Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Kris Humphries added 12 and 15 rebounds as the New Jersey Nets notched a 101-94 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday.
Sasha Vujacic tallied 16 points off the bench for New Jersey (9-20), which snapped a 10-game road losing streak, winning away from home for the first time since defeating the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 15.
Marc Gasol scored 19 points and O.J. Mayo added 17 for Memphis (12-17), which has lost three consecutive contests.
Lopez and Humphries helped the Nets control the interior on both ends. The Nets shot 53 percent (40-of-76) from the field, held the Grizzlies below 40 percent (35-of-88) and owned a 49-39 advantage on the glass.
Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph both had poor shooting games for Memphis. Gay had 11 points on 4-for-16 shooting and Randolph had 11 points on 4-for-13 shooting. Randolph swept 14 rebounds.
The Grizzlies closed to 84-80 midway through the final period, but Lopez scored seven points in just over three minutes as the Nets rebuilt their lead to 93-85 with 1:59 to play.
Devin Harris scored 12 points and Travis Outlaw added 11 and nine rebounds for New Jersey.
Mike Conley had 13 points and eight assists for the Grizzlies.
Brooklyn | Memphis | |
Brook Lopez 26 | Scoring | Marc Gasol 19 |
Jordan Farmar 6 | Assists | Mike Conley 8 |
Kris Humphries 15 | Rebounds | Zach Randolph 14 |
Brook Lopez 10 | Free Throws Made | Marc Gasol 7 |
Derrick Favors 1 | Steals | Rudy Gay 4 |
Kris Humphries 1 | Blocks | Rudy Gay 4 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Brooklyn | 101 | 52.6 | 4-13 | 17-23 | 15 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Memphis | 94 | 39.8 | 4-13 | 20-29 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 8 |