC
- 18
- Biggest lead · DAL
- 4
- Times tied
- 0
- Lead changes
- 1
- Longest run · SAC
- 13
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- SAC has the rest edge with 3 days and 91h between games.
- DAL is dealing with minimal pressure: -2h on the body clock and 0h of zone shift.
- DAL is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- DAL is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 1,478 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | DAL | SAC |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 12-21 | 8-23 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 3 days |
| Hours rest | 48h | 91h |
| Rest swing | -43h | +43h |
| Travel in | 74 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | -2h | 0h |
| Local tip | afternoon | afternoon |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 3 | Homestand · 4 of 4 |
| Miles before tip | 1,478 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | 4 in 6 | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
DAL
74 miDAL came from San Francisco, CA with 74 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
San Francisco, CA to Sacramento, CA
SAC
0 miSAC stayed in Sacramento, CA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in Sacramento, CA
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
DAL
Road tripDAL is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 1,478 mi already behind it.
SAC
HomestandSAC is in game 4 of 4 on this homestand.
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