<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points and 10 assists in his second straight start in place of leading scorer De’Aaron Fox, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks113-106 on Monday night.</p>
<p>Richaun Holmes added 24 points for Sacramento in his second game back after sitting out five with a strained hamstring. Harrison Barnes had 19 points, and Buddy Hield scored 16 including a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter.</p>
<p>Fox, the Kings point guard, is in the NBA’s health and safety protocols and could miss up to two weeks.</p>
<p>Luka Doncic had 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Dallas. Doncic, who was questionable before the game with a left elbow bruise, missed a free throw with 2:05 remaining and the Mavericks down by seven.</p>
<p>Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points apiece for Dallas. The Mavericks had won three straight including back-to-back victories over the Lakers.</p>
<p>Haliburton struggled with his shot for much of the game and missed the rim with a 3-point try and the Kings leading 109-104. </p>
<p>Doncic was also off down the stretch and missed a pair of 3s in the final 30 seconds.</p>
<p>Sacramento led comfortably for most of the first half.</p>
<p>The Kings led 20-3 behind three quick 3s from Harrison Barnes and held the Mavericks to 17 points in the first quarter.</p>
<p>Dallas made two runs in the second to get close. Doncic’s 3-pointer cut the gap to 50-47, but Haliburton responded with a make outside the arc for Sacramento.</p>
<p>Doncic made a pair of 3s coming out of halftime, then dished assists to Dwight Powell and Hardway to give Dallas its first lead.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Mavericks: Kristaps Porzingis was held out for a second consecutive game with a left ankle sprain. JJ Reddick (right heel) did not play. </p>
<p>Kings: Holmes had missed five games with a right hamstring strain. … Hassan Whiteside was healthy but did not play.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Mavericks: Play the Warriors in San Francisco on Tuesday in the second half of their back-to-back. Dallas has won five of the last six against Golden State, though the two teams split a pair of games earlier this season.</p>
<p>Kings: Face the Jazz at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. Utah won when the two teams played earlier this season in Salt Lake City.</p>
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