Box Score

 

MEMPHIS (87)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
S Swift             31   3-8 10-12   3-9   0   3   16
S Battier           40   3-8   6-7   1-5   2   2   12
P Gasol             37  8-10  9-12   1-8   2   2   25
W Person            38  5-13   0-0   1-8   1   1   11
J Williams          32  2-10   2-2   1-5   8   0    6
M Batiste           22  4-11   2-2   2-5   0   1   10
E Watson            18   1-5   2-2   0-1   1   3    5
B Knight            16   1-5   0-0   0-1   5   2    2
C Trybanski          6   0-0   0-2   0-0   0   1    0
L Wright           DNP  - PERSONAL REASONS                               
M Dickerson        DNP  - ABDOMINAL STRAIN                               
M Miller           DNP  - STRAINED LOWER BACK                            
  
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TOTALS             240 27-70 31-39  9-42  19  15   87
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Percentages: FG-.386, FT-.795. 3-Point Goals:
2-14, .143 (S Battier 0-2, W Person 1-3, J 
Williams 0-6, M Batiste 0-1, E Watson 1-2). 
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:6 (S Swift 3,
J Williams, S Battier, M Batiste). 
Turnovers:17 (J Williams 4, M Batiste 4, P 
Gasol 3, S Battier 2, W Person, C Trybanski, 
E Watson, S Swift). Steals: 7 (M Batiste 3, B
Knight, S Swift, S Battier, P Gasol).


DALLAS (114)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
M Finley            38  5-15   0-0  3-10   1   3   11
D Nowitzki          31  9-21   7-7   1-7   4   3   28
R LaFrentz          15   2-4   4-4   0-6   0   6    8
R Bell              17   3-5   0-0   0-2   2   1    7
S Nash              22  3-11   0-0   0-1   7   0    7
W Williams          26   4-8   0-0   0-1   1   2    9
S Bradley           12   3-4   2-3   0-2   1   3    8
E Eschmeyer          7   0-1   0-0   0-1   0   0    0
N Van Exel          23   3-6   0-0   1-2   6   0    6
E Najera            19   4-6   2-3  6-10   0   4   10
A Griffin           21   8-8   0-0   2-4   4   2   17
A Johnson            9   1-2   1-2   0-3   5   1    3
  
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TOTALS             240 45-91 16-19 13-49  31  25  114
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Percentages: FG-.495, FT-.842. 3-Point Goals:
8-18, .444 (M Finley 1-3, D Nowitzki 3-6, R 
Bell 1-2, S Nash 1-3, W Williams 1-2, N Van 
Exel 0-1, A Griffin 1-1). Team Rebounds: 1. 
Blocked Shots:2 (A Griffin, R LaFrentz). 
Turnovers:10 (M Finley 5, S Bradley, W 
Williams, N Van Exel, A Griffin, D Nowitzki).
Steals: 10 (S Nash 2, E Eschmeyer 2, D 
Nowitzki 2, S Bradley, M Finley, A Griffin, W
Williams).

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MEMPHIS              28  21  17  21   -  87
DALLAS               32  20  28  34   -  114
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Technical fouls: Memphis - 1 (Defensive 
Three, 10:39 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,828. T: 2:09. 
Officials: Bill Spooner, Blane Reichelt, Tony
Brown.

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MEMPHIS (87) AT DALLAS (114)

MEMPHIS

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
S SWIFT           F    31    3-8     10-12     3   6   9    0   3   1   1   16
S BATTIER         F    40    3-8      6-7      1   4   5    2   2   1   2   12
P GASOL           C    37    8-10     9-12     1   7   8    2   2   1   3   25
W PERSON          G    38    5-13     0-0      1   7   8    1   1   0   1   11
J WILLIAMS        G    32    2-10     2-2      1   4   5    8   0   0   4    6
M BATISTE              22    4-11     2-2      2   3   5    0   1   3   4   10
E WATSON               18    1-5      2-2      0   1   1    1   3   0   1    5
B KNIGHT               16    1-5      0-0      0   1   1    5   2   1   0    2
C TRYBANSKI             6    0-0      0-2      0   0   0    0   1   0   1    0
L WRIGHT              DNP  - PERSONAL REASONS                                         
M DICKERSON           DNP  - ABDOMINAL STRAIN                                         
M MILLER              DNP  - STRAINED LOWER BACK                                      
  
TOTALS                240   27-70    31-39     9  33  42   19  15   7  17   87
                            (.386)  (.795)  TEAM REBS:  8 TOTAL TO: 19 (27 PTS)    

