Mavericks vs Kings 8/4/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks look to snap a two-game losing streak when playing the Sacramento Kings. Dallas lost its second straight on Sunday after falling to the Phoenix Suns 117-115. Dallas at one point led by double digits but could not hold on against the Suns. In a losing effort, Luka Doncic scored 40 points, handed out 11 assists and grabbed eight rebounds. 

Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in scoring and assists with averages of 28.9 points and 8.8 assists per game. Kristaps Porzingis is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder for Dallas with averages of 19.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Dallas has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.

The Sacramento Kings look to snap a two-game losing streak when facing the Mavericks on Tuesday. Sacramento fell behind big early and could not rally, losing 132-116 to the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Sacramento trailed by 18 after one quarter and 24 at the half. Harry Giles III was the leading scorer in the loss for Sacramento with 23 points, but De'Aaron Fox managed just 13 points after scoring 39 in the opener of the restart.

De'Aaron Fox is leading Sacramento and scoring and assists with averages of 20.7 points and 6.7 assists per game. Nemanja Bjelica is the leading rebounder for the Kings with an average of 6.4. The second leading scorer for Sacramento is Buddy Hield with an average of 19.5 points per game and the Kings have eight players averaging double-figures in scoring.