Grizzlies rout Mavericks without Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr.

Even without stars Ja Morant andJaren Jackson Jr., the Memphis Grizzlies routed the DallasMavericks 120-103 Tuesday night on the road at American AirlinesCenter in Dallas.

A day after announcing thatMorant would miss the rest of the season dueto a torn labrum, the Grizzlies came out firing on all cylinders.From start to finish, Memphis looked like the better team, shooting48% from the field, 38% from three-point range and 86% from thecharity stripe.

The Grizzlies dominated theboards too, grabbing 60 rebounds as a team compared to theMavericks’ 41, while also having a plus-7 advantage in the assistsdepartment (27-20).

The Mavericks are relativelyhealthy and just had arguably their biggest win of the seasonagainst the West-leading Minnesota Timberwolves two nights ago,which is why this win is so impressive for Memphis.

Desmond Bane led the Grizzlies’charge sans his star teammates with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 4assists. Marcus Smart filled in at point guard, contributing 23points and knocking down 4 threes. The Grizzlies improve to 14-23after their third-straight win, but they are still No. 13 in theWestern Conference.

The Mavs' dynamic duo of LukaDoncic and Kyrie Irving were splendid, scoring 33 and 31respectively, but the rest of the the team combined for 39 pointsas Dallas dropped to No. 7 place in the West at 22-16.