Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
4
17
21
3084
3086
30
10
33
78
32
41
20
15
75
31
9
40
5
17
7
20
22
89
4
107
44
41
2219
910
41
17
15
88
118
42
160
00
55
10
55
2329
6060
58
02
3
1918
67
3
012
09
75
57
12
69
23
43
33
64
1225
6060
10
4
40
22
9
41
1
1
100
11
4
15
0
5
1
5
23
60
7
4
57
19
10
53
7
5
71
8
2
10
0
5
0
5
29
60
5
0
0
19
6
32
0
0
0
5
1
6
2
4
3
6
12
60
8
2
25
18
7
39
12
9
75
7
2
9
3
3
3
4
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wesley
Matthews
Wesley Matthews
True
33
6
10
60
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
16
-20
none
Harrison
Barnes
Harrison Barnes
True
32
5
16
31
0
4
0
1
2
50
2
2
4
1
0
0
5
3
11
-6
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
True
31
6
8
75
3
5
60
5
5
100
0
2
2
6
0
0
5
2
20
-9
none
Dorian
Finney-Smith
Dorian Finney-Smith
True
23
3
5
60
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
8
-26
none
Salah
Mejri
Salah Mejri
True
11
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
7
0
0
0
1
4
2
-6
none
Jonathan
Gibson
Jonathan Gibson
False
27
3
12
25
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
7
-19
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
24
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
5
2
1
0
3
6
-19
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
17
1
3
33
0
2
0
1
2
50
0
4
4
1
0
0
1
1
3
-8
none
Justin
Anderson
Justin Anderson
False
15
3
8
38
0
2
0
7
8
88
2
1
3
0
1
0
2
0
13
-22
none
Nicolás
Brussino
Nicolás Brussino
False
12
1
4
25
0
3
0
1
1
100
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
-10
none
A.J.
Hammons
A.J. Hammons
False
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
5
5
0
0
2
0
1
0
-10
none
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Andrew
Bogut
Andrew Bogut
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
December
2016
Friday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Pacers
Indiana
True
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
8
13
21
2964
2921
22
10
45
84
47
56
21
16
76
34
6
40
3
28
10
14
23
120
4
66
31
47
2222
1012
46
37
35
95
96
11
107
10
67
04
22
2630
6060
64
33
52
2119
1213
57
29
26
90
119
40
159
02
69
24
55
2935
6060
6
3
50
22
10
45
3
3
100
9
1
10
1
6
0
2
26
60
6
1
17
22
12
55
7
5
71
6
1
7
0
7
4
2
30
60
6
3
50
21
12
57
2
2
100
11
4
15
0
6
2
5
29
60
4
3
75
19
13
68
9
6
67
9
0
9
2
9
4
5
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
32
10
16
62
2
2
100
2
3
67
2
11
13
7
0
3
2
3
24
34
double
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
True
30
8
14
57
1
3
33
2
2
100
1
2
3
4
3
0
2
1
19
35
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
30
5
10
50
2
4
50
7
8
88
1
2
3
3
0
0
5
1
19
29
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
True
21
3
11
27
1
6
17
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
9
24
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
17
4
4
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
1
0
0
2
8
31
none
Garrett
Temple
Garrett Temple
False
26
5
6
83
4
4
100
3
4
75
0
3
3
3
0
0
1
5
17
10
none
Matt
Barnes
Matt Barnes
False
23
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
1
0
1
4
2
0
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
20
3
9
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
6
-3
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
18
5
7
71
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
3
0
0
1
1
10
-3
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
15
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
3
1
3
0
1
4
6
-3
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
December
2016
Friday
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento
Knicks
New York
True
Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins posted an impressive stat line en route to Sacramento 's blowout of the Mavericks on Wednesday . Cousins scored 24 points and pulled down 14 rebounds while dishing out seven assists . He led the team in all three categories . It was an extremely efficient shooting night for the Kings , as the team made 56 percent of its field goal attempts . Forward Rudy Gay hit 8 - of - 14 shots from the field and had 19 points , while point guard Darren Collison scored 19 on 5 - of - 10 shooting . Bench guard Garrett Temple added 17 points on just six shots , as he made all four of his three - point attempts . The Mavericks , meanwhile , struggled yet again on the offensive end . The team turned it over 20 times in total , including 16 from the starting five . It was a solid outing for guard Wesley Matthews , however , as he scored 16 points and hit four three - pointers . The Sacramento Kings blew out the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday , 120 - 89 . Sacramento ( 8 - 13 ) has struggled this season , though center DeMarcus Cousins has not . 'Boogie ' has continued to play at an All-Star level and did so in Wednesday 's win , scoring a team - high 24 points on 10 - of - 16 shooting . Cousins added 14 rebounds and seven assists in what was an impressive all - around effort for the star big man . Forward Rudy Gay , meanwhile , went 8 - of - 14 for 19 points while adding four assists and four steals . Sacramento showcased stellar ball movement , recording 28 assists on the night . The team shot the ball exceptionally well , hitting 56 percent of its shots from the floor . Dallas ( 4 - 17 ) has seen its worst start in years and remains just half a game above Philadelphia for the league 's worst record . Veteran star Dirk Nowitzki ( Achilles ) remains out , leaving a hole in the lineup for the injury - riddled Mavs . One bright spot , however , has been the resurgence of wing Wesley Matthews . After an ice - cold start to the 2016 - 17 campaign , Matthews has seen a significant turnaround in recent weeks . On Wednesday , Matthews scored a team - high 20 points on 6 - of - 8 shooting from the field and 5 - of - 5 from the free - throw line . However , Matthews did commit four turnovers , a common theme for the Mavericks throughout the night . The team committed 20 turnovers as a whole . On Friday , the Kings will host the New York Knicks and the Mavericks will host the Indiana Pacers .
Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins posted an impressive stat line en route to Sacramento's blowout of the Mavericks on Wednesday. Cousins scored 24 points and pulled down 14 rebounds while dishing out seven assists. He led the team in all three categories. It was an extremely efficient shooting night for the Kings, as the team made 56 percent of its field goal attempts. Forward Rudy Gay hit 8 - of - 14 shots from the field and had 19 points, while point guard Darren Collison scored 19 on 5 - of - 10 shooting. Bench guard Garrett Temple added 17 points on just six shots, as he made all four of his three - point attempts. The Mavericks, meanwhile, struggled yet again on the offensive end. The team turned it over 20 times in total, including 16 from the starting five. It was a solid outing for guard Wesley Matthews, however, as he scored 16 points and hit four three - pointers.
Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins posted an impressive stat line en route to Sacramento's blowout of the Mavericks on Wednesday. Cousins scored 24 points and pulled down 14 rebounds while dishing out seven assists. He led the team in all three categories. It was an extremely efficient shooting night for the Kings, as the team made 56 percent of its field goal attempts. Forward Rudy Gay hit 8 - of - 14 shots from the field and had 19 points, while point guard Darren Collison scored 19 on 5 - of - 10 shooting. Bench guard Garrett Temple added 17 points on just six shots, as he made all four of his three - point attempts. The Mavericks, meanwhile, struggled yet again on the offensive end. The team turned it over 20 times in total, including 16 from the starting five. It was a solid outing for guard Wesley Matthews, however, as he scored 16 points and hit four three - pointers. The Sacramento Kings blew out the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, 120 - 89. Sacramento (8 - 13) has struggled this season, though center DeMarcus Cousins has not.'Boogie' has continued to play at an All-Star level and did so in Wednesday's win, scoring a team - high 24 points on 10 - of - 16 shooting. Cousins added 14 rebounds and seven assists in what was an impressive all - around effort for the star big man. Forward Rudy Gay, meanwhile, went 8 - of - 14 for 19 points while adding four assists and four steals. Sacramento showcased stellar ball movement, recording 28 assists on the night. The team shot the ball exceptionally well, hitting 56 percent of its shots from the floor. Dallas (4 - 17) has seen its worst start in years and remains just half a game above Philadelphia for the league's worst record. Veteran star Dirk Nowitzki (Achilles) remains out, leaving a hole in the lineup for the injury - riddled Mavs. One bright spot, however, has been the resurgence of wing Wesley Matthews. After an ice - cold start to the 2016 - 17 campaign, Matthews has seen a significant turnaround in recent weeks. On Wednesday, Matthews scored a team - high 20 points on 6 - of - 8 shooting from the field and 5 - of - 5 from the free - throw line. However, Matthews did commit four turnovers, a common theme for the Mavericks throughout the night. The team committed 20 turnovers as a whole. On Friday, the Kings will host the New York Knicks and the Mavericks will host the Indiana Pacers.
<GAME> <DATE> 7 December 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> American Airlines Center <CITY> Dallas <HOME> <TEAM> Mavericks <CITY> Dallas <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 89 <WINS-LOSSES> 4 17 <QTRS> 23 29 12 25 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 20 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 9 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Indiana <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pacers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Kings <CITY> Sacramento <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 120 <WINS-LOSSES> 8 13 <QTRS> 26 30 29 35 <TEAM-AST> 28 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 47 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 9 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Golden 1 Center <NEXT-CITY> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New York <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Knicks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Deron Williams <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 20 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Anderson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 13 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Harrison Barnes <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorian Finney-Smith <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonathan Gibson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Powell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolás Brussino <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Salah Mejri <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Bogut <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Seth Curry <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> A. J. Hammons <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 24 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 13 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 19 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Garrett Temple <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 4 4 100 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Barnes <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none