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.

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

DeMar DeRozan would ice the game with two free throws, and the Mavericks would fall to the Sacramento Kings 113-107, who were missing Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, and Keegan Murray. Here are three overreactions to this loss.

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

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 .

Russell Westbrook passes Magic Johnson on the NBA all-time assists list as the Sacramento Kings knock off the Dallas Mavericks, 113-107.

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.