National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 117, Sacramento 112
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 10, 2013
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials: #73 Tre Maddox, #14 Ed Malloy, #20 Leroy Richardson
Attendance: 14011

Mavericks 117, Kings 112 (OT): Shawn Marion scored six of his 19 points in overtime, including the go-ahead basket, and visiting Dallas rallied from 17 points down to snap a four-game losing streak.

O.J. Mayo scored 24 points and Vince Carter added 23 points to spark the comeback and the Mavericks beat Sacramento for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings.

DeMarcus Cousins scored a game-high 29 points for the Kings but he cost his team the game when he was whistled for a flagrant 2 foul and ejected for a blow to the face of Carter after Marion knocked the ball loose from the big man with 41 seconds left in overtime.

The Kings led by as many as 13 points in the first half and built their biggest lead at 71-54 with 3:50 left in the third after Francisco Garcia pumped in eight points in 54 seconds, but Mayo's 3-pointer at the buzzer got Dallas within 78-68 entering the fourth.

Carter and Mayo rallied ignited a 12-2 spurt in the fourth to turn a five-point deficit into 100-95 lead with 58 seconds left, but Isaiah Thomas nailed a 3-pointer with 9.1 seconds left to send the game to the extra session.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tyreke Evans scored 20 points for Sacramento, which tumbled to its third straight defeat. ... Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 points and Marion had 10 rebounds as Dallas halted a 10-game OT losing streak. ... Kings G Marcus Thornton came in late in the third period, his first appearance since sitting out five straight contests with a sprained left ankle.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Sacramento
O.J. Mayo 24 Scoring DeMarcus Cousins 29
Jae Crowder 5 Assists DeMarcus Cousins 4
Shawn Marion 10 Rebounds Thomas Robinson 10
Vince Carter 13 Free Throws Made DeMarcus Cousins 11
Shawn Marion 2 Steals Tyreke Evans 2
Elton Brand 4 Blocks Tyreke Evans 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 117 42.7 5-21 30-35 20 52 6 6 13
Sacramento 112 49.4 7-27 25-32 23 41 7 8 20
Upcoming Games
  • Sacramento will play their next game at home against Miami. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.