SACRAMENTO, CALIF. ? The Dallas Mavericks have the talent and the desire to beat the Sacramento Kings. It just seems they haven’t got the heart.

After getting two victories in Texas to wrest control of a series that seemed destined for a long run, Sacramento can eliminate the Mavericks from the Western Conference semifinals with a victory tonight at Arco Arena in Game 5.

Boston's Paul Pierce, left, battles Detroit's Jerry Stackhouse for the ball. The Celtics won Sunday at Boston.

Though All-Star Peja Stojakovic isn’t expected to play in Game 5 because of his sprained ankle, many of the Kings key contributors were healing nicely from the scars on Sunday.

Doug Christie received treatment on a sprained ankle, two injured wrists, a bruised tailbone and a black eye after guarding Dirk Nowitzki on Saturday.