Revenge is sweet for the Grizz.

In a shootout between two superstar point forwards, Grizz Gaming (5-6) got back at Mavs Gaming (5-5) for the 41-point loss they had suffered in THE TIPOFF. Although Dimez outshot AuthenticAfrican by eight points, the rest of the Grizz lineup helped AuthenticAfrican claim the win with a decisive 84-77 contest.

The first quarter was all AuthenticAfrican on offense for Grizz Gaming; he scored the first 12 points for Memphis and was causing absolute havok inside the key as a shot-creating slasher. Meanwhile, Dimez took advantage of HazzaUk2K’s hot streak from deep and relied less on his own scoring abilities and instead focused on that of the 25-year-old Canadian’s. The stretch five missed his first three-point try of the game, but found his groove in the corner to hit three-straight triples before the end of the first. That, along with Dimez’ 15 points, gave the Mavs a five-point lead heading into the second quarter.

Grizz Gaming brought the score back to level by halftime thanks to AuthenticAfrican getting some much needed help from his teammates. ayeTHREAT and PHENOM vv were reliable enough to allow their facilitator more open chances in the paint, where he dropped the majority of his 27 points in the first half. The Mavs kept cool with some more three-pointers, including a few from the sharpshooting power forward devillon, ending the half with a 7-of-12 clip from downtown.

The second half continued the back-and-forth affair between the Mavs and Grizz up until the game’s final moments, with ayeTHREAT coming up big within the Grizz’ offense in clutch time. As AuthenticAfrican began to draw heat – which forced him put up only three field goal attempts in the half – ayeTHREAT was usually found open on the wings for a score. All but 6 of his 22 points were scored in this frame, as he got more comfortable looks from inside the key during a strong late game performance.

Although Mavs Gaming had the luxury of a 41 point, seven rebound and nine assist game from Dimez, their other in-game leader, Dayfri, was nowhere to be found. Shooting 1-of-7 from the field and 1-of-5 from deep, the shot-creating sharpshooting point guard could not shake the Grizz’ strong perimeter defense and catch fire, especially in the game’s waning moments.

While the Mavs have one more game on their week nine slate, Grizz Gaming will look ahead to week ten for their next contest against 76ers GC.