Kings Beat the Mavericks 115-100 for Their First Win of the Season as Acuff Scores 25 in Dallas
Sacramento was the NBA's last winless team at tipoff. A 46-point bench, 19 threes and a rookie's 25 points ended that in Dallas, where Kyrie Irving sat out.
The Sacramento Kings are winless no more. Sacramento beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 on Monday night at American Airlines Center for its first win of the season, after carrying a 94-82 fourth-quarter lead in this station's live file. The Kings led 54-53 at halftime, won the third quarter 27-21 and closed with a 34-point fourth.
Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored a game-high 25 points to lead Sacramento, Reuters reported, with Malik Monk adding 24 off the bench and Zach LaVine 23 as the Kings (1-6) became the last NBA team to win a game this season. Sacramento shot 19-of-43 from three-point range, and when Dallas threatened late, Acuff scored seven consecutive points, capped by a three that made it 106-91.
Daniel Gafford and Walter Clayton Jr. scored 20 points apiece for Dallas, whose three-game winning streak was snapped as it fell to 4-3. The Mavericks played without Kyrie Irving, who was held out for left knee injury management, Reuters reported. Sacramento hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday; Dallas plays at San Antonio the same night.
