Harrison Barnes scored 25 points in three quarters of action to power the Dallas Mavericks over the Memphis Grizzlies, 114-80, Saturday night at the American Airlines Center.
The Mavericks (21-45), who earned consecutive victories for the first time since Jan. 9-10, scored the last 13 points of the opening period to take a 31-13 lead at the end of the first quarter and later scored the final seven points of the second quarter to take a 56-30 lead into halftime. Memphis was held scoreless for the last 2:50 of the first period and the last 2:34 of the second.