Grizzlies Vs Mavericks: Memphis routs Dallas 124-105 in American Airlines Center loss
The grizzlies vs mavericks matchup ended with the Memphis team handing the Dallas Mavericks a 124-105 loss at American Airlines Center on Friday, a game marked by long scoring droughts and a runaway turnover margin that decided the outcome.
Grizzlies Vs Mavericks game snapshot
Memphis improved to 22-36 while Dallas fell to 21-38 after the 124-105 result, played in front of just dozens of fans at American Airlines Center on Friday; the contest drew repeated comparisons to a Summer League game because of sloppy play on both ends.
Three numbers that shaped the night
Cam Spencer led eight Grizzlies scorers who reached double figures, finishing with 25 points and shooting 4-of-8 from 3-point range; Brandon Williams led the Mavericks with 16 points and eight rebounds. The Mavericks endured a 6: 02 stretch of game time between made field goals, highlighted when Khris Middleton hit a long two with 8: 44 left in the first and Dallas then went 0-for-11 until A. J. Johnson ended the drought with 2: 42 left in the opener on a driving finger roll for his second bucket to pull the Mavs within 22-14.
Turnovers and points off turnovers decided it
Dallas turned the ball over 21 times in the loss, and Memphis scored 36 points off those 21 turnovers, all coming in the first three quarters as Memphis eased up in the fourth. Max Christie and Naji Marshall combined for eight of the Mavericks' 21 turnovers on the second night of a back-to-back set; the previous night Dallas had committed 18 turnovers in a 130-121 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
Player development and oddities in the box score
Olivier-Maxence Prosper started for Memphis against his former team on Friday — his fifth start of the season with the Grizzlies — and finished with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting against the Mavericks. Prosper has now scored 13 or more points in six of his last eight games. Dallas shot just 25% from the field in the first quarter and turned the ball over five times in that period, despite averaging 54% shooting to start games in their previous three matchups.
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