Mavs extreme balance on offense leads to a great warmup performance against one of the league's best defenses.
Box Score
Leaders
Mavs
Points: Chandler, Ellis: 14
Rebounds: Chandler, 8
Assists: Nelson, 6
+-: Ellis, +14
Grizzlies
Points: Pondexter, 18
Rebounds: Gasol, Whiteside, 7
Assists: Conley, 4
+: Christopher, +11
Game Ball
Tyson Chandler
14 points, 8 rebounds, 6-8 FG
X-Factors
Richard Jefferson and Al-Farouq Aminu
Combined 25 points, 9-13 FG, in 14 minutes each
Goat Horns
Zach Randolph
6 points, 2-7 FG
Play of the Game
Richard Jefferson goes up high to throw down Devin Harris' alley-oop pass to put the Mavs up by a game-high 19 with 3.8 seconds left in the third.
Stat of the Game
Mavs had 7 players score between 10-14 points. That included all 5 starters plus Jefferson and Aminu.
Of Note
Vince Carter made his first appearance in Dallas since signing with Memphis in the off-season. He has 3 points, 2 rebounds and a block of Dirk in 8 minutes.
All Mavericks regulars played except Raymond Felton who is still recovering from a high ankle sprain.
Despite the tremendous size of the Memphis frontline, the Mavs outrebounded the Grizzlies 49-43.
Dallas had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 29-12.
This was the last preseason home game for the Mavs. They have two road games left Thursday and Friday before they start the regular season in San Antonio next Tuesday.
Quote of Note
"They are a top three team in the West, that’s the facts."
Grizzlies Coach Dave Joerger on the Mavs
They Tweeted It
Dirk on Vince Carter's block of his dunk attempt: "I told him it was a flagrant 2."
— Earl K. Sneed (@EarlKSneed) October 21, 2014
Next UpThe Mavs play their only neutral site game of the preseason Thursday in Shrevport, against Anthony Davis and the Pelicans at 7.
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