DALLAS (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 26 points, including five 3-pointers, and Nemanja Bjelica matched his career best with 30 points as the Kings withstood a furious rally and beat the Mavericks 110-106 last night.
Dallas’ Luka Doncic missed a game-tying attempt in the final seconds.
Richaun Holmes rebounded Doncic’s attempt to tie the game with eight seconds left.
Doncic had taken Sacramento’s Cory Joseph down the lane for the turnaround shot that bounded off the front of the rim.
After the rebound, the Kings called a timeout.
Bogdan Bogdanovic in-bounded to Bjelica for a layup that sealed the win.
Doncic missed a futile 3-point attempt from midcourt at the buzzer.
Former Maverick Harrison Barnes scored 12, Holmes added 12 and Bogdan Bogdanovic and Trevor Ariza 10 each.
Doncic finished with 27 points, including 17 in the second half after Sacramento had sprinted to a 66-46 lead.
The Mavericks’ high scorer was Tim Hardaway Jr with 29 points. He kept the Mavs in the game by making a career-high nine of 12 3-pointers.
Hield also had four rebounds and five assists.
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