Nemanja Bjelica scored 30 points (16 in the paint), and the Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-106.
The Kings never trailed and led by as many as 24.
The Mavericks got within 108-106 on Kristaps Porziņģis’ 10-foot fadeaway with 33 seconds to play, but Bjelica answered with a dunk, and the Mavericks got no closer.
Buddy Hield scored 26 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 10 for 15 shooting.
For the Mavericks, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 29 points with 9 3-pointers on 10 for 13 shooting, and Luka Dončić added 27 points and 8 assists.
The Kings shot 51.8% from the field to the Mavericks’ 47.7%. The Mavericks outscored the Kings 16-4 in 6 minutes with Barea, Hardaway, Porziņģis, Finney-Smith and Dončić on the floor together.