Postgame Recap: Kings @ Mavs
November 20, 2009 by Darryl Arata
DALLAS 104, SACRAMENTO 102
November 20, 2009 – At American Airlines Center, the Kings held Dirk Nowitzki under his scoring average, but Dallas’ bench lifted the Mavericks to a 104-102 win over Sacramento. Dallas’ bench tallied 52 points, a team-high-tying 20 coming from Jason Terry. The Kings rallied from 10 points down, 98-88, with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter, as Tyreke Evans drilled a three-pointer to trim the lead to three, 102-99, with 2.8 seconds remaining. Terry was fouled and sealed the win with two free throws. Omri Casspi’s trey at the buzzer completed the scoring. Evans just missed a triple-double, recording a game-high 29 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists. He also had a steal and a block in 44 minutes. Beno Udrih contributed 20 points, four rebounds, five assists, and a block in 42 minutes. Andres Nocioni, who missed the previous game with a right hip pointer, scored 15 points and harassed Nowitzki into a 6-of-15 shooting performance. Nowitzki finished with a team-high-tying 20 points, but entered the game averaging 27.5 points per game and had scored a combined 73 points in the previous two Dallas games. All five of Jason Kidd’s made field goals were three-pointers as he finished with a double-double of 15 points and 11 assists. Drew Gooden grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.
NOTES: The Mavericks have won the last 12 meetings against the Kings in Dallas. Sacramento turned the ball over 21 times, resulting in 24 Dallas points. Sacramento had eight turnovers in the second quarter and were outscored by the Mavericks, 25-18, in that quarter. The Kings shot 61.9 percent from the field in the fourth quarter; the Mavericks, 65. Both teams each grabbed 44 rebounds.
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