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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.