It wasn't even halftime, and already the Sacramento Kings were down 27 points to the Dallas Mavericks. A game that had been tied at 29 with 1:46 remaining in the opening quarter had completely spiraled out of the 7-12 Kings' control, as Dallas ended the first period on a 9-0 run and opened the second with a mammoth 22-2 stretch that rendered Monday night's matchup at the American Airlines Center all over but the shoutin'. And, as luck would have it, there would be some shoutin', because getting outscored 31-2 over the course of 10 minutes is the kind of thing that makes DeMarcus Cousins a bit miffed. So while battling Mavericks guard O.J. Mayo on the block with about 3 1/2 minutes left before intermission, the cranky Sacramento center cranked back his right arm, then swung and hit Mayo right in the ... nether regions. Behold: After the game, which the Mavs won in a 119-96 laugher , Cousins told reporters that his low blow on Mayo "wasn't intentional" and that the subsequent double-technicals the two received while jawing down the other end of the court were just the result of "a lot of trash talk." As you might expect, Mayo didn't buy what Cousins was selling, and discussed his anger toward the Kings big man at some length after the game. From* Tim MacMahon of ESPN Dallas :
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