Mavericks GameDay: Kings, Rondo on a roll heading into Dallas
Kings at Mavericks
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, American Airlines Center, Dallas
TV: FSSW
Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Spanish)
Records: Kings 14-20; Mavericks 19-15
About the Kings: Sacramento will be playing the second of a back-to-back after defeating the Thunder 116-104 Monday night in Oklahoma City. Former Maverick Rajon Rondo missed a triple-double by one rebound, finishing with 13 points, 19 assists and nine boards. DeMarcus Cousins had 33 points and 19 rebounds in the victory. ... The Kings have won two consecutive games after crushing the Suns 142-119 on Saturday. ... The Kings drilled the Mavericks 112-98 on Nov. 30 in Sacramento behind Cousins’ 31 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
About the Mavericks: Dallas is only 6-6 since Dec. 9, including 5-3 at home. ... After winning four in a row, the Mavericks have dropped their past two. They were blown out in Miami on Friday (106-82) and lost at home Saturday to New Orleans (105-98). ... The Mavericks were 9 of 37 from 3-point range and scored only 40 second-half points in the Nov. 30 loss to the Kings. ... This is the first game of a back-to-back for the Mavericks, who play in New Orleans on Wednesday. The Mavericks are 4-4 on the front of a back-to-back. ... Chandler Parsons is 6-of-19 from the field with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in 92 minutes over the past three games.
This story was originally published January 4, 2016 at 10:02 PM with the headline "Mavericks GameDay: Kings, Rondo on a roll heading into Dallas."