National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Memphis 114, Dallas 105
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials: #6 Tony Brown, #8 Marc Davis, #60 James Williams
Attendance: 16512

Grizzlies 114, Mavericks 105:
Marc Gasol scored 30 points as host Memphis stormed past Dallas in the second half.

Mike Conley scored 22 points and Zach Randolph finished with 17 and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who made 25-of-29 free throws and committed a season-low five turnovers. Tony Allen chipped in 13 points, Tayshaun Prince had 11 and Beno Udrih recorded nine of his 10 points in the fourth quarter.

Chandler Parsons hit six 3-pointers en route to a season-high 30 points to pace the Mavericks, who had won four straight on the road. Jameer Nelson registered 18 points and J.J. Barea had 17 in a reserve role as Dallas tied a season high with 18 3-pointers in 40 attempts.

The Mavericks made 7-of-11 3-pointers in the first quarter to take a 37-34 lead and got another from Nelson to claim a 62-56 advantage at halftime. Memphis opened the third on a 19-5 run, pulling ahead 75-67 on Conley's triple midway through the quarter.

Randolph scored the final five points of the stanza as the lead ballooned to 92-79 and Udrih's 3-pointer early in the fourth made it 95-81. Barea and Parsons helped Dallas pull within 101-99 with less than five minutes left, but Udrih had a layup and Prince a 3 to spark a game-ending 13-6 run.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Mavericks leading scorers G Monta Ellis and F Dirk Nowitzki combined to go 5-for-28 from the floor, missing all nine of their long-range attempts, while C Tyson Chandler was scoreless in 32 minutes. ... Memphis owns the league's best home record at 10-1. ... Randolph had nine of his 13 boards on the offensive end.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Memphis
Chandler Parsons 30 Scoring Marc Gasol 30
Jameer Nelson 4 Assists Marc Gasol 6
Tyson Chandler 9 Rebounds Zach Randolph 13
Chandler Parsons 4 Free Throws Made Marc Gasol 12
Jae Crowder 2 Steals Tony Allen 2
Tyson Chandler 2 Blocks Kosta Koufos 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Dallas 105 44.7 18-40 11-14 19 43 7 4 16
Memphis 114 48.2 7-14 25-29 20 41 1 10 5
Upcoming Games
  • Memphis will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .812 after a win and .800 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .647 after a win and .833 after a loss.