Game ID: 22300405
Dallas Mavericks @ Phoenix Suns
Monday, December 25, 2023 at 10:30 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 24 30 38 22 114DAL 36 28 27 37 128
DAL @ PHX ScoutingDAL @ PHX Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHX availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 3 since 12/08, returns tonight: 36 min (107% of 33)
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 38 min since (101% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 30 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 23 min since (190% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Goodwin 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/17 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 30 min (109% of 28)
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 37 min since (98% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 22 min since (65% of 34)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 36 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 20 min since (163% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Okogie missed 3 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 36 min since (96% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 22 min since (65% of 34)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 30 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 18 min since (146% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 2 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 4 since 12/13, out tonight
OUT Bates-Diop missed 2 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 2 since 12/17, returns tonight: 12 min (89% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 12/17, returns tonight: 3 min (32% of 11)
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 37 min since (98% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 34 min since (102% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/25 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 3 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 5 since 12/13, returns tonight: 12 min (79% of 16)
OUT Bates-Diop missed 3 since 12/17, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 36 min since (97% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 33 min since (99% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Watanabe back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (89% of 13)
BACK Bol back 12/22 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 4 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 12/22, returns tonight: 14 min (52% of 27)
OUT Bates-Diop missed 4 since 12/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 30 min since (108% of 28)
BACK Okogie back 12/25 after 5, 12 min since (79% of 16)
BACK Watanabe back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (89% of 13)
BACK Bol back 12/22 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
PHX availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 5 since 12/17, returns tonight: 30 min (89% of 34)
OUT Bates-Diop missed 5 since 12/17, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 32 min since (115% of 28)
BACK Nurkić back 12/27 after 2, 14 min since (52% of 27)
BACK Okogie back 12/25 after 5, 11 min since (71% of 16)
BACK Watanabe back 12/22 after 2, 7 min since (50% of 13)
BACK Bol back 12/22 after 2, 2 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Metu 12 to 17 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Eubanks missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Bates-Diop missed 6 since 12/17, out tonight
BACK Beal back 12/29 after 5, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Nurkić back 12/27 after 2, 21 min since (78% of 27)
BACK Okogie back 12/25 after 5, 11 min since (71% of 16)
BACK Watanabe back 12/22 after 2, 7 min since (50% of 13)
BACK Bol back 12/22 after 2, 2 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Metu 12 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/01 · back-to-backOUT Eubanks missed 3 since 12/27, returns tonight: 6 min (36% of 16)
OUT Bates-Diop missed 7 since 12/17, returns tonight: 17 min (109% of 15)
OUT Watanabe missed 2 since 12/29, returns tonight: 6 min (42% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 12/29, returns tonight: 20 min (186% of 11)
BACK Beal back 12/29 after 5, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Nurkić back 12/27 after 2, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Okogie back 12/25 after 5, 10 min since (63% of 16)
NEW Metu 12 to 20 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 7 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 17 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 36 min since (136% of 26)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 10)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Exum 16 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 18 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 5 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 8 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 18 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 32 min since (123% of 26)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 8 min since (78% of 10)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Exum 16 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardy 12 to 18 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 6 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 9 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 19 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/12 after 3, 32 min since (122% of 26)
BACK Holmes back 12/12 after 2, 8 min since (78% of 10)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 12 to 18 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Irving missed 7 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 10 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 20 since 11/10, out tonight
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 29 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 8 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 11 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 32 min (137% of 23)
OUT Kleber missed 21 since 11/10, out tonight
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 12 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 12 to 19 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 9 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Green missed 12 since 12/02, returns tonight: 21 min (89% of 24)
OUT Kleber missed 22 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 32 min since (137% of 23)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 12 to 20 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backOUT Irving missed 10 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 23 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/27 after 12, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 28 min since (122% of 23)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 12 to 20 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 11 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 24 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/27 after 12, 18 min since (75% of 24)
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 24 min since (103% of 23)
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Curry 13 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Hardy 12 to 22 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Irving missed 12 since 12/11, returns tonight: 32 min (88% of 36)
OUT Kleber missed 25 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 7 min (65% of 10)
BACK Green back 12/27 after 12, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Lively II back 12/25 after 4, 26 min since (115% of 23)
NEW Jones Jr. 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hardaway Jr. 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Exum 16 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Curry 13 to 21 min over the last 3
NEW Hardy 12 to 22 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 27 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Beal (3 straight), Okogie (5 straight), Bates-Diop (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Hardaway Jr. at 19 a game. Without Irving (8 straight), Green (11 straight), Lively II (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-6 a night and Dallas minus-3 and the arc, Dallas at 34 percent from three to Phoenix's 27. Call it Phoenix 118, Dallas 116, Dallas keeping it close.
