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Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks

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30-34, 12-21 Away
Final
125 - 116

32-33, 19-15 Home

Booker and Durant help Suns hold off injury-depleted Mavs 125-116

Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks: Game Highlights

Bradley Beal scored 19 points and Grayson Allen added 17 as the Suns pulled within 1 1/2 games of Dallas for the 10th seed in the Western Conference, the final spot in the play-in tournament.

Naji Marshall had a career high for the second consecutive game with 34 points for the Mavericks, the defending West champs who were down to seven healthy players by the end of the game.

Dallas big men Kessler Edwards and Dwight Powell went to the locker room after their heads collided chasing a loose ball late in the third quarter. Guard Brandon Williams was later ruled out with left hamstring tightness.

Edwards returned with a bandage over his left eye, but Powell didn't come back after walking to the bench with a bleeding forehead, getting treated briefly and leaving the court.

Takeaways Suns: Rim protection is a big issue for the vertically challenged Mavs. And Mason Plumlee had three consecutive dunks in the first half, then back-to-back alley-oop slams after the break. The 6-foot-10 Plumlee finished with 13 points.

Mavericks: Dallas matched its longest losing streak of the season at five games and dropped below .500 for the first time since mid-November. The Mavs have lost all three games since star guard Kyrie Irving’s season-ending knee injury.

Key moment Booker hit a jumper that started a 19-2 run for Phoenix bridging the first and second quarters that put the Suns in front for good. Phoenix turned a 22-18 deficit into a 37-34 lead.

Key stat The Suns shot 58% from the field.

Up next Both teams finish a back-to-back Monday. The Suns visit Memphis, and the Mavericks play the first of consecutive games in San Antonio.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 3-1

Matchup Prediction

Mavericks: 28.0%
Suns: 72.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 125 - 116
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 125 - 116
4th 0.0 shot clock turnover 125 - 116
4th 22.1 Ryan Dunn defensive rebound 125 - 116
4th 25.2 Naji Marshall misses running pullup jump shot 125 - 116

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHX https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL
49-84 FG 43-88
58.3 Field Goal % 48.9
10-28 3PT 17-42
35.7 Three Point % 40.5
17-18 FT 13-16
94.4 Free Throw % 81.3
46 Rebounds 32
6 Offensive Rebounds 5
40 Defensive Rebounds 27
33 Assists 29
4 Steals 8
4 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 6
2 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 7
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
7 Fast Break Points 23
68 Points in Paint 48
10 Fouls 13
16 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,013 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 41 25 .621 - W1
Golden State 39 28 .582 2.5 W7
LA Clippers 38 30 .559 4 W3
Sacramento 33 33 .500 8 L4
Phoenix 31 37 .456 11 L1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 25 W6 0.63235295 43
Memphis - 25 W1 0.63235295 43
Dallas 10.5 36 L3 0.47826087 33
San Antonio 14 38 W1 0.42424244 28
New Orleans 25 50 L2 0.2647059 18
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