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Kings Beat Mavericks 115-100 for First Win as Acuff Scores 25

Sacramento ended a 0-6 start with a 115-100 win in Dallas on Monday. Darius Acuff Jr. scored 25 points, Malik Monk stretched the lead to 15 early in the fourth quarter, and the Mavericks, who rested Kyrie Irving, fell to 4-3.

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Kings Beat Mavericks 115-100 for First Win as Acuff Scores 25

Key points

  • The Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Monday, November 2, 2026.
  • Acuff scored his 25 points on 10-of-21 shooting.
  • Sacramento led 54-53 at halftime in a first half with little between the teams.

The Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Monday, November 2, 2026. It was Sacramento's first win of the season after six straight losses to open the year. Darius Acuff Jr. led the Kings with 25 points.

Acuff sets the pace

Acuff scored his 25 points on 10-of-21 shooting. He added 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and he controlled the game for long stretches against a Dallas team missing its lead guard. Dallas rested Kyrie Irving for this game, a decision reported before tipoff, and the Mavericks never found a steady answer for Sacramento's backcourt without him.

Sacramento led 54-53 at halftime in a first half with little between the teams. The Kings then edged away in the third quarter and took an 81-74 lead into the fourth. Dallas had chances to close the gap, but Sacramento answered each run with a basket of its own and kept the margin in double figures late.

Monk stretches the lead for good

Early in the fourth quarter, Malik Monk scored his 21st point of the night to push Sacramento's lead to 15 points. From that moment the lead never dropped below 10 again. Dallas cut into the margin in small pieces, but the Kings managed the clock, took care of the ball and closed out a 15-point road win in front of 18,967 fans in Dallas.

The result reads differently for the two teams. Sacramento moves to 1-6 and finally has a win to build on after a winless first two weeks. The formula was simple: a lead guard who scored and created, a bench scorer who broke the game open in the fourth quarter, and enough defense to hold a 15-point lead on the road.

Dallas falls to 4-3. The Mavericks rested Irving and paid for it in the backcourt, where Sacramento's guards dictated the tempo from the second quarter on. A home loss to a team that arrived winless will sting in Dallas, and the Mavericks will expect a sharper performance when Irving returns to the lineup.

The win came on the road, with Sacramento's guards outplaying a Dallas backcourt that was missing its lead guard for the night. Sacramento carries its 1-6 record forward with a first win finally recorded, and Dallas takes a 4-3 record out of a home loss it will want to answer quickly.

Timeline

  1. Nov 2, 2026Sacramento leads Dallas 54-53 at halftime at American Airlines Center.
  2. Nov 2, 2026The Kings lead 81-74 after the third quarter.
  3. Nov 2, 2026Malik Monk pushes the lead to 15 early in the fourth quarter and Sacramento beats Dallas 115-100 for its first win of the season.

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