Basketball

Sacramento Kings (26-26, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (28-25, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Mavericks host the Sacramento Kings in Western Conference action Monday.

Minnesota Timberwolves (30-23, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (42-10, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Monday, 7 p.m.

DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 26 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks in his Mavericks debut but left the game late in the third quarter with a lower-body injury as Dallas beat the Houston Rockets 116-105 on Saturday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Butler drew the familiar “oohs” and “aahs” from the Chicago crowd when he cut backdoor for an alley-oop dunk in the opening minute .

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac scored 26 points apiece, James Harden added 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 130-110 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

Ja Morant’s father, Tee Morant, was asked to leave the building in the closing minutes of the Memphis Grizzlies' 125-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade to acquire Mark Williams from Charlotte because the center failed his physical, a person with knowledge of the circumstances told The Associated Press on Saturday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to just miss a triple-double before sitting out the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets won their season-best sixth straight game, beating the Phoenix Suns 122-105 on Saturday

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Frank thought that the Los Angeles Clippers' biggest move near the NBA’s trade deadline was going to be return of Kawhi Leonard.