This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. The Mavericks have won seven of the last eight games in the series, including two of the last three in ARCO Arena. ... How hot has Jason Terry been? He scored a combined 49 points against Memphis and Indiana, which is one more point than the combined total of the Grizzlies and Pacers benches in those games.

Scouting the Kings

Sacramento have lost five straight and eight of its last nine games. Despite a 120-94 loss to Utah on Friday, the Kings have been competitive. Two of their last three losses in that stretch were by a total of three points. ... Guard Kevin Martin, the team's leading scorer, has missed 11 games with a sprained left ankle.

David Moore

Mavericks SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER

Day Date Opponent TV Time

Sat. 29 at Sacramento Ch. 21 9:00

DECEMBER

Day Date Opponent TV Time

Tue. 2 LA Clippers FSSW 7:30

Thu. 4 Phoenix TNT 7:00

Sat. 6 Atlanta FSSW 7:30

Tue. 9 San Antonio Ch. 21 7:30

Thu. 11 Charlotte FSSW 7:30

Sat. 13 Oklahoma City Ch. 21 7:30

Mon. 15 Denver FSSW 7:30

Wed. 17 at Toronto FSSW 6:00

Fri. 19 at New Jersey Ch. 21 6:30

Sun. 21 at Washington FSSW 5:00

Tue. 23 Memphis FSSW 7:30

Thu. 25 at Portland TNT 9:30

Fri. 26 at Utah Ch. 21 8:00

Sun. 28 at LA Clippers FSSW 2:30

Tue. 30 Minnesota FSSW 7:30

JANUARY

Day Date Opponent TV Time

Fri. 2 Philadelphia FSSW 7:30

Sun. 4 at Memphis FSSW 3:00

Tue. 6 LA Clippers FSSW 7:30

Thu. 8 New York FSSW 7:30

Fri. 9 at Phoenix ESPN 9:30

Sun. 11 at Sacramento FSSW 8:00

Tue. 13 at Denver FSSW 8:00

Wed. 14 New Orleans Ch. 21 7:30

Sat. 17 Utah FSSW 8:00

Mon. 19 at Philadelphia FSSW Noon

Wed. 21 at Milwaukee FSSW 7:00

Fri. 23 at Detroit ESPN 6:00

Sun. 25 at Boston Ch. 8 Noon

Wed. 28 Golden State ESPN 8:00

Sat. 31 at Miami FSSW 6:30

FEBRUARY

Day Date Opponent TV Time

Mon. 2 at Orlando FSSW 6:00

Wed. 4 Portland Ch. 21 7:30

Thu. 5 at Utah Ch. 21/TNT 9:30

Sat. 7 Chicago FSSW 7:30

Tue. 10 Sacramento FSSW 7:30

Thu. 12 Boston TNT 8:30

Wed. 18 New Jersey FSSW 7:30

Fri. 20 at Houston Ch. 21 7:30

Sat. 21 Sacramento FSSW 8:00

Tue. 24 at San Antonio Ch. 21 7:30

Wed. 25 Milwaukee FSSW 7:30

Fri. 27 Oklahoma City FSSW 7:30

MARCH

Day Date Opponent TV Time

Sun. 1 Toronto FSSW 8:00

Mon. 2 at Oklahoma City FSSW 7:00

Wed. 4 San Antonio ESPN 8:00

Thu. 5 at New Orleans TNT 7:00

Sat. 7 Washington FSSW 7:30

Tue. 10 at Phoenix Ch. 21 9:00

Wed. 11 at Portland Ch. 21 9:00

Fri. 13 at Golden State Ch. 21 9:30

Sun. 15 at LA Lakers Ch. 8 2:30

Tue. 17 Detroit FSSW 7:30

Thu. 19 at Atlanta FSSW 6:00

Fri. 20 at Indiana FSSW 6:00

Wed. 25 Golden State Ch. 21 7:30

Fri. 27 Denver Ch. 21 7:30

Sun. 29 at Cleveland Ch. 8 Noon

Tue. 31 at Minnesota FSSW 7:00

APRIL

Day Date Opponent TV Time

Wed. 1 Miami Ch. 21 7:30

Fri. 3 at Memphis FSSW 7:00

Sun. 5 Phoenix Ch. 8/Ch. 21 2:30