Michael Murphy of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Mavericks did everything in their power to try to get inside the heads of the Sacramento Kings, even going as far as importing some cow bells similar to the ones Kings fans used, but Sacramento just would not bite.

The Kings felt at home Thursday night, winning 125-119 while silencing the crowd in the process.

"This is a very big victory," Kings foward Chris Webber said, "because we don't want to come back here down one and playing in their hometown."

"This is a kick in the teeth, no question about it," said Dallas coach Don Nelson. "This is exactly what you don't want to do. Now the home-court is in their (possession) again. And you know what? We had better prepare ourselves not to lose two in a row here."

The Kings now lead the series 2-1.