SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and moved past Magic Johnson for seventh place on the NBA’s career assists list while leading the Sacramento Kings to a 113-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.

Westbrook grabbed five rebounds, and his nine assists gave him 10,149 — eight more than Johnson.

The 37-year-old Westbroook also moved within nine points of tying Dominique Wilkins for 19th on the NBA’s scoring chart while propelling Sacramento to its third victory in 13 games.

Dallas got within 111-107 with nine seconds remaining before DeMar DeRozan made two free throws to seal it.

Keon Ellis hit five 3-pointers and had 21 points, Maxime Raynaud added 19 points and Dennis Schroder scored 10. Rookie guard Nique Clifford had eight points and nine rebounds off the bench to help the Kings (8-23) to their fourth consecutive win over the Mavericks.

Cooper Flagg had 23 points, six rebounds and five assists but also committed five turnovers for Dallas (12-21). P.J. Washington had 17 points and four blocks, and Klay Thompson scored 14 points.

The Mavs have lost four of five.

After blowing much of an 18-point lead, Sacramento made four 3-pointers as part of a 20-10 run in the third quarter. Ellis drained two 3s and scored eight points as part of the surge.

The Kings are 35-48 under coach Doug Christie, who took over initially on an interim basis when Mike Brown was fired last December.

Ellis got the Kings going early with 13 points in the first quarter to help Sacramento to a double-digit lead.

Dallas trimmed the margin to eight but the Kings doubled that midway through the second quarter and led 59-44 at halftime.

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Mavericks: Visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

Kings: Play the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Daniel Gafford vs. Maxime Raynaud (Precious Achiuwa gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Ryan Nembhard personal foul	0	0
11:35	Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover (Max Christie steals)	0	0
11:31	Daniel Gafford makes 2-foot running dunk (Ryan Nembhard assists)	0	2
11:16	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:09	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	0	2
11:09	Maxime Raynaud misses tip shot	0	2
11:07	Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound	0	2
11:00	Ryan Nembhard makes 8-foot two point shot	0	4
10:47	Keon Ellis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	3	4
10:32	Max Christie makes 26-foot three pointer (Cooper Flagg assists)	3	7
10:16	Maxime Raynaud makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	5	7
9:56	Daniel Gafford makes 5-foot two point shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	5	9
9:32	Keon Ellis makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	8	9
9:20	Max Christie misses driving layup	8	9
9:18	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	8	9
9:15	Keon Ellis makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	10	9
8:58	Ryan Nembhard misses driving floating jump shot	10	9
8:56	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	10	9
8:41	Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	10	9
8:37	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	10	9
8:37	Precious Achiuwa misses tip shot	10	9
8:36	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	10	9
8:35	Precious Achiuwa makes two point shot	12	9
8:27	P.J. Washington misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	9
8:24	Mavericks offensive team rebound	12	9
8:13	Cooper Flagg misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	9
8:10	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	12	9
8:03	Russell Westbrook misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	9
8:00	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	12	9
7:52	Russell Westbrook personal foul	12	9
7:38	DeMar DeRozan blocks Cooper Flagg 's 14-foot driving floating jump shot	12	9
7:38	Mavericks offensive team rebound	12	9
7:38	shot clock turnover	12	9
7:29	DeMar DeRozan misses 11-foot jumper	12	9
7:25	Daniel Gafford defensive rebound	12	9
7:15	Cooper Flagg lost ball turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	12	9
7:11	Maxime Raynaud makes 1-foot running dunk (Precious Achiuwa assists)	14	9
7:11	Mavericks Full timeout	14	9
6:56	Max Christie makes 26-foot three pointer (Ryan Nembhard assists)	14	12
6:41	Keon Ellis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	17	12
6:31	Max Christie bad pass turnover (Maxime Raynaud steals)	17	12
6:27	Cooper Flagg shooting foul	17	12
6:27	Precious Achiuwa makes free throw 1 of 2	18	12
6:27	Naji Marshall enters the game for P.J. Washington	18	12
6:27	Precious Achiuwa misses free throw 2 of 2	18	12
6:24	Cooper Flagg defensive rebound	18	12
6:15	Max Christie misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	18	12
6:11	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	18	12
6:02	Russell Westbrook makes 10-foot two point shot	20	12
5:47	Cooper Flagg lost ball turnover (Keon Ellis steals)	20	12
5:47	Ryan Nembhard kicked ball violation	20	12
5:47	Moussa Cisse enters the game for Ryan Nembhard	20	12
5:47	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Daniel Gafford	20	12
5:35	Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Maxime Raynaud assists)	23	12
5:23	Cooper Flagg misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	23	12
5:21	Moussa Cisse offensive rebound	23	12
5:19	Maxime Raynaud blocks Naji Marshall 's 4-foot layup	23	12
5:17	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	23	12
5:14	Keon Ellis bad pass turnover (D'Angelo Russell steals)	23	12
5:13	D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot fade away jump shot	23	12
5:10	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	23	12
4:53	Maxime Raynaud makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists)	25	12
4:34	Max Christie misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	12
4:33	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	25	12
4:23	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	12
4:22	Max Christie defensive rebound	25	12
4:11	Naji Marshall bad pass turnover (DeMar DeRozan steals)	25	12
4:08	DeMar DeRozan makes 1-foot running dunk	27	12
4:08	Mavericks Full timeout	27	12
4:08	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	27	12
4:08	Nique Clifford enters the game for Russell Westbrook	27	12
4:08	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	27	12
4:08	Klay Thompson enters the game for Max Christie	27	12
3:50	D'Angelo Russell makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	27	14
3:29	Keon Ellis misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	14
3:27	Mavericks defensive team rebound	27	14
3:27	P.J. Washington enters the game for Cooper Flagg	27	14
3:15	D'Angelo Russell bad pass turnover (Dennis Schroder steals)	27	14
3:03	Keon Ellis makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	29	14
2:48	Naji Marshall misses two point shot	29	14
2:48	Moussa Cisse offensive rebound	29	14
2:45	P.J. Washington misses 22-foot three point jumper	29	14
2:42	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	29	14
2:33	Precious Achiuwa makes finger roll layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	31	14
2:19	P.J. Washington makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)	31	16
2:00	Nique Clifford misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	16
1:59	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	31	16
1:51	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	16
1:49	Nique Clifford defensive rebound	31	16
1:41	Nique Clifford misses running layup	31	16
1:39	Dylan Cardwell offensive rebound	31	16
1:37	Keon Ellis misses 24-foot three point jumper	31	16
1:34	Mavericks defensive team rebound	31	16
1:34	Malik Monk enters the game for Keon Ellis	31	16
1:20	P.J. Washington makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	31	18
1:12	Klay Thompson blocks Dennis Schroder 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	31	18
1:11	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	31	18
58.4	Klay Thompson makes 26-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)	31	21
41.0	Nique Clifford lost ball turnover (Naji Marshall steals)	31	21
35.5	Naji Marshall makes running layup	31	23
18.5	Dennis Schroder misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	31	23
14.1	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	31	23
6.6	Klay Thompson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	23
3.1	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	31	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	23

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Venue

Golden 1 Center

Sacramento, CA

Date & Time

10:00 PM, December 27, 2025

Coverage

KFAA-TV, Mavs.com, NBC Sports CA, NBA TV

Attendance

17,832

Referees

Jason Goldenberg, Tony Brothers, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

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