Dallas Mavericks at Memphis Grizzlies

Mejri, Burke lead Mavs past Grizzlies 129-127 in OT

Mejri made the final basket of regulation and scored the first seven points in overtime en route to a career-high 19 as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 129-127 on Sunday night.

Mejri's rebound layup with 1.5 seconds left in regulation came after four Mavericks misses as Memphis futilely tried to corral the rebound. In the extra period, Mejri scored on a pair of dunks and then a 3-pointer to give Dallas an early lead. He also registered a block and a dunk during that time.

"(Mejri) was great. He did almost everything," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said of the 7-foot-2 center. "He protected the rim, and he got rebounds. He got putbacks. He hit 3s. He drove a dunk and he made a couple of nice passes. He showed us the package."

Memphis still had a chance to win, but Delon Wright's 3-point attempt as the horn sounded was short. That was a tough ending for Wright, who posted his second consecutive triple-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.

"Give our guys credit," coach J.B. Bickerstaff said, noting the Grizzlies were "able to battle back, give themselves an opportunity to win the game."

Justin Holiday led the Grizzlies with a career-high 30 points. Eight of the nine Memphis players who appeared in the game reached double figures.

"It was very tough," said guard Tyler Dorsey, who scored 15 points. "The ball just didn't bounce our way. We could have come up (with) the rebound in regulation, but they ended up getting it and sending it into overtime."

Dallas had cut into the Memphis lead and trailed 88-83 entering the fourth. Mejri scored 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. Burke had 14 points over those two periods.

"(Burke) did a great job in the fourth, scrambled around on defense well," Carlisle said.

Mejri noted that the game seemed to be about his norm before the fourth quarter. There was a block late in the third that got him going.

"I got the tip-in to tie the game (at the end of regulation), and I got hot. I love pressure. I'm a pressure guy.

"Whenever there's pressure and there's the game on the line, I love that feeling. I guess that what turned me on."

TIP-INS

Grizzlies: A 3-pointer in the second quarter set a franchise record for 3s in a season with 768. The previous mark of 767 was set in 2016-17. ... Bruno Caboclo had a career-high 17 rebounds. His previous best was 13 on March 27 against Golden State. ... Holiday's 30 points marked the 19th different player to lead Memphis in scoring in a game this season. Memphis already had broken the previous NBA record of 16 different leading scorers by the New York Knicks in 2014-15.

UP NEXT

Mavericks: Host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in their final home game of the season.

Grizzlies: Play at Detroit on Tuesday in their last road game.

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