Zach LaVine scored 22 points and DeMar DeRozan added 20, each sitting out the fourth quarter, as the Sacramento Kings beat Dallas 122-98.

Dallas Mavericks standout guard Kyrie Irving left Monday night's game against the Sacramento Kings with a left knee sprain sustained in the first quarter.

Kyrie Irving left the Dallas Mavericks’ game Monday against Sacramento with a left knee sprain. Irving was injured late in the first quarter, and the Mavs said he would not return. The veteran guard landed awkwardly after being fouled on a drive to the basket and immediately grabbed his leg,

The Sacramento Kings (31-28) and Dallas Mavericks (32-29) are all set to square off from American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Kings are on a three-game winning streak and have won six of their last 10 games.

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Both teams are battling for NBA playoff positioning with the Kings entering this matchup in ninth place in the West and the Mavs in 10th. Before entering any Mavericks vs. Kings p

The Mavericks’ list of injured players grew even larger against the Kings, with Hardy exiting the game in the third quarter with what the team announced was a right ankle sprain. He didn’t return to action on Monday.

The run of victories extended to four after the Kings took care of the shorthanded Mavericks, whose season took another disastrous turn when Kyrie Irving’s left leg landed awkwardly on a drive to the basket late in the first quarter.