Malik Monk scored 24 points (15 on five 3-pointers), and the Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 to end a six-game losing streak.
Leaky Black’s 3-pointer put the Kings ahead for good with 5:49 left in the third quarter.
Darius Acuff Jr. had 25 points (10 in the third quarter, on a 3-pointer, two floaters, a jumper and a free throw) and six assists. Zach LaVine added 23 points with five 3-pointers, and Black had 12 points and four steals off the bench. The Kings had three 20-point scorers.
For the Mavericks, Walter Clayton Jr. scored 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting off the bench, and Daniel Gafford added 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting.
The Kings shot 52.4% from the field and 44.2% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 41.0% and 21.2%. They took 43 of their 82 shots from 3 (52%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 38%.