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12/27 18:36 CST Westbrook passes Magic Johnson for 7th place in career assists
as Kings beat Mavericks 113-107
Westbrook passes Magic Johnson for 7th place in career assists as Kings beat
Mavericks 113-107
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and moved past
Magic Johnson for seventh place on the NBA's career assists list while leading
the Sacramento Kings to a 113-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
Westbrook grabbed five rebounds, and his nine assists gave him 10,149 --- eight
more than Johnson.
The 37-year-old Westbroook also moved within nine points of tying Dominique
Wilkins for 19th on the NBA's scoring chart while propelling Sacramento to its
third victory in 13 games.
Dallas got within 111-107 with nine seconds remaining before DeMar DeRozan made
two free throws to seal it.
Keon Ellis hit five 3-pointers and had 21 points, Maxime Raynaud added 19
points and Dennis Schroder scored 10. Rookie guard Nique Clifford had eight
points and nine rebounds off the bench to help the Kings (8-23) to their fourth
consecutive win over the Mavericks.
Cooper Flagg had 23 points, six rebounds and five assists but also committed
five turnovers for Dallas (12-21). P.J. Washington had 17 points and four
blocks, and Klay Thompson scored 14 points.
The Mavs have lost four of five.
After blowing much of an 18-point lead, Sacramento made four 3-pointers as part
of a 20-10 run in the third quarter. Ellis drained two 3s and scored eight
points as part of the surge.
The Kings are 35-48 under coach Doug Christie, who took over initially on an
interim basis when Mike Brown was fired last December.
Ellis got the Kings going early with 13 points in the first quarter to help
Sacramento to a double-digit lead.
Dallas trimmed the margin to eight but the Kings doubled that midway through
the second quarter and led 59-44 at halftime.
Up next Mavericks: Visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Kings: Play the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA
Up next Mavericks: Visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Kings: Play the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA
