
Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks
Mar 9, 2025, 7:30 PM · National Basketball AssociationBooker and Durant help Suns hold off injury-depleted Mavs 125-116
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.
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.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-1
Matchup Prediction
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
PHX | DAL | |
---|---|---|
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

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,013 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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40 | 25 | .615 | - | L4 |
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38 | 28 | .576 | 2.5 | W6 |
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37 | 30 | .552 | 4 | W2 |
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33 | 33 | .500 | 7.5 | L4 |
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31 | 36 | .463 | 10 | W1 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- | 25 | W5 | 0.6268657 | 42 |
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- | 25 | L1 | 0.6268657 | 42 |
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9.5 | 35 | L2 | 0.4852941 | 33 |
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14 | 38 | L1 | 0.41538462 | 27 |
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24 | 49 | L1 | 0.26865673 | 18 |
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