12/15 vs NYK 122-139 — PHX notes
PHX lost 122-139. PHX took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 52% to NYK's 60%, 11 of 28 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NYK's 28. Durant led with 29 (10 of 21, 4 of 9 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Booker added 28, Nurkić 21. Q2 was theirs, 38-32, turning a 1-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 107-84 against them. They led by as many as 10. Booker's -18 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/17 vs WAS 112-108 — PHX notes
PHX won 112-108. PHX shot 46% (41 of 90) to WAS's 41%, 7 of 31 from three, and went to the line 30 times to WAS's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. PHX turned it over 17 times to WAS's 10, and WAS turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 54-44 for them. Durant led with 28 (11 of 24, 6 of 9 at the line); Booker added 27, Gordon 13. The hinge was Q4, 31-19: PHX came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 4. PHX trailed 46-58 at the half and won the second half 66-50. Goodwin was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/19 @ POR 104-109 — PHX notes
PHX lost 104-109. PHX shot 45% (42 of 94) to POR's 45%, 5 of 23 from three. Durant led with 40 (16 of 28, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Booker added 26, Allen 11. Q1 was theirs, 36-20, but the other 3 periods went 89-68 against them. They led by as many as 16. Little's -12 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/22 @ SAC 105-120 — PHX notes
PHX lost 105-120. PHX shot 44% (39 of 88) to SAC's 53%, 5 of 25 from three. Durant led with 28 (9 of 14, 2 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Booker added 24, Allen 11. Q4 was theirs, 21-17, the deficit cut from 19 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 103-84 against them. Gordon's -25 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs DAL 114-128 — PHX notes
PHX lost 114-128. PHX shot 44% (40 of 90) to DAL's 54%, 14 of 41 from three. Allen led with 32 (12 of 22, 8 of 17 from three); Metu added 23, Booker 20. Q3 was theirs, 38-27, turning a 10-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-76 against them. Booker's -18 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Sengun at 25 and VanVleet at 19 a game. Without Whitmore (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Beal (4 straight), Nurkić (2 straight), Bates-Diop (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 34 percent from three to Phoenix's 28. Call it Houston 117, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/29 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Beal (5 straight), Bates-Diop (5 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 20 free throws a game; Rozier at 21 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ball (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-9 a night and Charlotte minus-4 and the line, where Phoenix takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 20. Call it Phoenix 120, Charlotte 109, Phoenix by 11.
12/31 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Eubanks (2 straight), Bates-Diop (6 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 31 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 27 and Banchero at 26 a game. Without Gar. Harris (2 straight), Fultz (23 straight), Ingles (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-9 a night and Orlando minus-1 and the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Phoenix 115, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
1/01 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Booker at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Eubanks (3 straight), Bates-Diop (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Simons at 32 and Grant at 21 a game. Without Simons (2 straight), Sharpe (5 straight), Ayton (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Phoenix 118, Portland 114, Portland keeping it close.
