Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX | Game ID: 22400190
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 26 24 33 30 113PHX 36 27 24 27 114
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Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw with 0.8 seconds left to lift Suns past Mavs, 114-113
DALLAS -- — Jusuf Nurkic made the second of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left after getting fouled on an offensive rebound, lifting the Phoenix Suns to a 114-113 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Kevin Durant scored 26 points, and Nurkic had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Suns improved to 8-1 for the first time since 2009-10. Two of the victories have been over defending Western Conference champion Dallas.
Nurkic had put the Suns ahead with 31 seconds remaining with a dunk on a putback from a miss Durant. Daniel Gafford got Dallas even at 113 on an alley-oop dunk from Luka Doncic , who had 30 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
Royce O'Neale missed a runner in the lane in the final seconds, but Nurkic grabbed the rebound and was bumped by several Dallas defenders on a missed shot as the buzzer sounded. Gafford fouled out on the play.
Doncic was short on a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer.
O'Neale scored 18 points for Phoenix, and Devin Booker had 13 points and 12 assists.
Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, and Naji Marshall had 18 for Dallas.
Takeaways Suns: O'Neale was a big boost off the bench, with Phoenix reserves outscoring the Dallas bench 28-9 after a 23-9 edge in the first meeting.
Mavericks: Gafford's foul trouble came with frontcourt partner Dereck Lively II out because of a sprained shoulder. Dwight Powell was forced to play a season-high 25 minutes and had five fouls.
Key moment Nurkic's decisive rebound came after the only miss from O’Neale, who was 7 of 8.
Key stat Phoenix didn't have a huge edge in offensive rebounds at 11-8, but six of them came in the fourth quarter. Nurkic had all three of his in the fourth.
Up next The Suns are home against Sacramento on Sunday. The Mavericks are at Denver on Sunday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DALDG D. Gafford
DP D. Powell
KE K. Edwards
KI K. Irving
KT K. Thompson
LD L. Dončić
NM N. Marshall
OP O. Prosper
QG Q. Grimes
SD S. Dinwiddie
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
KD K. Durant
MP M. Plumlee
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
DAL/PHX 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
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