Overview
- The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 96-88 on Monday as rookie Sergio De Larrea produced a 16-point, 12-assist double-double and Cameron Boozer led Memphis with 21 points and eight rebounds.
- Dallas played without point guard Ryan Nembhard because of an illness and No. 9 pick Morez Johnson Jr. due to left calf soreness, which pushed the team into an overseas-heavy lineup and opened minutes for bench contributors.
- Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu provided a lift with multiple alley-oop finishes and finished with 16 points while Darin Green Jr. led Dallas with 18 points and the Mavericks shot efficiently from deep.
- Summer League context matters: teams are limiting minutes and protecting players with existing issues, so standout plays and viral moments — like Boozer’s earlier steal-and-dunk — inform but do not lock in regular-season roles.
- Both clubs will use the remaining Vegas games to finalize evaluations, with Dallas scheduled for one more Summer League matchup on Thursday and Memphis set to play Golden State next, decisions that could shape late summer development plans.