The Sports Xchange
Apr 12, 2017
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Dallas Mavericks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 100-93 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at FedExForum in the final regular-season game for both teams.
Dallas swingman Nicolas Brussino shot 4-for-8 from long range, scored 15 points and added seven rebounds. Guard Devin Harris had 15 points and eight assists off the bench. Forward Dwight Powell finished with 12 points.
The Grizzlies (43-39) will be the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, where they will meet the No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs in the first round. Dallas finished the season with a 33-49 record.
Memphis point guard Mike Conley only played in the first half and finished with 15 points. Power forward Zach Randolph had 15 points off the bench and with his first basket Wednesday passed Magic Johnson (17,707 points) as the NBA's 75th all-time leading scorer. Center Marc Gasol played 24 minutes and finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
Memphis small forward Vince Carter (five points, four assists) passed Kobe Bryant for 13th on the league's all-time games played list with 1,347.
Dallas shot 44 percent from the floor and was 9-for-34 rom 3-point range for 26.5 percent. Memphis made 39.3 percent of its shots from the field and went 8-for-25 from distance for 32 percent.
NOTES: Dallas F Dirk Nowitzki, 38, did not play in the finale. His 54 games played this season represented the third-lowest total of his career. His 14.2 scoring average this season was his worst mark since he averaged 8.2 points as a rookie in the 1998-99 season. ... Memphis SG Tony Allen left the game in the first quarter with a lower right leg injury. He scored four points in six minutes. ... Mavs F Harrison Barnes sat out a third straight game (rest) and finished his fifth NBA season with a career-best and team-leading 19.2 scoring average in 79 games.