12/18 @ DEN 104-130 — DAL notes
DAL lost 104-130. DAL shot 45% (41 of 92) to DEN's 56%, 13 of 38 from three. Dončić led with 38 (13 of 24, 6 of 12 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Exum added 11. Q2 was theirs, 39-40, but the other 3 periods went 90-65 against them. Dončić's -29 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/20 vs LAC 111-120 — DAL notes
DAL lost 111-120. DAL took 14 more shots (91 to 77), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAC's 56%, 14 of 43 from three. DAL turned it over 6 times to LAC's 12. Dončić led with 28 (9 of 25, 2 of 11 from three, 8 of 14 at the line); Hardaway Jr. added 21, Jones Jr. 19. Q3 was theirs, 27-18, the deficit cut from 11 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 102-84 against them. Williams's -18 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/22 @ HOU 96-122 — DAL notes
DAL lost 96-122. DAL shot 35% (35 of 101) to HOU's 48%, 7 of 40 from three. DAL turned it over 11 times to HOU's 16. The glass went 47-63 against them. Prosper led with 20 (6 of 13, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Dennis added 18, Hardaway Jr. 16. Q4 was theirs, 36-33, the deficit cut from 29 to 26, but the other 3 periods went 89-60 against them. Hardy's -33 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 vs SAS 144-119 — DAL notes
DAL won 144-119. DAL shot 52% (52 of 100) to SAS's 45%, 23 of 45 from three. The glass went 52-42 for them. Dončić led with 39 (13 of 27, 5 of 10 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Hardaway Jr. added 23, Exum 20. The hinge was Q3, 45-20: a lead of 6 became 31, and the lead reached 41. Dončić was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/25 @ PHX 128-114 — DAL notes
DAL won 128-114. DAL shot 54% (45 of 84) to PHX's 44%, 16 of 44 from three. Dončić led with 50 (15 of 25, 8 of 16 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Jones Jr. added 23, Lively II 20. The hinge was Q4, 37-22: DAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 14. Lively II was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/27 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 39 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Irving (9 straight), Green (12 straight), Kleber (22 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Allen at 17 and Strus at 17 a game. Without Mitchell (3 straight), Garland (5 straight), Eva. Mobley (9 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 118, Cleveland 117, Cleveland keeping it close.
12/28 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Towns at 20 a game. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Dončić at 39 and Hardaway Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Irving (10 straight), Kleber (23 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-9 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Dallas's 10. Call it Minnesota 117, Dallas 113, Dallas keeping it close.
12/30 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Green (8 straight), Payton II (13 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 43 and Hardaway Jr. at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Irving (11 straight), Kleber (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Dallas minus-7. Call it Golden State 119, Dallas 116, Dallas keeping it close.
1/01 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 21 a game. Without Hendricks (2 straight), Juzang (7 straight), Sensabaugh (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 42 and Hardaway Jr. at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Irving (12 straight), Kleber (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-4 and the arc, Dallas at 40 percent from three to Utah's 35. Call it Utah 119, Dallas 118, Dallas keeping it close.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 4 10 +3 4 4 100 0 2 0 2 4 50 0 6 3 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuEuGo 5 11 -2 4 7 57 1 5 20 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 3
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Eubanks, Gordon
in Allen, Booker, Durant, Eubanks, Gordon
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrWi 3 8 +4 0 0 0 1 2 50 5 5 100 0 1 1 1 1 2 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Williams
in Williams
out Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuEuGo 5 11 -2 4 7 57 1 5 20 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 3
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Eubanks, Gordon
in Allen, Booker, Durant, Eubanks, Gordon
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrWi 3 8 +4 0 0 0 1 2 50 5 5 100 0 1 1 1 1 2 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Williams
in Williams
out Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuEuOk 2 0 -8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Eubanks, Okogie
in Okogie
out Gordon
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExHaJrWi 3 7 -1 2 3 67 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardy, Jones Jr., Williams
in Hardy
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuMeOk 2 8 +4 1 2 50 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Metu, Okogie
in Metu
out Eubanks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHaLaIiWi 3 11 +6 1 2 50 2 3 67 3 3 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Hardy, Lawson, Lively II, Williams
in Lawson, Lively II
out Exum, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoGoLiMeOk 3 5 -6 2 2 100 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 2 1 0 0 0 2
PHX Booker, Gordon, Little, Metu, Okogie
in Gordon, Little
out Allen, Durant
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ExJrHaPoWi 4 10 -2 2 4 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
DAL Exum, Hardaway Jr., Hardy, Powell, Williams
in Exum, Hardaway Jr., Powell
out Dončić, Lawson, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AzDuGoGoMe 4 12 +2 2 5 40 2 5 40 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0
PHX Azubuike, Durant, Goodwin, Gordon, Metu
in Azubuike, Durant, Goodwin
out Booker, Little, Okogie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 3 5 +5 1 2 50 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Hardaway Jr.
