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DALLAS -- ??? Even after scoring a season high in points, Dorian Finney-Smith wanted to talk about his defense.The rookie had 17 points, leading six Dallas players in double figures as the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 99-79 Sunday.The Mavericks, who lost to Sacramento by 31 points at home 11 days ago, started fast. They made 11 of their first 15 shots and never trailed.Later, some of his teammates teased him for passing up open shots.When I get a hand on a ball or a tip, it gets me going, Finney-Smith said. I try not to lose focus on what I bring to the table, and thats defense. If Im making shots, thats a plus.Deron Williams, Harrison Barnes and Wesley Matthews each scored 15 for Dallas.DeMarcus Cousins scored 33 for Sacramento. The Kings were minus second-leading scorer Rudy Gay, who missed his third consecutive game because of a strained right hip flexor.A 10-0 Mavericks run early in the second quarter opened a 38-26 lead and the Kings never got closer than nine for the remainder of the game.Weve got to come out and be the aggressor, thats just plain and simple, Cousins said. We cant get off to slow starts. We cant let a team gain confidence. Weve got to be the aggressors every night.It was barely 30 degrees in Dallas and the start time was moved up three hours to 3 p.m. -- that avoided a conflict with the Cowboys, whose home game against Tampa Bay was originally scheduled for the daytime and later switched to night.Following a 120-89 home loss to the Kings on Dec. 7, the Mavericks called a team meeting. Theyve won three of four at home since then and are 3-3 overall.We remember (the loss), but the biggest thing is that our demeanor has to be like this every night, Matthews said.TIP-INSKings: Cousins had 23 of Sacramentos 44 points in the first half. ... Ty Lawson was the only other Sacramento player in double figures, with 10 points.Mavericks: The Kings scored just 14 points in the third quarter, a season low for a Mavericks opponent. ... Williams had seven assists and passed current Dallas television analyst Derek Harper for 21st place on the NBAs all-time assists list with 6,584.HARRIS A HERODevin Harris had a season-high 14 points and seven rebounds for the Mavericks. He made a three-point play and a four-point play to cap a 12-2 Dallas run that gave the Mavs a 76-56 lead with 2:33 left in the third quarter.Harris had missed the teams first 16 games with a sprained right big toe.When he feels good physically, he moves with joy out there, coach Rick Carlisle said.LET IT BEEKings coach Dave Joerger called for a truce in an ongoing spat between Cousins and the Sacramento Bee newspaper. Cousins recently confronted a Bee writer after a column that referenced the arrest of the 6-foot-11 stars brother.This guy is the face of our franchise, Joerger said. Hes done and said some things that he wishes he could do over. He has improved.Im not justifying anything that hes done. What he did was excessive. But enough is enough, he said.TRIBUTE TO SAGERThe Mavericks joined the list of NBA teams to hold a moment of silence before their game in honor of TNT broadcaster Craig Sager, who died Thursday. Team owner Mark Cuban remembered Sager fondly before the game.Smiles are underrated, Cuban said. Nice is underrated. Getting people to smile every time -- thats something not a lot of people have been able to accomplish.UP NEXTKings: Home against Portland on Tuesday. The Trail Blazers beat the Kings 122-120 in overtime on Nov. 11 in Portland.Mavericks: At Denver on Monday to start a four-game trip. Dallas plays six of its next seven on the road. Jordan 12 Cheap Real . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Wholesale Air Jordan 9 . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. http://www.jordanshoescheapsale.com/ .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Air Jordan Retro 8 For Sale . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Air Jordan 4 Retro Cheap . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. LONDON -- Tottenhams Champions League relocation to Wembley Stadium got off to a bad start with a 2-1 loss to in-form Monaco on Wednesday.Goals by Bernardo Silva and Thomas Lemar put the French league leaders 2-0 ahead after 36 minutes at English footballs national stadium.Spurs reduced the deficit through Toby Alderweirelds header on the stroke of halftime, but couldnt make the most of lots of possession in the second half.Tottenham is playing its Champions League home games at Wembley to meet UEFA requirements while part of the teams White Hart Lane stadium undergoes construction work, ahead of a move to a new ground nearby in 2018.The attendance of 85,011 was a club-record home attendance and record for an English club in a domestic fixture, according to Spurs, who were greeted by an awning outside Wembley that read Welcome to Tottenham Hotspur.The English club last appeared in the Champions League in the 2010-11 season, reaching the quarterfinals before losing to Real Madrid with a team that included Gareth Bale and Luka Modric -- who both now play for Madrid.This is a much less-experienced Spurs side -- especially at the highest level in European football -- and it showed against Monaco, which arrived in London high in confidence after an unbeaten sttart to the season.ddddddddddddSpurs will be hoping it is not an ominous result -- the last team to use Wembley as a temporary home in the Champions League was Arsenal during the 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons as its former Highbury Stadium did not have a large enough capacity. Arsenal won only two of its six games at Wembley over the two campaigns and failed to progress from its group on both occasions.Silvas 16th-minute goal finished off a Monaco counter-attack that began when Erik Lamela lost possession for Tottenham.The lead was doubled in the 31st when Djibril Sidibes cross left Jan Vertonghen and Ben Davies in a tangle, landing nicely for Lemar to score from close range high into the net.Alderweirelds header from Lamelas corner gave Tottenham hope, as did the appearance as a halftime substitute of Mousa Dembele -- one of the teams best players last season -- for his first appearance of the campaign after suspension.Spurs pair Dele Alli and Harry Kane had shots saved in the closing stages as Monaco held on.We started poorly ... They punished us for it, Alli said. We did enough to win the game, but we didnt finish the chances. ' ' '