Mavs survive close call with Kings (The SportsXchange)

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DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks needed a 10-0 run late in the fourth quarter to avoid total disaster and escape Saturday night with a 103-100 win over the Sacramento Kings. Dallas could not celebrate, or in this case, exhale until Kings forward Travis Outlaw's desperation 3-point attempt from the right wing bounced harmlessly off the backboard as time expired. Starting the night in ninth place and desperately needing a victory over the struggling Kings, Dallas blew a 17-point lead late in the second quarter and found itself trailing 89-84 with 4:05 to go. But that's when the momentum completely shifted again as the Mavericks capitalized on the Kings' incompetent execution down the stretch.

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