DALLAS — Santi Aldama scored 20 points, including a left-handed shot that sparked a 6-0 tiebreaker for Memphis in the final minute, and Cam Spencer added 15 of his 17 points off the bench in the second half as the Grizzlies beat Memphis. Dallas Mavericks 102-96 on Saturday night.
Zach Edey scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds for his first double-double in four games since returning from offseason ankle surgery for the Grizzlies (6-11), who won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Klay Thompson scored a season-high 22 points off the bench and tied a season-best with six 3-pointers for the Mavericks (5-13), who have split back-to-back home games and have yet to win back-to-back games this season.
After Memphis' Cedric Coward made a free throw with 27.6 seconds left on Aldama's basket, Thompson's 29-foot 3-pointer bounced off the rim a second later and was tipped in by Memphis' Vince Williams Jr. Thompson and Williams exchanged words early in the fourth quarter, resulting in technical fouls on both.
Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NBA draft, had 12 points and seven rebounds in 33 minutes after scoring a season-high 29 in Friday's 118-113 win over New Orleans.
The Mavericks led 46–43 at halftime, the Grizzlies' highest scoring lead of the first half of the season. When Memphis beat Dallas 118-104 on Nov. 7, the Grizzlies scored 74 points in the first half.
Both teams lost big players to injury. Memphis' Jock Landale left the field in the first quarter with a neck injury. Dallas' P.J. Washington went to the locker room with five minutes left with an apparent back injury.
Memphis' Jaren Jackson Jr. missed his second straight game with a sprained right ankle.
Grizzlies: Host the Denver Nuggets on Monday.
Mavericks: Visit the Miami Heat on Monday in the first of four straight road games.
