Sacramento Kings defeated Dallas Mavericks 113-107 in the American Basketball League (NBA).
Hosting the Mavericks at Golden 1 Center, the Kings got their 8th win of the season with the contribution of Russell Westbrook with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal.
Reaching 10,149 assists in his regular season career, Westbrook rose to 7th place on the list of players with the most assists in NBA history, passing Magic Johnson (10,141).
In addition, Westbrook, who reached 2 thousand steals in the regular seasons, ranked 14th in this field.
Keon Ellis contributed to the victory for the Kings with 21 points and Maxime Raynaud with 19 points.
Cooper Flagg scored 23 points and PJ Washington scored 17 points for the Mavericks, who suffered their 21st loss this season.
MAGIC WON DESPITE JOKIC’S “TRIPLE-DOUBLE”
Orlando Magic defeated the Denver Nuggets, hosted at Kia Center, 127-126 despite Nikola Jokic’s “triple-double” performance.
Anthony Black played an important role in Magic’s 18th win of the season, with 38 points and Desmond Bane with 24 points, for Magic, who finished 4th in the Eastern Conference.
Jokic’s “triple-double” performance of 34 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists could not prevent the 9th defeat of the Nuggets, who are 3rd in the Western Conference. Jamal Murray scored 24 points and Tim Hardaway Jr scored 20 points for the guest team.