<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Luka Doncic hit a leaning, lunging 3-pointer as time expired to give the Dallas Mavericks a 114-113 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Doncic ended the night with 29 points, while Kristaps Porzingis added 21 points. Dwight Powell had 12 points.</p>
<p>Grayson Allen led the Grizzlies with 23 points, but the 90.6% free throw shooter missed a pair of foul shots with 2.2 second lefts, setting the stage for Doncic’s winning 3 in the matchup of teams jockeying for postseason positioning.</p>
<p>The Mavericks, sitting in seventh place in the West, gave themselves a bit of a buffer with the victory – extending their advantage to 2 1/2 games over the eighth-place Grizzlies. </p>
<p>The teams played closely in the first half, both shooting near 50% from the field and taking care of the basketball with minimal turnovers. Allen scored 17 points in the half to help Memphis to a 60-57 lead at intermission. </p>
<p>Porzingis had 12 points for Dallas, missing only one of his six shots in the half.</p>
<p>Doncic, who struggled in the first half, scored 14 in the third quarter, but Memphis still maintained a 89-83 lead heading into the final period.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Mavericks: Played their only road game out of a stretch of nine games. … Improved to 17-12 on the road. … Max Kleber passed Hubert Davis in the first quarter for 17th on the Mavericks career 3-pointers list. Davis, recently hired as North Carolina’s head coach, had 306.</p>
<p>Grizzlies: Announced they signed G Tim Frazier to a 10-day contract. … Allen shot 4 of 5 in the first quarter, scoring 14 points. … Morant passed O.J. Mayo for 12th on the team’s career assists list.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Mavericks: Host the New York Knicks on Friday</p>
<p>Grizzlies: Open a seven-game road trip on Friday in Chicago.</p>
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