On Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings (in California) by a score of 100-98.
Anthony Davis finished the victory with 19 points, 16 rebounds, two assists and two blocks while shooting 7/23 from the field and 0/1 from three-point range in 36 minutes of playing time.
NBA Fans React To Anthony Davis’ Performance In Mavs-Kings Game
Here’s what people were saying about Davis:
MavsMuse: “Anthony Davis tonight 19 PTS 16 REB 2 BLK W Board monster 💪”
Anthony Davis tonight
19 PTS
16 REB
2 BLK
WBoard monster 💪 pic.twitter.com/S8USWZhX1x
— MavsMuse (@MavsMuse) January 7, 2026
@Degenerate0123: “Anthony Davis is 7-22 and I’d still take him over KAT currently”
@lostinoakcliff: “Anthony Davis 2k rating need to go down like 5 points 😂”
@lance_972: “Anthony Davis has NO bag. Dude can’t get an easy shot if he paid for it. A 7-for-23 shooting performance vs. the Sacramento Kings is a pathetic outing.”
@MavsNationCP: “Anthony Davis lurks on the weakside for the putback jam 💥”
Anthony Davis lurks on the weakside for the putback jam 💥pic.twitter.com/nasWUoXQw5
— Mavs Nation (@MavsNationCP) January 7, 2026
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Davis is now averaging 20.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per contest while shooting 50.6% from the field and 28.6% from three-point range in 19 games.
He was traded to the Mavs (via the Los Angeles Lakers) during the middle of the 2024-25 season.
Anthony Davis had Cooper Flagg crash his post-game interview. 😂 pic.twitter.com/9fd5jRgXlX
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) January 7, 2026
Davis missed a lot of time at the start of the season.
However, the Mavs are still the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 14-23 record in 37 games.
They are only 2.5 games back of the Memphis Grizzlies for the final play-in tournament spot.
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Following Sacramento, the Mavs will continue their road trip when they visit the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.
They have gone 4-12 in the 16 games they have played on the road away from Dallas.
On the other side, the Kings have had a rough season where they are the 14th seed in the Western Conference with an 8-29 record in 38 games.
They are in the middle of a six-game losing streak.
