The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks 121-107 inside American Airlines Center on Wednesday night.
The Grizzlies were led by their second-unit, who outscored the Mavericks bench 54-26 on 54.1 percent shooting. Memphis started the game hot offensively, shooting 60.9 percent in the first quarter. However, Kristaps Porzingis would pour in 15 early points to help the Mavericks to a 32-31 lead heading into the second period. Memphis would use a 19-4 run to stretch their lead to 50-39 with 5:48 to play before half. Dallas battled back to trim the Memphis lead to just one point before the Grizzlies ultimately settled for a 59-56 halftime lead.