Luka Doncic scored 49 points and had a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining on a right-handed heave that banked in as the Mavericks beat the Nets 125-120.
Luka Doncic had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists and Derrick Jones Jr. added 22 points as the Dallas Mavericks remained undefeated.Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic passes the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies.MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Luka Doncic had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists and Derrick Jones Jr. added 22 points as theTim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points for Dallas and Grant Williams finished with 15.
Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 30 points apiece. Jackson grabbed nine rebounds. Marcus Smart finished with 23 points before fouling out late in the game. The loss left the Grizzlies at 0-4, the first time Memphis has lost its first four games in a season since 2004. Memphis continued to play short-handed with frontline injuries and the 25-game suspension of last year's leading scorer, Ja Morant.Doncic showed his presence with 22 points in the first half, 15 coming in the second quarter of a closely played affair. Bane tried to keep pace for Memphis with 18 in the half.As they have for most games so far, the Grizzlies — who had an eight-point lead in the second quarter — were fighting from behind.
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