November 30th, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
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By definition, a host is supposed to be gracious – within reason. Usually when the guest gets unruly, the host takes care of the guest immediately. Apparently the Sacramento Kings have not received the memo as on Saturday night against the Dallas Mavericks, the visiting team (Dallas) ran rampant in the Kings’ house (Arco Arena) and the Kings’ offense was anemic as they shot 34.8% from the floor – the end result being Dallas winning easily over Sacramento 101-78.
With the Mavericks ahead by eight points at halftime, they would get their offense started again in the third quarter, with Devean George scoring 10 points in the period, boosting Dallas to a 76-57 lead going into the fourth period. Jason Terry would pad the Mavericks’ lead up to 25 with a pair of jumpers and they would never look back.
Dallas’ high scorer was Terry from off the bench with 24 points, a rebound and 3 assists while Dirk Nowitzki added 19 with 8 rebounds, an assist and a steal; Erick Dampier, while scoring only 8 points, grabbed 13 rebounds along with an assist and 2 blocked shots. Sacramento was led by Beno Udrih with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals while John Salmons added 10 with 5 rebounds, an assist and a steal. Dallas (8-8) plays again on Tuesday as they begin a 7-game homestand, beginning with the Los Angles Clippers while Sacramento (5-14) play their second game in a 4-game homestand when they host the Utah Jazz – also on Tuesday night.
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