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Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies

February 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Grizzlies beat the Mavericks 124-105 on 2026-02-27 on the road against the Mavericks. The Mavericks started Khris Middleton, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Brandon Williams, and Max Christie. The Grizzlies started Scotty Pippen Jr., GG Jackson, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Jaylen Wells, and Javon Small. Scotty Pippen Jr. (Grizzlies) scored 14 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Brandon Williams as his primary defender. Brandon Williams (Mavericks) scored 7 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Scotty Pippen Jr. as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks 105

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Max Christie GS 29:02 13 3 2 0 0 5 0 5-12 1-5 2-2 -20
Brandon Williams GS 26:25 16 8 4 0 0 2 0 5-14 2-3 4-5 -17
Naji Marshall GS 23:36 4 2 2 1 1 3 1 2-6 0-1 0-0 -24
Daniel Gafford GS 20:06 14 5 0 0 2 2 1 7-8 0-0 0-1 -20
Khris Middleton GS 19:16 10 1 3 1 0 1 2 3-8 0-1 4-5 -19
AJ Johnson 33:43 12 3 4 0 0 2 1 3-13 1-8 5-6 -1
Miles Kelly 30:58 9 5 4 1 1 2 1 3-11 2-7 1-1 -5
Dwight Powell 22:33 13 11 1 0 0 2 4 3-4 1-1 6-7 +3
Tyus Jones 21:35 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 2-7 2-6 0-0 -2
Moussa Cisse 12:46 8 8 0 1 0 1 3 4-5 0-0 0-6 +10
Totals 105 46 24 4 4 20 13 37-88 9-32 22-33

Did not play: Caleb Martin (DND - Injury/Illness), P.J. Washington (DND - Injury/Illness)

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies 124

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Javon Small GS 25:49 9 4 5 2 0 2 3 2-6 1-3 4-4 +12
Olivier-Maxence Prosper GS 24:50 16 10 1 3 1 1 2 7-10 2-4 0-0 +16
GG Jackson GS 24:22 12 3 4 0 0 1 1 5-7 0-0 2-2 +18
Scotty Pippen Jr. GS 21:37 15 2 3 3 1 2 3 7-12 1-3 0-0 +15
Jaylen Wells GS 19:57 12 4 3 1 1 0 2 4-10 2-4 2-3 +18
Walter Clayton Jr. 26:23 11 2 5 0 1 2 1 3-10 0-3 5-7 +4
Rayan Rupert 25:12 5 5 2 2 0 1 6 2-8 1-3 0-0 -2
Cam Spencer 25:02 25 2 3 1 0 0 1 9-16 4-9 3-3 +10
Taylor Hendricks 23:38 11 8 2 0 2 2 4 5-7 1-2 0-0 +1
Jahmai Mashack 23:10 8 3 1 1 1 0 3 3-7 0-1 2-2 +3
Totals 124 43 29 13 7 11 26 47-93 12-32 18-21

Did not play: Cedric Coward (DND - Injury/Illness), Ty Jerome (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Mavericks defense

Defender Guarded most
AJ Johnson Rayan Rupert: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Jahmai Mashack: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Miles Kelly Cam Spencer: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/4)
Max Christie Javon Small: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Scotty Pippen Jr.: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Brandon Williams Scotty Pippen Jr.: 19 poss., 10 pts (3/5) · Javon Small: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Naji Marshall Jaylen Wells: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Taylor Hendricks: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Daniel Gafford Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 26 poss., 8 pts (4/4) · Taylor Hendricks: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Dwight Powell Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Taylor Hendricks: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Tyus Jones Walter Clayton Jr.: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Javon Small: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Khris Middleton GG Jackson: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Scotty Pippen Jr.: 5 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Moussa Cisse Walter Clayton Jr.: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jahmai Mashack: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2)

Grizzlies defense

Defender Guarded most
GG Jackson Khris Middleton: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naji Marshall: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Javon Small Brandon Williams: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Christie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper Daniel Gafford: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Dwight Powell: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Walter Clayton Jr. Tyus Jones: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Miles Kelly: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Rayan Rupert AJ Johnson: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Max Christie: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Cam Spencer Miles Kelly: 14 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · AJ Johnson: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/6)
Jaylen Wells Naji Marshall: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Brandon Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Scotty Pippen Jr. Brandon Williams: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Max Christie: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/6)
Taylor Hendricks Dwight Powell: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Daniel Gafford: 6 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Jahmai Mashack Moussa Cisse: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naji Marshall: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)