DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Mavericks were glad that Sacramento went ahead and wrapped up its first-round playoff series.

That meant the Mavericks, after their first series sweep in franchise history, wouldn't have to wait another couple of days to find out who they will play in the second round.

"It's great for us to be able to get rid of the first round and be able to move on," Mavs guard Steve Nash said Tuesday. "Mentally and physically, we can put that to rest and prepare ourselves for something new and not have it lingering and consuming our thoughts and energies."

Sacramento beat Utah 91-86 late Monday night in Game 4 of their first-round series. That kept the series from dragging to a deciding game Thursday, and set up the Kings' second-round matchup against the Mavericks.

The best-of-seven series between the Kings and Mavericks begins Saturday in Sacramento. There will be another game there Monday before the series switches to Dallas for Games 3 and 4 later next week.

"It's good to know who we're playing and where we're going," Mavericks coach Don Nelson said.

The Mavs completed their opening series Sunday with a 115-102 win at Minnesota. They won the first two games at home, 101-94 and 122-110.

Dallas and Sacramento were the NBA's highest-scoring teams during the regular season. The Mavs expect a high-scoring and up-tempo series.

"If I was a fan and I wanted to watch possibly seven games a year, this would be the series I would pick," Mavs forward Michael Finley said. "It's two teams that get up and down the court and put points on the board. It's a fun style to be a part of and watch."

In their four regular season meetings, the Mavericks averaged 110.5 points and shot 49 percent and the Kings averaged 105.3 points on 44-percent shooting.

"Neither team really wants to play a slow tempo. It's going to be very up and down and very exciting," Nash said. "We definitely want to run. We know that they're going to run."

Dallas won three of the four games against the Kings, but the Mavs don't consider that an advantage.

"There may have been some reasons for that," Nelson said. "I really don't know about the last game there, how serious they were when we were very serious. And they beat us here without (Chris) Webber."

When the Mavericks won 113-100 in Sacramento on April 14, the Kings had already clinched the No. 1 seed and homecourt advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs. Dallas was still fighting for a higher postseason seed.

Webber didn't play in the first two games against Dallas because of an injured left ankle. The Kings won 110-98 in Dallas and the Mavericks pulled off a 120-114 overtime win in Sacramento -- both in the first five weeks of the season.

Sacramento has the homecourt advantage in the series, but Dallas' 26 road wins were the most in the NBA this season. The Mavs were also the only team to win twice this season at Arco Arena.

"We're comfortable in any arena in the league because we've won at other arenas," Finley said. "We'll just go in and play our game."