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Mavericks vs Kings: head-to-head

40 meetings since 2015-16

Dallas Mavericks16winsSacramento Kings24
Regular season16-24
Avg. margin (DAL)-2.4
DAL at home6-15
SAC at home9-10
Avg. total points220.9
Current streakSAC 2

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Mavericks and the Kings have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Kings lead the series 24-16.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Mavericks won 2 and the Kings won 4. The most recent game, on November 2, 2026, ended Kings 115-100.

The home team won 15 of the 40 games (38%). These matchups averaged 220.9 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.0 points; 16 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Season-series sweeps: Kings in 2020-21, Kings in 2018-19. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 23, 2026 in Sacramento.

Next meetings

Dec 23, 2026Mavericks @ Kings10:00 PM ESTDAL 57%
Apr 2, 2027Kings @ Mavericks8:00 PM EDT
Apr 9, 2027Mavericks @ Kings10:00 PM EDT

Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.

Biggest wins

MavericksDAL 132 – 96 SAC · 2024-03-26
KingsSAC 120 – 89 DAL · 2016-12-07

2026-27 DAL 0 – 1 SAC

2026-11-02SAC 115 – 100 DALFinal

2025-26 DAL 1 – 2 SAC

2026-02-26SAC 130 – 121 DALFinal
2026-01-06DAL 100 – 98 SACFinal
2025-12-27DAL 107 – 113 SACFinal

2024-25 DAL 1 – 3 SAC

2025-04-16DAL 120 – 106 SACFinal
2025-03-03SAC 122 – 98 DALFinal
2025-02-10SAC 129 – 128 DALFinal/OT
2024-12-30DAL 100 – 110 SACFinal

2023-24 DAL 2 – 2 SAC

2024-03-29DAL 107 – 103 SACFinal
2024-03-26DAL 132 – 96 SACFinal
2024-01-27SAC 120 – 115 DALFinal
2023-11-19SAC 129 – 113 DALFinal

2022-23 DAL 2 – 1 SAC

2023-04-05SAC 119 – 123 DALFinal
2023-02-11DAL 128 – 133 SACFinal/OT
2023-02-10DAL 122 – 114 SACFinal

2021-22 DAL 3 – 1 SAC

2022-03-05SAC 113 – 114 DALFinal
2021-12-31DAL 112 – 96 SACFinal
2021-12-29DAL 94 – 95 SACFinal
2021-10-31SAC 99 – 105 DALFinal

2020-21 DAL 0 – 3 SAC

2021-05-02SAC 111 – 99 DALFinal
2021-04-26DAL 106 – 113 SACFinal
2021-04-18SAC 121 – 107 DALFinal

2019-20 DAL 3 – 1 SAC

2020-08-04DAL 114 – 110 SACFinal/OT
2020-02-12SAC 111 – 130 DALFinal
2020-01-15DAL 127 – 123 SACFinal
2019-12-08SAC 110 – 106 DALFinal

2018-19 DAL 0 – 3 SAC

2019-03-26SAC 125 – 121 DALFinal
2019-03-21DAL 100 – 116 SACFinal
2018-12-16SAC 120 – 113 DALFinal

2017-18 DAL 2 – 2 SAC

2018-03-27DAL 103 – 97 SACFinal
2018-02-13SAC 114 – 109 DALFinal
2018-02-03DAL 106 – 99 SACFinal
2017-10-20SAC 93 – 88 DALFinal

2016-17 DAL 1 – 2 SAC

2017-04-04DAL 87 – 98 SACFinal
2016-12-18SAC 79 – 99 DALFinal
2016-12-07SAC 120 – 89 DALFinal

2015-16 DAL 1 – 3 SAC

2016-03-27DAL 111 – 133 SACFinal
2016-03-03SAC 104 – 101 DALFinal
2016-01-05SAC 116 – 117 DALFinal
2015-11-30DAL 98 – 112 SACFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.