National Basketball Association
Memphis 97, Dallas 90
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 4, 2021
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #82 Suyash Mehta, #4 Sean Wright, #29 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 19396

Desmond Bane scored a career-high 29 points as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies posted an NBA-record fourth straight wire-to-wire win Saturday, courtesy of a 97-90 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Bane made 12 of 20 shots -- including 4 of 6 from 3-point range -- and added nine rebounds for the Grizzlies, who overcame a depleted lineup to extend their season-high winning streak to four games.

Memphis played without Ja Morant (left knee sprain), Brandon Clarke (right knee soreness), Kyle Anderson (back soreness), Ziaire Williams (left knee soreness) and Sam Merrill (left ankle sprain).

Tyus Jones scored 16 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 13, and Steven Adams collected 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies. Memphis overcame 23 turnovers and a 14-for-24 performance at the free-throw line.

Dallas played without star Luka Doncic (left ankle soreness), Kristaps Porzingis (left knee contusion) and Willie Cauley-Stein (personal reasons) on Saturday. The Mavericks are 0-4 this season without Doncic, who averages team-best totals in points (25.4), assists (8.5) and rebounds (8.1).

Tim Hardaway Jr. sank five 3-pointers to highlight his 29-point performance for Dallas, which has lost seven of its last nine games overall.

Hardaway drained a 3-pointer to bring the Mavericks within five points with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter, but Jones answered with a floating jumper to effectively end the threat.

Memphis didn't miss a beat after erupting for a franchise-best point total and NBA-record 73-point margin of victory in 152-79 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. The Grizzlies scored 13 of the game's first 15 points on Saturday, with Jackson sinking a pair of 3-pointers and Bane also connecting from beyond the arc during the surge.

Memphis scored the first seven points of the second quarter and 16 of the first 22 to secure a 38-24 lead.

Bane heated up toward the end of the second quarter, sinking a mid-range jumper and two 3-pointers to push the Grizzlies' advantage to 49-34 with 59.8 seconds to play.

De'Anthony Melton sank a 3-pointer to extend Memphis' lead to 69-52 with 3:15 left in the third quarter, however Trey Burke and Frank Ntilikina converted from beyond the arc on consecutive possessions.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   Dallas
Desmond Bane 29 Scoring Tim Hardaway Jr. 29
Tyus Jones 7 Assists Jalen Brunson 8
Steven Adams 13 Rebounds Maxi Kleber 9
Tyus Jones 6 Free Throws Made Tim Hardaway Jr. 10
De'Anthony Melton 4 Steals Dorian Finney-Smith 3
De'Anthony Melton 2 Blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 97 48.7 9-26 14-24 20 52 5 10 23
Dallas 90 33.7 15-43 13-19 19 42 1 10 15
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Memphis will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .636 after a loss.