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SACRAMENTO, Calif. Joel Ward Jersey . -- Rudy Gay watched from a sky box seat as his new Sacramento teammates easily handled the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. The short-handed Kings looked formidable against the Mavericks. DeMarcus Cousins had 32 points and 19 rebounds, and Derrick Williams scored a career-high 31 to pace the Kings to a 112-97 victory over Dallas. Earlier in the day, the Kings completed a seven-player deal with Toronto that brought them Gay, Aaron Gray and Quincy Acy. Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Chuck Hayes went to the Raptors. "I guess I came on a good day because the team was playing great," said Gay, a veteran forward who is expected to make his Kings debut Wednesday at home against Utah. "Obviously DeMarcus and Derrick played well. So this is a good start and I cant wait to get out there with the guys." A proven scorer, Gay will no doubt add more punch to a Kings lineup that has been unproductive at times this season. He was Torontos second-leading scorer and has averaged 18 points and 5.9 rebounds in his eight-year career. On this night, the Kings showed plenty of offence without Gay. Sacramento shot 47 per cent, had 23 assists, and outscored the sluggish Mavericks 24-3 on fast-break points. Using just 10 players, the Kings led by 19 points after three quarters and by as many as 24 in the fourth in winning their second straight. "We didnt care if we had 10 or 15 players, we had enough talent to win this game," Kings coach Michael Malone said. "... Our next challenge is to figure out the new guys and how theyre going to play and at what position." Malone knows one thing -- Isaiah Thomas will be his starting point guard. Thomas had 24 points and a career-high 12 assists, and Jason Thompson added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Kings. Sacramento has played 13 of its 19 games at home this season, going 4-9. With Vasquez, the starting point guard gone, Thomas made his first start of the season. The teams second leading scorer and one of the NBAs most productive reserves, he got off to a great start, getting 10 points and three assists in the first quarter when Sacramento established an 11-point lead. "That little Isaiah and DeMarcus Cousins are a handful," Dallas forward Shawn Marion said. "Thats a heck of a duo right there." Production from Cousins and Thomas, Sacramentos leading scorers this season, was predictable. What was unexpected were the contributions by Williams, who had struggled a bit since arriving in a trade with Minnesota on Nov. 26. Williams hit 12 of 16 shots and connected on three 3-pointers, one more than he had made entering the game. He also added five rebounds and a career-high five steals. "I finally hit a 3-point shot," said Williams, who was 0 for 5 with the Kings and 2 of 25 overall entering the game. "Its good to make that first shot, and its good when the first couple go in." Monta Ellis had 21 points for the Mavericks, who had won three straight, including the last two on the road. The loss also snapped a five-game win streak against the Kings. Dallas had won 15 of the previous 16 meetings and was 23-3 against the Kings dating to April 4, 2006. Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points, Jose Calderon scored 11 and Shane Larkin had 10 for Dallas. Coming off an impressive win Saturday at Portland, the Mavericks shot 40 per cent and were 5 of 27 on 3-pointers. "I dont think we took them lightly, I think they just outplayed us," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "It was one of those nights where they made a lot more plays than we did." Sacramento continued to play well offensively in the third quarter, outscoring the Mavericks 35-26 to take a 92-73 lead. Williams made a pair of 3s, had two impressive dunks, and scored 13 points. Both Thomas and Cousins had 11 points. The Kings squandered a 16-point lead in the second quarter, but scored 13 unanswered points in taking a 57-47 lead into the intermission. Ellis scored 13 points for Dallas. NOTES: Sacramento outrebounded the Mavericks 29-14 in the first half and 51-39 overall. . Dallas concludes a four-game road trip Wednesday at Golden State. . Center DeJuan Blair started his fourth straight game, but was relatively ineffective with four points and four fouls in 14 minutes. . Rookie guard Ray McCallum made a jumper with just under a minute to play for his first NBA points. He had played only one minute previously. . Cousins had nine of Sacramentos 21 turnovers. Joe Pavelski Sharks Jersey . - Country singer Vince Gill and Kristen Laviolette have been appointed to positions on the Nashville Predators Foundations board of directors. Paul Martin Sharks Jersey . PAUL, Minn.CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Top-ranked Yani Tseng shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead with Ji Young Oh and Caroline Hedwall in the Kia Classic. Tseng won the LPGA Founders Cup on Sunday in Phoenix for her 14th LPGA Tour title and second in four events this year. The 23-year-old Taiwanese star led the tour last season with seven victories -- including major victories in the LPGA Championship and Womens British Open -- and finished the year with 12 worldwide titles. Tseng finished with a birdie on the par-4 ninth after dropping a stroke on the par-3 eighth when she drew a difficult lie in a greenside bunker. "It plugged in the bunker," Tseng said. "I didnt have a good lie there. I chipped out pretty good to 6 feet and just missed (the putt) a little bit to the right." On the ninth, her approach shot hit the left side of the fringe and kicked onto the green, coming to rest 3 feet from the hole. "I think I hit a good shot," Tseng said. "Sometimes you hit a good shot, you get good luck and a good bounce." Tseng hit eight of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation. "I didnt hit a lot of fairways," Tseng said. "This golf course is very narrow and the rough is really long. If you dont hit the fairways, its kind of very hard to get close to the pin." Oh, a two-time LPGA Tour winner who fought a hip injury the last two seasons, also had six birdies and a bogey -- allso on No. http://www.sharkshockeyshop.us/Logan-Couture-Jersey/. 8 -- on La Costas Legends Course. She hit all but one fairway. "Everything is good for me," Im really calm," Oh said. "My shot is really good, so I have a good score." Hedwall, from Sweden had seven birdies and two bogeys. "Ive been hitting it very solid lately," Hedwall said. "I felt like if I could have a good day, I could shoot low. I made a lot of birdies and made it close, so that helped a lot." Suzann Pettersen, Jiyai Shin, Brittany Lincicome and hometown star Jennifer Johnson were a stroke back. Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., was in a group two off the pace. Pettersen played alongside Tseng. "I really wanted to make that last putt because she was going to make hers to go to 5 under," Pettersen said. "Its a nice edge, it kind of gets you focused just a fraction bit more." The 20-year-old Johnson is a La Costa member. "You definitely have some expectations for yourself," Johnson said. "But the greens are a little bumpy, and I think thats where I have the advantage, just knowing sometimes they dont break." Sandra Gal, the winner last year at Industry Hills, shot a 72. Michelle Wie opened with a 77. Hamiltons Alena Sharp opened at 2-over 74. Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., was at 3-over 75. Charlottetowns Lorie Kane opened at 5-over 77. 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