DALLAS

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
M FINLEY          F    38    5-15     0-0      3   7  10    1   3   1   5   11
D NOWITZKI        F    31    9-21     7-7      1   6   7    4   3   2   1   28
R LAFRENTZ        C    15    2-4      4-4      0   6   6    0   6   0   0    8
R BELL            G    17    3-5      0-0      0   2   2    2   1   0   0    7
S NASH            G    22    3-11     0-0      0   1   1    7   0   2   0    7
W WILLIAMS             26    4-8      0-0      0   1   1    1   2   1   1    9
S BRADLEY              12    3-4      2-3      0   2   2    1   3   1   1    8
E ESCHMEYER             7    0-1      0-0      0   1   1    0   0   2   0    0
N VAN EXEL             23    3-6      0-0      1   1   2    6   0   0   1    6
E NAJERA               19    4-6      2-3      6   4  10    0   4   0   0   10
A GRIFFIN              21    8-8      0-0      2   2   4    4   2   1   1   17
A JOHNSON               9    1-2      1-2      0   3   3    5   1   0   0    3
  
TOTALS                240   45-91    16-19    13  36  49   31  25  10  10  114
                            (.495)  (.842)  TEAM REBS:  1 TOTAL TO: 10 (8 PTS)     
  
   MEMPHIS            28   21   17   21   -   87
   DALLAS             32   20   28   34   -   114
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: MEMPHIS - S SWIFT 3, J WILLIAMS, S BATTIER, M BATISTE.
DALLAS - A GRIFFIN, R LAFRENTZ.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MEMPHIS 2-14 (.143), S BATTIER 0-2, W PERSON 1-
3, J WILLIAMS 0-6, M BATISTE 0-1, E WATSON 1-2. DALLAS 8-18 (.444),
M FINLEY 1-3, D NOWITZKI 3-6, R BELL 1-2, S NASH 1-3, W WILLIAMS 1-
2, N VAN EXEL 0-1, A GRIFFIN 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MEMPHIS - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, BLANE REICHELT, TONY BROWN.
A - 19,828. T - 2:09.

Game Story

DALLAS (Ticker) -- The shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies had a 
lead against the NBA's best team until their lack of depth
caught up with them.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 13 of his 28 points in the decisive third
quarter and Adrian Griffin added a season-high 17 points off the
bench as the Dallas Mavericks rolled to a 114-87 victory over
the Grizzlies.

Memphis has lost the last 11 meetings with Dallas and had little
chance of ending the slide with three key players sidelined.
Forward Lorenzen Wright was not with the team due to a death of
his 11-month-old daughter and guards Mike Miller and Michael
Dickerson did not make the trip due to injuries.

Despite their lack of players, the Grizzlies had a 59-52 lead
with 9:33 left in the third quarter.  But the Mavericks
responded with a 19-3 run, highlighted by 10 points from
Nowitzki.

"That has been our story all year, those runs where nobody can
stop us," Dallas coach Don Nelson said.  "We get the ball in the
open court and we can start making shots and there is a rhythm
to our game that is unstoppable."

"We were late on a lot of our defensive rotations in the third
quarter," Memphis coach Hubie Brown said.  "I give them credit
because they had to make the shots even though we were late
getting there.  Our coverage was lacking, but they still had to
make the shots."

Nowitzki made 5-of-10 shots in the third quarter, including
3-of-4 3-pointers.  Eduardo Najera collected five points and six
rebounds - five offensive - in the period, providing a spark
for the sluggish Mavs.

"I thought our intensity wasn't there," Najera said.  "I
realized that I had to come in and provide energy.  I tried to
bring the intensity level up.  It worked pretty well in the
third quarter.  A few of those rebounds led to big threes and
big buckets."

"Najera came in and gave them a major spark," Brown said. "There
was no doubt that we couldn't handle him. "

The Mavericks had an 80-66 lead entering the fourth quarter and
scored 34 points over the final 12 minutes.  Griffin had 13
points on 6-of-6 shooting in the final period.

Activated from the injured list before the game, Griffin made
8-of-8 shots in 21 minutes as Dallas avoided a three-game losing
streak.

Najera, who missed Thursday's loss to Sacramento, collected 10
points and 10 rebounds in his return.

"Eduardo is just a glue guy, a guy that - when the other team
isn't paying attention - he makes them pay," Mavs point guard
Steve Nash.  "He plays with heart and is able to set his
teammates up with screens or all the little dirty things.  He's
a great addition to our team."

"Welcome back Eddie and Grif," Nelson added.  "It was nice to
have those guys in the lineup, healthy, looking good, doing
things that make us win."

Michael Finley had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks,
who shot 50 percent (45-of-91) from the floor and made 8-of-18
3-pointers.

Dallas committed just 10 turnovers but scored 27 points off 19
miscues by Memphis.

Pau Gasol scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds and
Stromile Swift added 16 and nine for the Grizzlies, who have not
defeated the Mavericks since April 16, 2000.

Shane Battier had 12 points and Wesley Person 11 for Memphis,
which shot just 39 percent (27-of-70), including 2-of-14 from
3-point range.