Kings 115, Mavericks 100 — NBA Recap

📰Game Recap

The Sacramento Kings steadily pulled away from the Dallas Mavericks for a 115-100 victory. After establishing an early one-point advantage, Sacramento built its lead through consistent offensive efforts across all four quarters, ultimately outscoring Dallas in the latter half of the game.

The Kings established a slim 19-18 lead in the opening quarter. Both teams played to a 35-35 draw in the second period, with Sacramento maintaining its minimal edge at halftime. The Kings began to create separation in the third quarter, outscoring the Mavericks 27-21, before extending their dominance with a 34-26 fourth quarter to secure the win. Darius Acuff Jr. led the Kings with 25 points, adding 5 rebounds and 6 assists, converting 10 of 21 shots. Malik Monk contributed 24 points, 7 assists, and made 5 three-pointers on 9-of-14 shooting, while Zach LaVine added 23 points, 4 rebounds, and also hit 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting. For Dallas, Daniel Gafford was efficient with 20 points and 7 rebounds on 9-of-10 shooting, and Walter Clayton Jr. also scored 20 points, including 4 three-pointers on 6-of-9 shooting.

Sacramento's balanced scoring attack, featuring three players with 23 or more points, proved too much for Dallas, whose individual strong performances were not enough to counter the Kings' collective output across all four quarters. SportsFBI's model had indicated an 82% probability for a Mavericks victory, a forecast that did not align with the game's outcome.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Dallas Mavericks (82% confidence). It gave a 25% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 15 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · DAL -7.5 SAC covered Won by 15

Total · 232.5 Under 215 combined

Moneyline SAC +250 · DAL -310 DAL favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (DAL) -9.5-7.5 +2

Total 234.5232.5 -2

Moneyline (DAL) -390-310 +80

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAC

Darius Acuff Jr.

25 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · SAC

Malik Monk

24 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · SAC

Zach LaVine

23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Malik Monk · Season-high 24 pointsDaniel Gafford · Season-high 20 pointsWalter Clayton Jr. · Season-high 20 pointsZach LaVine · Season-high 5 threesMalik Monk · Season-high 5 threesWalter Clayton Jr. · Season-high 4 threesLeaky Black · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

SAC 19 largest lead Q4 2:18 (SAC 112, DAL 93) · 9-0 run, Q2 0:05–Q3 9:59

DAL 6 largest lead Q2 5:22 (SAC 32, DAL 38) · 8-0 run, Q4 7:47–Q4 5:59

Swings 17 lead changes Tied 10 times

Ahead for good: Leaky Black makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Acuff Jr. assists) (Q3 5:49, SAC 67, DAL 65).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
SAC	19	35	27	34		115
DAL	18	35	21	26		100

🧮 How They Scored

SACDAL

38Points in the paint40

11Fast-break points7

12Second-chance points22

15Points off turnovers19

46Bench points46

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.0%Effective FG%45.5%

16.1%Turnover %14.6%

28.6%Offensive rebound %23.8%

0.183Free-throw rate0.449

🎯 Shot Chart

Sacramento Kings43/82 FG

59%Restricted Area10 of 17
64%Paint (non-RA)9 of 14
63%Mid-Range5 of 8
50%Left Corner 33 of 6
25%Right Corner 32 of 8
48%Above-break 314 of 29

Dallas Mavericks32/78 FG

68%Restricted Area13 of 19
64%Paint (non-RA)7 of 11
33%Mid-Range5 of 15
0%Left Corner 30 of 2
0%Right Corner 30 of 3
25%Above-break 37 of 28

● made · ✕ missed, from the official shot log.

Box Score

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Acuff Jr. G	37	25	5	6	1	0	5	10-21	2-8	3-4	+1
De'Andre Hunter F	36	6	7	2	0	0	2	3-13	0-6	0-0	0
Domantas Sabonis F	31	9	7	4	1	0	4	4-4	0-0	1-2	+2
Malik Monk G	30	24	1	7	0	1	2	9-14	5-8	1-2	+27
Zach LaVine G	28	23	4	1	0	0	3	8-14	5-9	2-2	+9
Precious Achiuwa F	27	6	10	3	2	2	1	2-3	0-0	2-3	+15
Leaky Black F	25	12	3	1	4	0	0	4-7	4-6	0-0	+5
Emanuel Sharp G	20	9	3	1	1	1	0	3-3	3-3	0-0	+14
Nique Clifford G	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+1
Daeqwon Plowden G-F	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	1-2	+1

