National Basketball Association
Dallas 121, Memphis 96
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, March 6, 2020
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#52 Scott Twardoski, #46 Ben Taylor, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
20370
By Field Level Media
Kristaps Porzingis contributed six of his game-high 26 points to a 25-6 flurry that opened the second half, and the host Dallas Mavericks ran away from the Memphis Grizzlies en route to a 121-96 victory Friday night.
Porzingis added a game-high-tying 11 rebounds, and Luka Doncic complemented a team-high six assists with 21 points, helping the Mavericks post a second straight win.
Josh Jackson came off the bench to score a team-high 16 points for the Grizzlies, whose three-game winning streak ended.
A jumper by Tyus Jones gave Memphis a 39-37 lead in the fourth minute of the second quarter before the Mavericks dominated most of the rest of the game.
Dallas took the upper hand for good with a 19-2 run that featured four 3-pointers, two by Porzingis and one apiece by Seth Curry and Delon Wright. The burst gave the Mavericks a 56-41 lead.
The Mavericks' advantage was 12 at halftime before they took complete control at the start of the third period.
Maxi Kleber made a pair of 3-pointers and Jackson added another in the 25-6 run that opened an 86-55 lead.
Curry finished with 15 points, Courtney Lee 13, Wright 11 and Justin Jackson 10 for Dallas, which had alternated wins and losses in its last five games.
Porzingis shot 4-for-9 on 3-point attempts, helping the Mavericks outscore the Grizzlies 54-27 from beyond the arc.
The 121-point total gave Dallas 116 or more in nine of its past 13 games.
Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas recorded a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double. Dillon Brooks added 15 points, and Ja Morant had 11 to go with a game-high eight assists for Memphis, which defeated the Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets to begin a three-game trip.
In taking a 2-1 lead in the season series, Dallas outshot Memphis 47.4 percent to 46.4 percent.
Memphis had held each of its previous three opponents under 90 points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Memphis |
|
Dallas |
Josh Jackson 16 |
Scoring |
Kristaps Porzingis 26 |
Ja Morant 8 |
Assists |
Luka Doncic 6 |
Jonas Valanciunas 11 |
Rebounds |
Kristaps Porzingis 11 |
Dillon Brooks 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Luka Doncic 5 |
Tyus Jones 3 |
Steals |
Kristaps Porzingis 3 |
Kyle Anderson 2 |
Blocks |
Kristaps Porzingis 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Memphis
|
96 |
46.4 |
9-30 |
9-13 |
29 |
47 |
4 |
7 |
19 |
Dallas
|
121 |
47.4 |
18-47 |
13-17 |
30 |
48 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .487 after a win and .800 after a loss.
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Memphis will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .438 after a loss.