November 27, 2004 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in the Dallas Mavericks' 98-85 victory over Memphis on Saturday night, sending the Grizzlies to their second loss in as many games since Hubie Brown retired suddenly as coach. Jerry Stackhouse added 20 points, Erick Dampier 16 and Josh Howard 12 for Dallas, which won its second straight after a three-game losing streak. Mike Miller led Memphis with 20 points, and Pau Gasol had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies. It was the team's first home appearance since Brown announced his retirement Thursday, citing unspecified health reasons. Lionel Hollins is filling in on an interim basis. Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley said that former Atlanta and Cleveland coach Mike Fratello met with president of basketball operation Jerry West about the position. Fratello has been mentioned as the replacement for the 71-year-old Brown. Memphis went without a field goal for a span of almost 11 minutes as Dallas erased a 10-point lead in the third period. By the time Memphis made another field goal -- with 5:21 left -- Dallas had built an 87-78 lead. From there, Dallas coasted and built the lead to as many as 14 behind Nowitzki's shooting and baskets by guard Jason Terry, who finished with 10. The Mavericks began their comeback after Memphis built a 73-63 lead -- its biggest advantage -- on a drive by Miller with 4:19 left in the third. Dallas outscored Memphis 11-1 in the rest of the period to tie it at 74 centering the fourth. Memphis' next field goal would come when Shane Battier hit a jumper with 5:21 left. Dallas dominated the inside game, outrebounding Memphis 48-40 and outscoring the Grizzlies in the paint 52-26. Memphis used a strong shooting first half in which they hit on 49 percent of its shots to take a 58-51 lead into the break. Bonzi Wells, who finished with 15 points, and Miller scored 13 each in the first half as the Grizzlies went to a smaller, better-shooting starting lineup. Nowitzki scored 16 for the Mavericks in the half, but made only five of his 13 first-half shots. Notes The Grizzlies, already with starter James Posey on the injured list and reserve F Stromile Swift nursing a scratched cornea, were also without Brian Cardinal, who injured his right ankle in Friday's loss to Minnesota. ... The Grizzlies presented a video montage of Brown during the game's first timeout, drawing a standing ovation from the Memphis crowd. ... Memphis C Lorenzen Wright, who started 12 straight games, came off the bench because of matchup problems. The only game Wright hadn't started was an opening-night loss to the Wizards as he served a one-game suspension for fighting in a preseason game. Updated on Saturday, Nov 27, 2004 10:56 pm EST --

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