{"id":392729,"date":"2026-01-07T08:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/392729\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T08:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:37:07","slug":"brandon-williams-hits-a-late-3-pointer-gives-mavericks-100-98-win-over-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/392729\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Williams hits a late 3-pointer, gives Mavericks 100-98 win over Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — – Cooper Flagg<\/a> scored 20 points, Brandon Williams<\/a> hit the winning 3-pointer with 33.9 seconds to play, and the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> held on for a 100-98 win over the Sacramento Kings<\/a> on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game road losing streak.<\/p>\n

Anthony Davis<\/a> had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Mavericks, who trailed 98-97 when Williams hit his 3-pointer for a 100-98 lead.<\/p>\n

The Kings had multiple chances to retake the lead, but Dennis Schroder<\/a>, Russell Westbrook<\/a> and DeMar DeRozan<\/a> all missed 3-point tries in the final seconds.<\/p>\n

Sacramento, which lost its sixth game in a row, was led by DeRozan with 21 points. Zach LaVine<\/a> had 20 and Maxime Reynaud added 14. The Kings’ last win was Dec. 27 against Dallas. The Kings at 8-29 have the second-worst record in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

Williams ended up with 18 for Dallas, and Naji Marshall<\/a> had 15. Daniel Gafford<\/a> had 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who have won back-to-back games following a four-game losing streak. They beat the Rockets on Saturday, 110-104.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks trailed 58-46 at halftime, but cut the deficit to 78-76 after three. The Mavericks outscored the Kings by 14 points over the final two quarters.<\/p>\n

Even though LaVine returned to the lineup after a nine-game absence due to a left ankle sprain, the Kings played without forward Keegan Murray<\/a>, who suffered a left ankle sprain in Sunday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>. He will be reevaluated in three to four weeks. Murray missed the start of the season with a thumb injury.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Dallas plays at Utah on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Sacramento is at Golden State on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.br\/]<\/p>\n

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