Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings
February 26, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Kings beat the Mavericks 130-121 on 2026-02-26 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started Khris Middleton, Marvin Bagley III, Caleb Martin, Naji Marshall, and Max Christie. The Kings started DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa, Devin Carter, Nique Clifford, and Maxime Raynaud. Malik Monk (Kings) scored 8 points (2/6) in his matchups, with Klay Thompson as his primary defender. Brandon Williams (Mavericks) scored 12 points (4/11) in his matchups, with Devin Carter as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
121
Did not play: Miles Kelly (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
130
Did not play: Dylan Cardwell (DND - Injury/Illness), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Khris Middleton · Marvin Bagley III · Caleb Martin · Naji Marshall · Max Christie Starter 8.6 min
- Khris Middleton · Marvin Bagley III · Naji Marshall · Brandon Williams · Max Christie 8.8 min
- Khris Middleton · Marvin Bagley III · Naji Marshall · Brandon Williams · AJ Johnson 3.9 min
- Khris Middleton · Tyus Jones · Naji Marshall · Moussa Cissé · AJ Johnson 2.6 min
- Klay Thompson · Tyus Jones · Caleb Martin · Naji Marshall · Moussa Cissé 2.4 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- DeMar DeRozan · Precious Achiuwa · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud Starter 19.1 min
- Malik Monk · Killian Hayes · Daeqwon Plowden · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud 5.0 min
- Precious Achiuwa · Daeqwon Plowden · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud 4.0 min
- Malik Monk · Killian Hayes · Precious Achiuwa · Patrick Baldwin Jr. · Daeqwon Plowden 3.6 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Precious Achiuwa · Daeqwon Plowden · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Mavericks defense
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Malik Monk 8 pts (2/6) in 43 possessions
Guarded by: Klay Thompson (29 %, 0 pts) · Caleb Martin (20 %, 2 pts) · AJ Johnson (15 %, 3 pts)
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Devin Carter 18 pts (6/8) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Brandon Williams (26 %, 3 pts) · Max Christie (17 %, 0 pts) · Khris Middleton (14 %, 8 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | Precious Achiuwa: 29 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Nique Clifford: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Khris Middleton | DeMar DeRozan: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Precious Achiuwa: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Maxime Raynaud: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Precious Achiuwa: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Brandon Williams | Devin Carter: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Killian Hayes: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Max Christie | DeMar DeRozan: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Nique Clifford: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Caleb Martin | Nique Clifford: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · DeMar DeRozan: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Klay Thompson | Malik Monk: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Patrick Baldwin Jr.: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dwight Powell | Maxime Raynaud: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nique Clifford: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| AJ Johnson | Malik Monk: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Devin Carter: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyus Jones | Killian Hayes: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Devin Carter: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Moussa Cisse | Drew Eubanks: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Killian Hayes: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
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Brandon Williams 12 pts (4/11) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Carter (37 %, 3 pts) · Killian Hayes (17 %, 0 pts) · Nique Clifford (15 %, 0 pts)
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Klay Thompson 4 pts (2/6) in 30 possessions
Guarded by: Malik Monk (24 %, 2 pts) · Nique Clifford (23 %, 0 pts) · Patrick Baldwin Jr. (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Nique Clifford | Naji Marshall: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Max Christie: 16 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Devin Carter | Brandon Williams: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Naji Marshall: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Maxime Raynaud | Marvin Bagley III: 27 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Dwight Powell: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Khris Middleton: 23 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Marvin Bagley III: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Caleb Martin: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Max Christie: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Daeqwon Plowden | Naji Marshall: 17 poss., 10 pts (3/3) · Khris Middleton: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Malik Monk | Klay Thompson: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Naji Marshall: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Killian Hayes | Tyus Jones: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Brandon Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Drew Eubanks | Moussa Cisse: 9 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Marvin Bagley III: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Patrick Baldwin Jr. | Klay Thompson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Caleb Martin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |