MEMPHIS, TN — The Dallas Mavericks took a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies ending a close game with a final score of 112-108. The Mavs have now dropped down to 7th in the western conference with a record of 36-36.
Kyrie Irving led the Mavericks with 28 points and four rebounds. The Mavericks were again without leading scorer Luka Doncic, who missed his fifth game with left thigh soreness.
Head coach Jason Kidd stated his thoughts on the outcome of the game, “Irving was running the offense and making plays, but we just didn’t capitalize.” Part of Irving’s performance in the fourth could be attributed to him hurting his foot in the third quarter. Irving was wearing an orthopedic boot in the postgame press conference saying he re-aggravated a right foot problem. He said, “the boot was just being used for precautions.” Kidd also commented that, “he thought we got some great looks, they just didn’t go down tonight. When you look at those looks, we would take those.”
Dallas will return home to the American Airlines center after a three game road trip to take on the Golden State Warriors.The defending champions have struggled away from home going 8-29 after last Wednesday night’s win in Houston. The Mavs will test out and see if the Warriors will have troubles playing on the road again.
