Dallas Mavericks 120, Memphis Grizzlies 112 — Recap

March 12, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 120, Memphis Grizzlies 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 34-22 MEM; Q2 DAL 31-32 MEM; Q3 DAL 21-30 MEM; Q4 DAL 34-28 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Khris Middleton (DAL) 35 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 8 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Jaylen Wells (MEM) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Daniel Gafford (DAL) 22 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists on 9-of-12 shooting; GG Jackson (MEM) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Javon Small (MEM) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Khris Middleton

35 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 8 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jaylen Wells

23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 7-15 FG

Scoring · DAL

Daniel Gafford

22 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 9-12 FG

Season highs

Khris Middleton · Season-high 35 pointsDaniel Gafford · Season-high 22 pointsDaniel Gafford · Season-high 14 reboundsKhris Middleton · Season-high 8 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

DAL 20 largest lead Q2 4:25 (DAL 57, MEM 37) · 11-0 run, Q3 0:02–Q4 10:47

MEM 0 largest lead Never led · 11-0 run, Q2 6:35–Q2 3:28

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Khris Middleton makes free throw 2 of 2 (Q3 0:02, DAL 86, MEM 84).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DAL	34	31	21	34		120
MEM	22	32	30	28		112

🧮 How They Scored

DALMEM

64Points in the paint42

20Fast-break points12

32Second-chance points11

13Points off turnovers29

55Bench points28

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.3%Effective FG%49.0%

15.5%Turnover %8.5%

46.7%Offensive rebound %26.4%

0.258Free-throw rate0.224

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cooper Flagg F	33	13	6	7	0	1	1	6-16	0-3	1-2	+11
Brandon Williams G	28	12	8	5	2	2	2	4-8	0-3	4-4	-5
P.J. Washington F	28	12	10	1	0	1	1	5-12	0-3	2-2	+2
Daniel Gafford F	27	22	14	1	0	1	2	9-12	0-0	4-7	+6
Khris Middleton F	25	35	2	1	2	0	0	10-17	8-10	7-7	+21
Max Christie G	25	13	0	0	2	1	5	5-12	3-8	0-0	+8
Naji Marshall F	23	5	6	3	1	0	6	2-7	0-3	1-2	-1
Marvin Bagley III F	19	6	9	0	0	2	0	3-5	0-1	0-0	+6
Caleb Martin F	15	2	3	1	0	1	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	-1
Ryan Nembhard G	13	0	2	5	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	+5
AJ Johnson G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Dwight Powell F-C	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rayan Rupert G-F	38	13	7	2	1	0	1	5-11	1-4	2-2	-19
Jaylen Wells F	32	23	2	2	2	1	0	7-15	3-7	6-6	-19
GG Jackson F	31	20	4	3	0	1	2	8-15	1-6	3-5	+3
Jahmai Mashack G	31	8	4	6	2	0	1	3-11	1-4	1-2	+5
Tyler Burton F	29	3	1	0	0	1	1	1-9	1-7	0-0	-1
Javon Small G	28	19	2	9	1	0	3	6-12	3-6	4-4	+2
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	27	9	8	2	3	0	1	4-13	1-8	0-3	-16
Taylor Hendricks F	24	17	10	2	1	2	1	7-12	3-6	0-0	+5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Daniel Gafford	Starter	27	22	72.9	23.3	+8.2	18.1
Max Christie	Starter	25	13	54.2	26.2	+13.1	2.6
Cooper Flagg	Starter	33	13	38.5	20.5	+15.9	6.3
P.J. Washington	Starter	28	12	46.6	17.9	+5.3	10.6
Naji Marshall	Starter	23	5	31.7	22.6	-3.7	2.2
Khris Middleton	Bench	25	35	87.2	30.3	+38.9	26.0
Brandon Williams	Bench	28	12	61.5	16.2	-8.3	14.7
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	19	6	60.0	9.8	+17.4	13.6
Caleb Martin	Bench	15	2	33.3	10.3	-3.0	4.8
Dwight Powell	Bench	2	0	0.0	0.0	-150.0	0.0
AJ Johnson	Bench	02	0	0.0	0.0	-150.0	0.0
Ryan Nembhard	Bench	13	0	0.0	5.7	+17.9	9.5

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaylen Wells	Starter	32	23	65.2	21.5	-27.1	13.4
GG Jackson	Starter	31	20	58.1	25.3	+8.4	10.0
Javon Small	Starter	28	19	69.0	25.0	+7.3	14.3
Rayan Rupert	Starter	38	13	54.7	14.1	-22.5	8.1
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Starter	27	9	31.4	23.4	-30.9	4.8
Taylor Hendricks	Bench	24	17	70.8	20.6	+11.6	22.0
Jahmai Mashack	Bench	31	8	33.7	16.3	+7.6	4.0
Brandon Clarke	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Spencer	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cedric Coward	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Walter Clayton Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0