The vibes are currently not immaculate. They are far from it. Fans were getting ejected, Mavericks' governor Patrick Dumont was booed while leaving the court, and Jason Kidd didn't even give a postgame press conference. Weird things are happening in Dallas. But here are three takeaways from the game itself.

The time of year where rank-and-file NBA games begin to mean a little more is rapidly approaching. Need proof? Look no further than the Sacramento Kings' epic duel with the Dallas Mavericks Monday evening.

DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 42 points and made the game-winning floater with 1.9 seconds remaining in overtime, leading the Sacramento Kings to a 129-128 win over the host Dallas Mavericks on Monday.