Dallas Mavericks – Memphis Grizzlies · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 12 March 2026

DAL120–112MEM

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↑ MEM winsDAL wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when MEM leads and falls when DAL does.

This is how the game was decided.

Khris Middleton decided it, the Dallas Mavericks player with the most points (35, with 2 rebounds and 1 assists; +21 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

Memphis Grizzlies 112-120 Dallas Mavericks (March 12, 2026) was not decided in the closing minutes: the Dallas Mavericks went ahead for good in the third quarter (2.4 s left), with a free throw by Khris Middleton for 85-84, and never gave up the lead.

The biggest run of Memphis Grizzlies 112-120 Dallas Mavericks (March 12, 2026) was a 11-0 run by the Dallas Mavericks between the third quarter and the fourth quarter, from 84-84 to 95-84. The Memphis Grizzlies' best was a 10-0 run in the third quarter (from 3:38 to 1:05), from 74-84 to 84-84.

With 35 points, this is Khris Middleton's highest-scoring game of the 2025‑26 regular season.

What were the keys of the last Memphis Grizzlies vs Dallas Mavericks game?

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I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

It is compared by points with all his official NBA box scores in that scope; it is the same criterion the Analyst uses.

This is how the two teams compared in passes and jump shots.

Dallas made 271 passes and Memphis made 281.
DAL 271281 MEM
Dallas made 19 of 59 jump shots and Memphis made 25 of 69.
DAL19/59
MEM25/69

Passes come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game: each team's total adds up its players' passes. Jump shots come from ESPN's play-by-play: every field-goal attempt ESPN logs as a jump shot counts, threes included.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · DAL

Williams · Martin · Nembhard · Powell · Johnson

Closing lineup · MEM

Rupert · Jackson · Small · Mashack · Hendricks

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DAL

Cooper Flagg

33′ · +11

P.J. Washington

28′ · +2

Daniel Gafford

27′ · +6

Max Christie

25′ · +8

Naji Marshall

23′ · -1

Brandon Williams

28′ · -5

Marvin Bagley III

19′ · +6

Khris Middleton

25′ · +21

Caleb Martin

15′ · -1

Ryan Nembhard

13′ · +5

Dwight Powell

2′ · -6

AJ Johnson

2′ · -6

MEM

Rayan Rupert

38′ · -19

Jaylen Wells

32′ · -19

GG Jackson

31′ · +3

Javon Small

28′ · +2

Olivier-Maxence Prosper

27′ · -16

Jahmai Mashack

31′ · +5

Tyler Burton

29′ · -1

Taylor Hendricks

24′ · +5

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. DAL and MEM.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Dallas Mavericks

Washington, Gafford, Marshall, Christie, and Flagg played 8.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Gafford, Christie, Flagg, Nembhard, and Middleton played 5.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 11 points.
Bagley, Washington, Williams, Christie, and Flagg played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

Memphis Grizzlies

Rupert, Jackson, Prosper, Wells, and Small played 16.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 13 points.
Burton, Hendricks, Jackson, Small, and Mashack played 9.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.
Burton, Hendricks, Rupert, Wells, and Mashack played 8.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.

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Dallas Mavericks

Bagley, Martin, Marshall, Williams, and Middleton played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Martin, Gafford, Marshall, Williams, and Middleton played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Bagley, Washington, Williams, Flagg, and Middleton played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Washington, Gafford, Flagg, Nembhard, and Middleton played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Martin, Washington, Gafford, Williams, and Middleton played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Washington, Gafford, Marshall, Williams, and Flagg played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Bagley, Martin, Marshall, Williams, and Christie played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Martin, Williams, Johnson, Nembhard, and Powell played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Bagley, Washington, Christie, Flagg, and Nembhard played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Bagley, Washington, Flagg, Nembhard, and Middleton played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Washington, Gafford, Williams, Flagg, and Middleton played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Bagley, Marshall, Williams, Christie, and Flagg played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Bagley, Marshall, Williams, Flagg, and Middleton played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Bagley, Washington, Williams, Christie, and Middleton played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

Memphis Grizzlies

Burton, Rupert, Prosper, Wells, and Mashack played 7.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Burton, Hendricks, Rupert, Jackson, and Mashack played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Burton, Hendricks, Rupert, Prosper, and Mashack played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Rayan Rupert covered 4.96 km, more than anyone in the game.

Jahmai Mashack touched the ball 69 times, a game high.
Jahmai Mashack made 56 passes, a game high.
Marvin Bagley III defended 8 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 3.

