November 3, 2026 at 7:15 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Winless No More: Kings Fire 19 Threes at Dallas for First Win, 115-100

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Sacramento arrived 0-6 and left Dallas with its first victory, pulling away in the second half while Cooper Flagg went 3 for 19.

The Sacramento Kings came to Dallas as the league's last winless team and left with their first win, 115-100 over the Mavericks on Monday night. They made 19 of 43 from three, and the three men who did the most damage, Darius Acuff Jr., Malik Monk and Zach LaVine, each finished with at least 23 points.

Acuff led all scorers with 25 on 10-of-21 shooting, adding six assists and five rebounds. Monk came off the bench for 24 points on 9-of-14, hitting five of his eight threes, and handed out seven assists. LaVine, who was questionable going in, played 28 minutes and scored 23 with five threes in nine tries. Leaky Black added 12 and Emanuel Sharp went 3 for 3 from deep in 20 minutes. Precious Achiuwa pulled down 10 rebounds, though he scored only six.

The game was level for a half. Dallas won the second quarter's early exchanges but the two teams matched each other 35-35 in that period, leaving Sacramento up 54-53 at the break. The Kings took the third 27-21 to lead 81-74, then outscored the Mavericks 34-26 in the fourth to turn a one-possession game into a 15-point finish. Dallas managed just 7 threes on 33 attempts. Max Christie missed all five of his, Zaccharie Risacher went 0 for 3, and Cooper Flagg, who played a game-high 40 minutes, finished with 17 points, six assists and four rebounds on 3-of-19 shooting.

Dallas got 20 apiece from Walter Clayton Jr., who hit four of five threes in 24 minutes, and Daniel Gafford, who missed only once in 10 shots. Morez Johnson Jr. was 5 for 5 for 13 points. Kyrie Irving, listed as doubtful with his knee being managed, did not play. The Mavericks, 4-2 coming in, never found a way to slow the Kings after halftime.

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