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Preview: Kings (6-12) vs Mavericks (10-7)

Coming off of a quick trip to the Bay Area, the Kings return home on Monday night for a contest against the Dallas Mavericks.

Sacramento fell to Golden State on Saturday night in the second meeting between the teams this season. Rudy Gay tallied 20 points and seven rebounds in the 120-101 loss and Omri Casspi also pitched in 11 points and seven rebounds in his second start of the season.

The Kings now turn their attention to the Mavs, who have lost three out of their past four games. Dallas is lead by veteran forward Dirk Nowitzki, who is posting solid numbers during his 18th year with the team, averaging 17.1 points and 7.1 rebounds while shooting a career-high 52.3 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range.

  • Kings guard Rajon Rondo will face his former team for the first time, after spending the second half of last season with the Mavericks following a trade from Boston.
  • Two former UConn Huskies teammates will face off against in Kings forward Rudy Gay and Dallas forward Charlie Villanueva.
  • This is the first of four meetings between Sacramento and Dallas, with the Mavs claiming six straight victories over the Kings.

Projected Starters

Broadcasts:

TV – Comcast
Comcast – 34/721
Dish – 454-9577
Hopper – 412-42
DirecTV – 698-1
AT&T – 768/1768
Radio – KHTK Sports 1140 AM

DraftKings Points

Injury Update:

Kings:

  • DeMarcus Cousins (strained lower back) is probable.

Mavericks:

  • J.J. Barea (right ankle sprain) is out.


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