Kings beat Mavericks for first win, ending 0-6 start

The Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 on Monday, ending their 0-6 start and becoming the last NBA team to record a win this season. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. led Sacramento with 25 points in the victory. Malik Monk scored 24 points off the bench and Zach LaVine added 23 for the Kings, who were playing the final game of a four-game road trip. Sacramento led 54-53 at halftime, then pulled away with an 8-2 run early in the third quarter. The Kings carried an 86-75 lead into the fourth and extended the margin to 15 after Monk’s three-pointer with 8:02 remaining. Dallas had won three straight games before the loss. Daniel Gafford and Walter Clayton Jr. each scored 20 points for the Mavericks, while Cooper Flagg had 17. Flagg made three of 19 field-goal attempts and scored 11 points at the free-throw line. Dallas played without Kyrie Irving, who was listed out for left knee injury management. Sacramento’s win came after six consecutive losses to open the season. Acuff’s scoring led a group that also included Leaky Black, with 12 points and four steals, and Precious Achiuwa, who grabbed 10 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis made all four of his field-goal attempts, according...