With the game tied at 70 at the 6:24 mark of the third quarter, everything changed. On the shoulders of Jason Kidd, the Mavericks had a reality check and snapped back into gear, eventually beating the Sacramento Kings 116-100.
After going into halftime with a 61-48 advantage following a 36-point second quarter, the Mavs’ lead shrunk after the Kings made 8 of 10 shots early in the third to knot the contest at both 68 and 70.
Kidd scored 17 of his 20 points in just over nine minutes in the third quarter on five 3’s and a jump shot. During that stretch, Rodrique Beaubois grabbed an assist and a 3-pointer of this own, two aspects of his game that really show that he might be Kidd’s protégé. In his first NBA activity in 10 months due to a broken foot and a long recovery, Beaubois handled the hype, scoring 13 points and tallying six assists in 20:56 minutes.
The Mavs started the third quarter with a 13-point lead, saw it evaporate with 7:23 to go in the quarter and successfully opened up a 96-74 advantage with less than a minute remaining in that same quarter, a frame in which the team scored 35. Peja Stojakovic contributed seven points in the quarter.
Eight players finished in double figures for the Mavs for the first time since April 6, 1993. (Thanks @mavstats). The two guys with double-doubles: Brendan Haywood with a season-high 12 points to go with 10 rebounds after a DNP against the Rockets on Saturday, and J.J. Barea, who at one point was expected to miss the game with flu-like symptoms and a mild groin strain. He compiled 11 points and 10 assists.
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