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cooper Flagg F	40	17	4	6	2	0	6	3-19	0-4	11-11	-10
P.J. Washington F	38	12	5	1	2	0	2	2-9	2-8	6-8	-13
Daniel Gafford F	26	20	7	0	1	1	1	9-10	0-0	2-2	-10
Naji Marshall F	24	5	2	7	2	0	2	2-9	0-4	1-2	-9
Walter Clayton Jr. G	24	20	1	2	1	0	0	6-9	4-5	4-4	-7
Caleb Martin F	21	5	6	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	2-2	-13
Marcus Sasser G	19	4	1	1	0	0	1	2-4	0-2	0-0	-7
Zaccharie Risacher F	19	0	5	1	1	0	2	0-3	0-3	0-0	-19
Morez Johnson F	17	13	2	1	1	0	0	5-5	0-0	3-6	-5
Max Christie G	8	0	2	0	1	0	1	0-5	0-5	0-0	+6
Jett Howard G	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+4
Tobi Lawal F	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+4
Moussa Cisse C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Sacramento KingsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Darius Acuff Jr.	Starter	36:50	25	54.9	32.2	+2.8	12.6
Zach LaVine	Starter	28:26	23	77.3	26.1	+13.9	20.0
Domantas Sabonis	Starter	30:52	9	92.2	12.7	+8.2	8.2
De'Andre Hunter	Starter	35:37	6	23.1	18.5	+4.4	-2.0
Precious Achiuwa	Starter	27:13	6	69.4	7.8	+30.4	18.6
Malik Monk	Bench	30:04	24	80.6	25.8	+45.0	18.3
Leaky Black	Bench	24:38	12	85.7	12.3	+15.2	11.6
Emanuel Sharp	Bench	19:56	9	150.0	7.0	+38.5	11.9
Daeqwon Plowden	Bench	2:55	1	17.4	50.0	+23.8	-20.0
Jonathan Mogbo	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nique Clifford	Bench	3:29	0	0.0	12.5	+14.3	0.0
Alex Karaban	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Daniel Gafford	Starter	26:21	20	91.9	17.5	-12.7	23.5
Cooper Flagg	Starter	39:33	17	35.7	33.0	-14.4	3.7
P.J. Washington	Starter	37:38	12	47.9	16.3	-18.1	5.1
Caleb Martin	Starter	21:00	5	64.4	9.4	-27.8	12.5
Max Christie	Starter	7:40	0	0.0	33.3	+40.0	-22.2
Walter Clayton Jr.	Bench	23:34	20	92.9	19.0	-13.7	18.7
Morez Johnson	Bench	17:03	13	85.1	20.0	-14.7	16.0
Naji Marshall	Bench	24:16	5	25.3	21.1	-18.0	3.8
Marcus Sasser	Bench	19:23	4	50.0	10.6	-15.1	3.1
Jett Howard	Bench	1:39	2	100.0	25.0	+75.0	16.7
Tobi Lawal	Bench	1:39	2	100.0	25.0	+75.0	16.7
Zaccharie Risacher	Bench	18:35	0	0.0	11.4	-47.9	-1.6
Moussa Cisse	Bench	1:39	0	0.0	0.0	+75.0	0.0

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Darius Acuff Jr. SAC	Points	23.5	25	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	5	Over
	Assists	5.5	6	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	2	Under
	Reb + Ast	9.5	11	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	33.5	36	Over
Zach LaVine SAC	Points	21.5	23	Over
	Rebounds	2.5	4	Over
	Assists	2.5	1	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	5	Over
	Reb + Ast	5.5	5	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	27.5	28	Over
Daniel Gafford DAL	Points	9.5	20	Over
	Rebounds	7.5	7	Under
	Pts + Reb	17.5	27	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	19.5	27	Over
P.J. Washington DAL	Points	14.5	12	Under
	Rebounds	7.5	5	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	2	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	24.5	18	Under
Domantas Sabonis SAC	Points	15.5	9	Under
	Rebounds	13.5	7	Under
	Assists	6.5	4	Under
	Pts + Reb	28.5	16	Under
	Reb + Ast	20.5	11	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	35.5	20	Under
Emanuel Sharp SAC	Points	5.5	9	Over