Dallas plays Sacramento, aims to stop road skid

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Dallas Mavericks (12-19, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (7-23, 15th in the Western Conference)

Sacramento, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will look to end its four-game road losing streak when the Mavericks visit Sacramento.

The Kings are 5-19 against Western Conference opponents. Sacramento is 7-13 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.7 turnovers per game.

The Mavericks have gone 6-14 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is the leader in the Western Conference scoring 17.9 fast break points per game led by Cooper Flagg averaging 3.5.

The Kings' 10.6 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.9 fewer made shots on average than the 11.5 per game the Mavericks give up. The Mavericks average 10.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 12.9 per game the Kings give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Russell Westbrook is averaging 14.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.5 steals for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 37.0 points over the last 10 games.

Naji Marshall is scoring 13.4 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Mavericks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 2-8, averaging 112.0 points, 42.5 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 10.2 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.8 points per game.

Mavericks: 5-4, averaging 119.3 points, 43.9 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 6.9 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.0 points.

INJURIES: Kings: Drew Eubanks: day to day (thumb), Zach LaVine: out (ankle), Devin Carter: day to day (ankle), Keegan Murray: day to day (calf), Domantas Sabonis: out (knee).

Mavericks: Dereck Lively II: out for season (foot), Kyrie Irving: out (knee), Dante Exum: out for season (knee), Anthony Davis: day to day (groin).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.