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoEuGoMe 2 2 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 100 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PHX Allen, Booker, Eubanks, Gordon, Metu
in Gordon, Metu
out Durant, Okogie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 3 5 +5 1 2 50 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Hardaway Jr.
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoMe 10 30 +7 6 12 50 5 9 56 3 6 50 2 12 10 0 1 2 4
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Metu
in Durant
out Eubanks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrJrPoWi 3 6 -4 3 5 60 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Powell, Williams
in Powell, Williams
out Exum, Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoMe 10 30 +7 6 12 50 5 9 56 3 6 50 2 12 10 0 1 2 4
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Metu
in Durant
out Eubanks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 4 11 -6 4 5 80 1 4 25 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Exum, Lively II
out Powell, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoMe 10 30 +7 6 12 50 5 9 56 3 6 50 2 12 10 0 1 2 4
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Metu
in Durant
out Eubanks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrWi 2 2 +1 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Williams
in Williams
out Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoMe 10 30 +7 6 12 50 5 9 56 3 6 50 2 12 10 0 1 2 4
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Metu
in Durant
out Eubanks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoJrLaIiWi 2 3 -7 0 0 0 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
DAL Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Lawson, Lively II, Williams
in Lawson, Lively II
out Exum, Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuMeOk 2 10 +7 1 1 100 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 2 1 1 0 1 1
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Metu, Okogie
in Okogie
out Gordon
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoHaIiWi 1 3 -2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
DAL Curry, Dončić, Hardy, Lively II, Williams
in Curry, Hardy
out Hardaway Jr., Lawson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuEuGo 3 8 -1 2 4 50 1 3 33 1 2 50 2 2 3 0 0 0 3
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Eubanks, Goodwin
in Eubanks, Goodwin
out Metu, Okogie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoHaJrWi 2 6 +3 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 1 1 3
DAL Curry, Dončić, Hardy, Jones Jr., Williams
in Jones Jr.
out Lively II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuEuGo 3 8 -1 2 4 50 1 3 33 1 2 50 2 2 3 0 0 0 3
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Eubanks, Goodwin
in Eubanks, Goodwin
out Metu, Okogie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrIiWi 2 7 +4 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Lively II, Williams
in Lively II
out Jones Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDuGoGoMe 2 8 +3 1 2 50 1 1 100 3 3 100 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
PHX Allen, Durant, Goodwin, Gordon, Metu
in Gordon, Metu
out Booker, Eubanks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 3 9 +5 0 0 0 2 4 50 2 2 100 2 2 1 1 0 2 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Jones Jr.
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoDuGoMeOk 1 0 -5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
PHX Booker, Durant, Gordon, Metu, Okogie
in Booker, Okogie
out Allen, Goodwin
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 3 9 +5 0 0 0 2 4 50 2 2 100 2 2 1 1 0 2 1
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Jones Jr.
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoMe 2 2 -2 1 1 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Metu
in Allen
out Okogie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoJrJrIi 3 9 +3 2 4 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 1 1 2 1 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Curry
out Exum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoMe 2 2 -2 1 1 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Metu
in Allen
out Okogie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDoJrJrIi 3 9 +3 2 4 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 1 1 2 1 0 1 1
DAL Curry, Dončić, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Curry
out Exum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuEuGo 2 6 0 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Eubanks, Gordon
in Eubanks
out Metu
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoExJrJrIi 3 12 +8 4 4 100 0 1 0 3 4 75 0 3 3 1 1 0 0
DAL Dončić, Exum, Hardaway Jr., Jones Jr., Lively II
in Exum
out Curry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoMe 3 4 -8 2 3 67 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Metu
in Metu
out Eubanks
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCM C. Metu
DB D. Booker
DE D. Eubanks
EG E. Gordon
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
JO J. Okogie
KD K. Durant
NL N. Little
UA U. Azubuike
DALAL A. Lawson
DE D. Exum
DJ D. Jones Jr.
DL D. Lively II
DP D. Powell
DO Doncic
GW G. Williams
JH J. Hardy
LD L. Dončić
SC S. Curry
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
PHX/DAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Doncic scores 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for career, Mavericks beat Suns 128-114
PHOENIX -- — The Phoenix Suns ran double teams at Luka Doncic and the Dallas star picked them apart to set up easy baskets.
It was even worse when the Suns left Doncic in one-on-one coverage.
Luka Doncic scored 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for his career and had 15 assists, lifting the Dallas Mavericks to a 128-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
“He’s one of the best in the world,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “As I’ve always said, we can’t take him for granted. When he’s feeling it, you’re just trying to get him the ball as much as possible.”
They sure did against the Suns and Doncic made them pay for it.
Doncic capped a Christmas Day full of NBA games with a stellar performance, hitting 8 of 16 from 3 and all 12 of his free throws. He eclipsed 10,000 career points in the first quarter to reach the milestone in 358 career games, seventh fastest in NBA history.
The rest of the Mavericks chipped in when Doncic passed out of double teams.
Dereck Lively II had 20 points and 10 rebounds after missing four games with an ankle sprain and Tim Hardaway Jr . added 18 points in Dallas' ninth straight game without Kyrie Irving (heel).
After allowing Phoenix to take the lead, Dallas went on a 17-4 run midway through the fourth quarter and pulled away from there.
“That was a tough road game and outside of the 10K and 50 points, we won the game so I’m really happy,” Doncic said.
The Mavericks did their best to limit the effectiveness of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant , holding them to 25 combined shots.
With Phoenix's two stars surrounded by defenders all night, Chimezie Metu and Grayson Allen gave the Suns a lift off a bench that's been a weak spot at times this season.
Allen scored 19 of his 32 points in the third quarter to help the Suns rally from a 15-point deficit and went 8 of 17 from 3. Metu had 23 points and a career-high 19 rebounds with big man Jusuf Nurkic missing his second straight game due to personal reasons.
The Suns have lost nine of 11.
“We weren’t stopping them in the fourth, so we were taking the ball in the basket,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “Double teaming Luka, they were hurting us and when we weren’t doubling, he was hurting us as well and I think that took us out of our rhythm offensively some.”
Doncic had a 39-point triple-double in a win over San Antonio his last game and got off to a sizzling start in the desert.
He welcomed Lively back by setting him up with two easy baskets at the rim. Doncic started looking for his shot after that, scoring 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first quarter to give the Mavericks a 36-24 lead.
Doncic returned in the second quarter to hit a step-back 3-pointer and found Derrick Jones Jr . for a soaring alley-oop. Doncic had 24 points and eight assists to give Dallas a 64-54 halftime lead.
The Suns were disjointed offensively most of the first half, missing 13 straight shots starting late in the first quarter. Phoenix kept Dallas within reach behind Metu's 13 points by getting to the line, hitting 12 of 14 free throws in the first half.
“I trust the players on this team,” said Booker, who had 20 points and 10 assists. “I’m throwing it to them every time, but the first half we were just missing them.”
The Suns had better ball movement to open the third quarter, using penetration to get open looks while cutting Dallas' lead to 75-71. Phoenix took the lead on Allen's 3-pointer and things got testy late in the third quarter when Dallas' Grant Williams pulled Booker by his jersey.
The Mavericks used their big run to go up eight and stretched it to 14 on Doncic's runner in the closing seconds to push him to 50 points, capping his special Christmas night.