Rondo has 18 points and 12 assists as Kings beat Mavericks 104-101
Rajon Rondo had 18 points (16 in the paint) and 12 assists, and the Sacramento Kings held off the Dallas Mavericks 104-101 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Kings took control with a 21-9 run in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 14. The Kings led 94-80 with 5:04 left, and the Mavericks cut it to 3 in the final seconds.
The Mavericks got within 73-71 on Zaza Pachulia’s cutting layup with 11:19 to play, but Omri Casspi answered with a 3-pointer.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Mavericks 5-4. In the fourth quarter, Rondo had 3 steals.
DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points (18 in the paint) and 13 rebounds. Cousins and Rondo set each other up for 8 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Chandler Parsons had 28 points and 9 rebounds on 12 for 17 shooting.
The Kings shot 52.5% from the field and 28.0% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 47.9% and 24.1%. They did not make a field goal in the last 5:04. The Mavericks outscored the Kings 23-12 in 6 minutes with Nowitzki, Williams, Barea, Matthews and Parsons on the floor together.