SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 36 factors, together with six free throws within the ultimate 18.4 seconds of extra time, main the Sacramento Kings to a 133-128 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday evening.
“Most level guards don’t guard me,” Fox stated. “It’s a bit completely different for me. … It’s lots, however I really feel like I used to be blessed with the instruments to have the ability to try this.”
Fox shot 12 of 23 from the sector and scored 26 of his factors within the fourth quarter and extra time.
Domantas Sabonis had 22 factors and 14 rebounds for his NBA-leading forty fourth double-double of the season earlier than fouling out with 1:27 remaining in extra time.
Terence Davis additionally scored 22 factors off the bench, and Kevin Huerter added 15.
“Heck of a job by our guys,” Kings coach Mike Brown stated. “Defensively, we did a reasonably good job in each second halves. … We had numerous nice particular person performances.”
Kyrie Irving scored 28 factors and Luka Doncic had 25 factors and 9 rebounds within the stars’ first recreation on the courtroom collectively as Mavericks teammates.
“I believed it was good,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd stated. “It was simply pure. Nothing pressured. It’s going to make us that significantly better. They did an unbelievable job.”
Irving was acquired by Dallas from Brooklyn on Monday earlier than the commerce deadline. Josh Green added 23 factors.
“Amazing, solely our first recreation collectively, however I believe it’s so enjoyable to play with this man,” Doncic stated of enjoying with Irving. “He’s a tremendous basketball participant and I believe it’s going to be actually enjoyable and right now, first recreation, it was actually enjoyable, too.”
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