Cousins leads Kings to easy 120-89 win over Mavs

DALLAS—DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 120-89 victory over the last-place Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Rudy Gay scored 19 as the Kings wrapped up a six-game road trip that started with a win at Brooklyn before an overtime loss at Washington on a backto-back and a postponement in Philadelphia over poor floor conditions.

It was the second road trip of at least five games for the Kings, who play 21 of the first 35 games away from their new Golden 1 Center.

Deron Williams had 20 points for the injury-plagued Mavericks, who dropped to 4-17 in what is shaping up as their worst season in more than 20 years. Four rotation players were out, most notably Dirk Nowitzki (strained right Achilles tendon).

Cousins had his 10th double-double and finished with a season high-tying seven assists.

The Kings led by four when they started the second half with an 11-0 run. They led by as many as 23 points in the third quarter before the lead ballooned to 33 late in the fourth.

Dallas’ leading scorer, Harrison Barnes, had 11 points on just 5-of16 shooting. Wesley Matthews scored 16 points, none in the second half.

The Mavericks had a season-high 23 turnovers and were outscored 34-7 on points off turnovers.

UP NEXT

Kings: Host Knicks on Friday before traveling to Utah for backto-back.

Mavericks: Finish four-game homestand Friday against Indiana.