Jan

15

Martin Scores 39, Kings Outlast Mavericks 122-120

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

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Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Martin, center, drives to the basket between Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry, left, and guard Eddie Jones during the third quarter of their game, played Monday night. Sacramento beat Dallas 122-120.

?Based on Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Martin’s performance Monday night, it is a safe assumption that he is fully recovered from his recent groin injury.? He and John Salmons led a wild rally, enabling the Kings to escape from Arco Arena with a narrow 122-120 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Both teams shot very well (Dallas shot 57.1%, Sacramento 50.6%); Dallas scored 14 straight points midway through the first quarter, capped by a dunk by Eric Dampier and consecutive 3-pointers by Eddie Jones and Josh Howard, giving the Mavericks a 27-17 lead.? Dallas would go into halftime, hanging on to a thin 57-55 lead; Sacramento’s Mikki Moore’s slam dunk gave the Kings their first lead, 63-61, since the midway point of the first quarter.? With Martin and Fernando Garcia combining for 17 of the Kings’ next 23 points, Sacramento’s lead would increase to 86-77 with less than 2 minutes left in the third period; the Kings went into the 4th quarter leading 86-80.

Dallas’ Jason Terry’s 3-point play gave the Mavericks a 118-117 lead with 22.2 seconds left in the game; the Kings’ Martin replied with a 3-point play of his own with 11.6 left to go.? Dallas’ Terry drained a trey to tie the game with 7 ticks left, setting up the game-winner by Sacramento’s Salmons.? Sacramento was led by Martin’s 39 points in only 27 minutes off the bench; Salmons and Garcia pitched in with 22 each.?

Dallas’ leading scorers (or in this case co-leading) were Devin Harris and Terry with 25 points each - Harris added 9 assists while Terry dished out 7 assists.? Dirk Nowitzki added 21?while Dampier?chipped in with 8 and 10 rebounds.? Sacramento (15-21) travels to Canada to take on the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night, while Dallas (26-12) returns?home to host the Seattle SuperSonics Saturday - a lengthy break for the Mavericks indeed.?



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