De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with a massive 33 points to break their six-game losing streak. Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, 16 rebounds, and seven assists, while DeMar DeRozan, Trey Lyles, and Malik Monk all had 14 points each.

The Lakers' growing momentum came to a screeching halt Tuesday night with a 118-97 loss to an undermanned Dallas Mavericks team at American Airlines Center, dropping Los Angeles to 0-2 on its Texas two-step trip that started with a defeat in Houston.

Lakers badly beaten at Dallas, which ends a five-game losing streak when playing without three starters, including Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

The Kings outscored the Mavericks 54-40 in the second half as the Mavericks shot just 14/34 in the half compared to 20/46 from the Kings. While the percentages are similar, the shot difference was absurd. Dallas put up a good fight for three quarters, but they simply didn't have enough offense to come away with a win.

Quinten Grimes had 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a five-game skid with a 118-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Grimes matched his career high with six 3-pointers on 6-for-11 shooting.

Everything is bigger in Texas… including the disappointment. The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their Texas road trip on Sunday

The Los Angeles Lakers came off a 119-115 loss to the Houston Rockets looking to restart the momentum they had been building, and it looked like they had gotten a gift. They faced the Dallas Mavericks,