MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Dillon Brooks scored 24 points, Tyreke Evans added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a 19-game losing streak with a 101-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
Wayne Selden scored 16 points for Memphis by hitting 6 of 7 shots, including 4 of 5 from outside the arc. Marc Gasol added 14 points as Memphis won for the first time since Jan. 29.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Jamal Murray finished with 16 points on 5-of-18 shooting. Denver shot just 37 percent overall and 27 percent from 3-point range.
Denver entered the night in ninth place in the Western Conference, a game out of the playoff race. Denver played without leading scorer Gary Harris, who is expected to miss the next few games with a right knee sprain suffered against Detroit on Thursday.
The Nuggets struggled through a miserable first half of shooting, connecting on 22 percent in the first quarter. Memphis stretched its lead to 21 early in the second quarter before Denver cut it to 53-48 at halftime.
Brooks hit four 3-pointers to start the second half and keep Memphis ahead.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Opened a seven-game road trip, Denver’s longest stretch away from home this season. … Started 3 of 19 from the field. .. Are 11-23 on the road this season.
Grizzlies: Held a halftime lead for the first time since the start of the losing streak. … In the third, made six 3-pointers and only a pair of 2-point baskets. … Avoided losing nine straight at FedEx Forum, which would have been a first.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Play the second game of the trip Monday against Miami.
Grizzlies: Begin a three-game trip against the Eastern Conference on Monday in Brooklyn.
