D. Sabonis extended his record streak, but Luka and company dominated in Sacramento

D. Sabonis scored 12 points for his team in 31 minutes (3/9 doubles, 0/1 triples, 6/8 penalties), rebounded 11 balls, made 9 assists, blocked 2 shots, made four mistakes and fouled once. .

The Lithuanian extended his streak of double-doubles to 55 in a row – this is the NBA record for streaks in the same season since 1976, when the NBA and ABA leagues merged.

Dom also tied Jerry Lucas for the game as the only player in club history with 55 consecutive double-doubles in two different seasons.

However, the Kings only stayed in the fight for two quarters.

Although Luka Dončičius scored as many as 26 points in the first half of the meeting, the Mavericks led only 58:53 at halftime.

The decisive blow to the opponents was given by the Texas team in the third quarter, when they ran 22-4 and accumulated a crushing lead – 89-65.

“Mavericks” continued beating their opponents in the fourth quarter, where they scored 11 points without reply and had a 39-point lead several times.

It is interesting that L. Dončičius, who was raging before the long break, scored only 2 points in the third and fourth quarters, but this did not prevent Dallas from achieving one of the most impressive victories of the season.

The team from the capital of California shot only 38.9 percent. shots in this game and fell short of the 100-point mark for the ninth time this season. The Kings have lost all nine of those games.

For the Kings, this setback is doubly painful considering the sixth seed in the Western Conference, which would help them avoid the playoffs and enter the playoffs directly. After this failure, the “Kings” gave up this position to the “Mavs” basketball players.

The teams will meet again in just three days, on Friday, again in Sacramento. In that matchup, the Kings will have a chance to not only get revenge, but also secure the head-to-head advantage this season, having defeated their Texas rivals two of three times so far.

Kings: De’Aaron Fox 18 (6/18), Keegan Murray 17, Domantas Sabonis 12 (11 rebounds, 9 assists), Keon Ellis and Malik Monk (5/13) 10 each.

Mavericks: Luka Dončičius 28 (10/18, 11 rebounds, 6 assists), Kyrie Irvingas 24 (10/19, 8 assists), Tim Hardaway 22 (4/6 treys, 6 rpg), PJ Washington 14 (4/6 trg, 13 rpg), Daniel Gafford 10.

All last night’s NBA results

Milwaukee Bucks – Los Angeles Lakers 124:128 (after 2 rounds)
Miami Heat – Golden State Warriors 92-113
New Orleans Pelicans – Oklahoma City Thunder 112-119
Sacramento Kings – Dallas Mavericks 96-132