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Smith leads Mavericks past Grizzlies for first win

Dennis Smith Jr. had 19 points and five assists and the Dallas Mavericks got their first win of the season, 103-94 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.

Dallas snapped a four-game losing streak, while Memphis had a season-opening three-game win streak come to an end in the opener of a home-and-home back-to-back between the teams.

Marc Gasol had 26 points for Memphis. Mike Conley scored 21 points and Tyreke Evans had 13 off the bench for the Grizzlies.

Wesley Matthews added 16, Harrison Barnes had 15, J.J. Barea scored 14, and Dirk Nowitzki scored 13 points for Dallas.