Ja Morant, Cedric Coward help Grizzlies to big lead and a 118-104 victory over Mavericks
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$0 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*No charge for 4 weeks then price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant and rookie Cedric Coward scored 21 points each as the Memphis Grizzlies built a big first-half lead and coasted to a 118-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.
Jaren Jackson added 17 points for Memphis and Santi Aldama finished with 16 points as the Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak. Morant had 13 assists, while Coward grabbed nine rebounds.
Max Christie led the Mavericks with 18 points, while Naji Marshall added 16 points. P.J. Washington finished with 14 points, 11 of them in the first quarter. Cooper Flagg, the top pick in last summer’s draft, had 12 points.
Dallas played its fourth game without Anthony Davis, who is nursing a left calf strain.
Both teams entered the night on losing streaks — Dallas dropping its previous three. But Dallas had been competitive, losing the last four by an average of seven points. Not so much for Memphis. The Grizzlies had lost their six games this season by an average of 15 points.
Memphis, which has struggled in the first half, got off to a good start and built a double-digit advantage. They stretched it to open the third quarter on a 13-5 rally, the lead eventually reaching 35.
Dallas put a slight dent in to the Memphis lead, trailing 102-80 after three, but could not get within single digits in the fourth.
Both teams have struggled at 3-point shooting, sitting in the bottom six spots of the league. And the Mavericks continued their woes, staying below 20% in the first half. Memphis connected on 10 of 21 from distance in the half to lead 74-51 at the break.
Up next
Mavericks: Play Wizards on road Saturday.
Grizzlies: Host the Oklahoma City on Sunday.
___
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA