The Dallas Mavericks play the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday at Orlando.

The Mavs are coming off a hard-fought, 117-115, loss against the Suns, where Luka Doncic led the way 40 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Kristaps Porzingis added 30 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Despite the two great performances, the Mavs struggled from the field, where they shot 41 percent, including 6-of-31 from long range. Seth Curry was the only other player to score in double digits, as he tallied 16 points, while Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dorian Finney-Smith hauled in 10 rebounds each. The Mavs clinched a playoff spot since their last outing but still have some work to do in order to stay sharp and be ready for when it counts. The Mavs have no trouble at the offensive end, as they rank second in the league in made three-pointers per game, and limit themselves to an average of 12.2 turnovers per game, which is third fewest in the league.

Meanwhile, the Kings are coming off a, 132-116, loss against the Magic on Sunday, where they lost grip early and could not recover. On the plus side, they had seven players score in double digits in the contest. Harry Giles III was the high-point man with 23 points and eight rebounds, in 19 minutes off the bench. De'Aaron Fox added 13 points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal, while Harrison Barnes, Buddy Hield, DaQuan Jeffries, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Richaun Holmes chipped in 12 points each. The Kings shot 50 percent from the field and tallied 30 assists, however, their defense allowed their opponent to put up even better numbers. The Kings have allowed opponents to shoot an average of 47.0 percent from the field this season, while they are shooting an average of 46.0 percent, including 36.2 percent from long range.