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Dallas Mavericks

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Cooper Flagg	4.01	6.8	68	48
P.J. Washington	3.49	7.0	43	28
Brandon Williams	3.44	6.9	49	37
Daniel Gafford	3.30	6.8	41	24
Max Christie	3.22	7.4	30	12
Khris Middleton	2.94	6.7	43	22
Naji Marshall	2.82	6.8	62	45
Marvin Bagley III	2.40	7.2	24	17
Caleb Martin	1.83	7.0	18	14
Ryan Nembhard	1.64	6.9	24	21
Dwight Powell	0.24	7.0	2	2
AJ Johnson	0.21	5.9	2	1

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Rayan Rupert	4.96	7.5	52	38
Jaylen Wells	4.10	7.2	48	30
Tyler Burton	4.05	7.8	30	19
Jahmai Mashack	4.02	7.2	69	56
GG Jackson	3.97	7.2	66

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

This is how each team's plays were shared among its players.

Dallas Mavericks

Player	Min	Usage (%)
Cooper Flagg	33:15	20.5
Brandon Williams	28:15	16.2
P.J. Washington	27:59	17.9
Daniel Gafford	27:18	23.3
Khris Middleton	24:42	30.3
Max Christie	24:37	26.2
Naji Marshall	23:18	22.6
Marvin Bagley III	19:07	9.8
Caleb Martin	14:35	10.3
Ryan Nembhard	13:26	5.7
AJ Johnson	1:44	0.0
Dwight Powell	1:44	0.0

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	Min	Usage (%)
Rayan Rupert	37:39	14.1
Jaylen Wells	32:23	21.5
Jahmai Mashack	31:10	16.3
GG Jackson	30:41	25.3
Tyler Burton	29:26	13.7
Javon Small	28:05	25.0
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	26:32	23.4
Taylor Hendricks	24:05	20.6

Usage is the NBA's official figure (NBA.com) for this game: out of every 100 team plays while he was on the floor, how many he finished with a shot, a turnover or free throws.

Who guarded whom

Cooper Flagg guarded Rayan Rupert for 6.1 minutes, over 29 possessions.
In that time, Rayan Rupert scored 4 points and made 2 of 3 shots.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper guarded Daniel Gafford for 5.3 minutes, over 29 possessions.
In that time, Daniel Gafford scored 8 points and made 4 of 4 shots.
Max Christie guarded Jaylen Wells for 4.9 minutes, over 22 possessions.
In that time, Jaylen Wells scored 2 points and made 0 of 3 shots.

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Dallas Mavericks defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Flagg	Rupert	6.1	29	4 (2/3)
Christie	Wells	4.9	22	2 (0/3)
Williams	Mashack	4.3	20	0 (0/5)
Washington	Jackson	4.1	17	2 (1/3)
Gafford	Prosper	3.9	16	3 (1/4)
Middleton	Burton	3.3	13	0 (0/4)
Bagley	Hendricks	3.1	14	3 (1/4)
Gafford	Hendricks	2.2	11	5 (2/4)
Marshall	Small	2.2	9	3 (1/2)
Nembhard	Small	2.2	14	6 (2/3)
Williams	Small	2.2	10	2 (0/2)
Washington	Burton	2.2	9	0 (0/1)
Bagley	Prosper	2.0	8	2 (1/4)

Memphis Grizzlies defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Prosper	Gafford	5.3	29	8 (4/4)
Wells	Flagg	4.8	21	5 (2/2)
Rupert	Washington	3.5	16	2 (1/3)
Rupert	Flagg	2.9	17	6 (3/6)
Burton	Middleton	2.8	15	8 (2/4)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Dallas Mavericks

Cooper Flagg recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 14 of 399 in the league.
Marvin Bagley III drew 0.12 charges per game over his 60 games.
He ranks 20 of 399 in the league.
Daniel Gafford defended 5.2 shots at the rim per game over his 55 games, and opponents made 10 fewer out of every 100 than usual.
He ranks 8 of 118 in the league.

Memphis Grizzlies

GG Jackson contested 5.0 shots per game over his 52 games.
He ranks 95 of 399 in the league.
Rayan Rupert deflected 2.1 passes per game over his 54 games.
He ranks 100 of 399 in the league.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper recovered 0.5 loose balls per game over his 49 games.
He ranks 107 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Memphis Grizzlies have won 39 of their 101 games against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Game context

Attendance

15.029

84.5% of capacity

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Scoring

232

combined points

0.8 above the season average (231.2)