Kings 133, Mavericks 111
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Home is once again a nice place for the Sacramento Kings to be thanks to the Kentucky Connection.
The Dallas Mavericks aren't feeling nice anywhere.
DeMarcus Cousins produced another double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Willie Cauley-Stein scored 21 points, and the Kings rolled to their second straight rout at Sleep Train Arena with a 133-111 Sunday matinee shellacking of the Dallas Mavericks.
NBA assists leader Rajon Rondo, yet another Kentucky product, contributed 11 points and 11 assists for the Kings, who have won two straight home games by a combined 44 points after dropping seven straight on the home floor. That home skid was the longest for Sacramento since November 2008.
The Mavericks, who are fighting the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets for the final two playoff spots in the Western Conference, relinquished a chance to pull into a tie with Utah for seventh. Dallas has lost 10 of its past 12, and has lost twice to the Kings during that spell.
Forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 points for the Mavericks, ending a streak of nine straight 20-point contests.
Cousins posted double-digits in at least two categories for the 46th time in 62 starts for Sacramento this season. The six-year veteran put up eight points and six rebounds in the second quarter, when the Kings blew open the game with a 20-2 run en route to a 63-46 halftime advantage.
Cauley-Stein, a rookie from the same school, made six of seven shots from the field two days after putting up a career-high 26 points against the Phoenix Suns. The Kings won that game 116-94.
Rondo added to his Sacramento record assists total, finishing the contest with 806 this season. Sacramento plays nine more times. Rondo moved past Reggie Theus' 1985-96 mark of 788 in the win over Phoenix.
Darren Collison added 17 points, Seth Curry scored 14 in his second straight start, and Kosta Koufos and Omri Casspi added 10 each for the Kings.
Raymond Felton scored 15 points to pace the Mavericks, who never were in the contest in the second half.
NOTES: Dallas PG Deron Williams missed consecutive games for the first time this season after returning to Dallas for tests on his aching abdomen. He also won't play Monday night against Denver, according to coach Rick Carlisle. ... Kings C DeMarcus Cousins told reporters that he will undergo platelet rich therapy on his feet after the season in an effort to speed up his recovery from foot and ankle injuries he's endured this season. Cousins has missed nine games with an assortment of injuries, as well as two to suspension, for the Kings this season. ... Mavericks PF Dirk Nowitzki, who returned from a scheduled day off, scored at least 20 points in nine straight games after his previous meeting against the Kings. The 20-point scoring streak, which started after a 16-point effort at home against Sacramento on March 3, was his longest such run since the 2011 playoffs. ... G Seth Curry made his second consecutive start for Sacramento. Coach George Karl has used 27 starting lineups in 73 games for the Kings this season.