The Dallas Mavericks will look to put some distance between themselves and the Sacramento Kings in the standings when the teams meet in Sacramento on Friday night for the second time in four days.
Luka Doncic had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the first half to help the Mavericks lead at halftime, and Kyrie Irving scored 18 in the second half as Dallas pulled away for a 132-96 victory over Sacramento on Tuesday.
They tipped off that game tied for sixth place in the Western Conference standings, with the Kings holding a 2-0 lead in the four-game season series. Now the Mavericks (43-29) have the opportunity to pull two games ahead and earn a split in the season series with the Kings (42-30), whose two earlier wins in the season series came in Dallas.
Doncic, who finished with 28 points, and Irving, who had 24, were hardly a two-man show in Tuesday's win. P.J. Washington had 14 points and 13 rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. produced 22 points off the bench, a...
