Desmond Bane had 27 points (14 in the paint) and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies closed the fourth quarter on a 14-3 run to beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-111 to end a 4-game losing streak.
It was tied at 108 when Bane’s 8-foot floater put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 3:58 left. Ja Morant scored 7 points during the run.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Mavericks 11-4. Bane scored 5 of the Grizzlies’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Bane had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to Zach Edey’s tip-in that tied the game at 94, and the Grizzlies scored 5 points off them.
Morant had 31 points and 8 assists.
For the Mavericks, Brandon Williams had a career-high 31 points and 6 assists on 10 for 15 shooting off the bench, and Naji Marshall added a career-high 29 points (16 in the third quarter) and 17 rebounds.
The Grizzlies shot 47.2% from the field and 38.1% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 38.5% and 36.6%. They outscored the Mavericks 74-38 in the paint. The Grizzlies outscored the Mavericks 19-8 in 7 minutes with Kennard, Morant, Clarke, Bane and Williams on the floor together.