Mavericks bench led by Parsons and McGee are the key to a comfortable home win.
Box Score
Leaders
Mavs
Points: Nowitzki, 20
Rebounds: Pachulia, 18
Assists: Parsons, 7
+-: McGee, +20
Grizzlies
Points: Conley, 20
Rebounds: Gasol, Randolph, 8
Assists: Jeff Green, 3
+-: Barnes, 0
Game Ball
Chandler Parsons
16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 5-10 FG
X-Factor
JaVale McGee
10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, 5-6 FG
Play of the Game
J.J. Barea threw it up high for JaVale Mcgee, who finished the lob dunk to give the Mavs a game high 18 point lead at 93-75 with 5:23 to go.
Stat of the Game
The Dallas bench had four players combine for 43 points, led by Parsons' 16, with McGee and Charlie Villanueva also scoring in double figures and Barea pitching in with 7 points.
Of Note
- Dirk, who led the way with 20 points, is now 30 points behind Shaquille O'Neal for 6th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. He should pass Shaq on the upcoming road trip to Toronto and Brooklyn.
- Devin Harris missed the game with a right hamstring strain that was injured Wednesday in Indiana.
- Zaza Pachulia, with 10 points and 18 rebounds, recorded his 15th double-double which matched his total all of last season in Milwaukee.
- Parsons set season highs in rebounds (7), assists (7) and minutes played (31:30). His 16 points were his third highest total of the season.
- McGee set season highs with 10 points and 3 blocks.
"Everybody wants a nice cooked steak, but nobody wants to see you chopping up the cows in the back. The last five or six months, Parsons has been in the back butchering the cows -- that s the kind of work he s had to do."
Rick Carlisle on Parsons' recovery from his off-season knee surgery.
Tweet of the Night
Halfcourt shooting foul on Matt Barnes wasn't the smartest thing he's ever done. Not the dumbest, either.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 19, 2015
Next Up
The Mavericks (15-12), have three days off before beginning a road back-to-back on Tuesday, north of the border against the Raptors (17-11).
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