Part of that is because they had four players on the floor in the starting lineup who are shooting below 31% from three this year: Flagg, Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, and Naji Marshall. Max Christie has been ridiculously hot from three recently, but he can't be the only respected shooter.

The Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings meet Saturday in Sacramento, California, with tip-off set for 5 p.m. ET.

Cooper Flagg scored 20 points, Brandon Williams hit the winning 3-pointer with 33.9 seconds to play, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 100-98 win over the Sacramento Kings to snap a seven-game road losing streak.

The Kings had three chances to take the lead following Williams’ clutch triple, but Dennis Schröder and Russell Westbrook went cold and missed 3-pointers. Sacramento regained hope when Naji Marshall missed a pair of free throws with eight seconds left, but DeMar DeRozan couldn’t convert on a running triple at the final buzzer.

Mavericks vs. Kings predictions and NBA picks for Tuesday, January 6. Anthony Davis owns the glass in Sacramento.

Both the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings may be without multiple key players in Tuesday night's matchup.

Tonight’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday action features an exciting NBA doubleheader on NBC and Peacock. First, at 8:00 PM ET, it’s the Miami Heat vs Minnesota Timberwolves. Then, at 11:00 PM ET, the Dallas Mavericks take on the Sacramento Kings.

The Dallas Mavericks play the Sacramento Kings on January 6, 2026, at Golden 1 Center. Both teams come into the game short-handed and near the bottom .

The Sacramento Kings were in it to the end, but fell 100-98 to the Dallas Mavericks.

Kings coach Dough Christie deployed his 18th starting lineup of the season in Saturday’s victory over the Mavericks.