FOURTH QUARTER (Mavs 99, Kings 91 Final)
The Kings lost to Dallas, 99-91 at Arco Arena. It's the third straight loss and second in a row at Arco.
Omri Casspi led the Kings (14-19) with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 25 points. Jason Kidd finished with 14 points and seven assists for Dallas (23-10).
The Kings struggled to find themselves on offense, shooting 40.2 percent for the game.
THIRD QUARTER (Mavs 77, Kings 67)
First, the good news: Tyreke Evans came to life on offense.
The bad news: Dirk Nowitzki and Co. didn't slow down at all.
The Mavs lead by as many as 13 and are up 77-67 after three quarters.
Evans had seven of his 14 points in the third. But Jason Kidd had eight points to give him 14 for the game to go with seven assists. Nowitzki has 17 points for Dallas.
SECOND QUARTER (Mavericks 55, Kings 48)
Bad shooting, too many turnovers and too many fouls turned a slight advantage for the Kings into a deficit.
Sacramento trails Dallas, 55-48, at halftime. The Kings made just 8-of-19 from the floor and had nine turnovers in the second quarter.
Kings coach Paul Westphal was called for a technical foul with 1:57 left in the quarter when he walked out to halfcourt to protest the lack of calls for his team.
A night after two calls went against the Kings late in their loss to the Lakers, Westphal wasn't too pleased to return to Arco and see things not going the Kings' way.
Sacramento has been called for 11 fouls compared to six for the Mavs.
Jason Thompson has 13 points and seven rebounds for the Kings. Omri Casspi has 11 points and five rebounds. Tyreke Evans has missed six of his nine shots, but has five assists to go with seven points.
Jose Barea (I guess he's not going by J.J. anymore) leads the Mavs with 13 points. Dirk Nowitzki has 11 points.
FIRST QUARTER (KINGS 27, MAVERICKS 25)
Jason Thompson wouldn't go scoreless tonight. He got up seven shots in the first quarter, making three for his six points as the Kings lead the Dallas Mavericks, 27-25, after the first quarter.
Thompson was scoreless and fouled out in last night's loss in Los Angeles.
Omri Casspi led the Kings with eight points.
Tyreke Evans had two points and two assists in his return to the lineup. He missed the previous three games with a sprained ankle.
J.J. Barea led the Mavericks with nine points. Jason Kind already has five assists.
--Jason Jones
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