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4-4 · 2-2 on the road
2026-12-23
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Sacramento Kings
1-7 · 0-3 at home

Biggest mismatches

Tough test for SAC: its offense ranks 21st in shooting, against a defense that ranks 9th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (DAL 8 games, SAC 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

DALSAC
Scoring
112.116th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
109.224th · Below avg
112.213th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
123.228th · Bottom 5
-0.119th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-14.029th · Bottom 5
Efficiency
111.116th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
105.125th · Below avg
110.616th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
119.228th · Bottom 5
+0.519th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-14.129th · Bottom 5
101.220th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
103.78th
Shooting
54.0%11th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.8%21st · Below avg
57.2%16th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.3%23rd · Below avg
12.419th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
11.624th · Below avg
33.8%19th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
32.6%23rd · Below avg
0.2526th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2623rd · Below avg
Defense
51.4%9th · Above avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
57.8%29th · Bottom 5
8.615th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.821st · Below avg
5.89th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
2.930th · Bottom 5
Possessions
14.7%16th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.6%23rd · Below avg
28.0%14th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
24.9%21st · Below avg
43.418th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
40.927th · Bottom 5
26.216th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
24.427th · Bottom 5

Recent form

Dallas Mavericks
WWWLL

Last 5: average margin +3.4 (season -0.1). Streak L2.

Sacramento Kings
LLLWL

Last 5: average margin -13.6 (season -14.0). Streak L1.

Key players

Dallas Mavericks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Cooper FlaggF 24.36.36.357.1
Kyrie IrvingG 22.74.04.861.7
P.J. WashingtonF 14.58.01.452.2
Naji MarshallF 13.63.45.456.2
Sacramento Kings
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Darius Acuff Jr.G 25.63.87.049.9
Zach LaVineG 23.13.12.664.2
Domantas SabonisF 15.114.96.172.9
De'Andre HunterF 13.04.91.255.3

Injury report

Dallas Mavericks
Dereck Lively II C · back ~2026-11-12 Out
Santi Aldama F · back ~2026-11-06 Out
Sergio De Larrea G · back ~2026-11-06 Out
Tarik Biberovic F · back ~2026-11-12 Out
Max Christie G · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day
Sacramento Kings
Ben Simmons G-F · back ~2027-10-01 Out
Keegan Murray F · back ~2026-11-10 Out
Maxime Raynaud C · back ~2026-11-10 Out
Daeqwon Plowden G-F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

2026-11-02 · at DALSAC 115 – DAL 100

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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