Game ID: 22400921
Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks
Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DAL 24 30 32 30 116PHX 32 28 37 28 125
DAL vs PHX ScoutingDAL vs 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.
DAL availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 7 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 20 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/21 after 3, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Powell back 2/25 after 16, 16 min since (161% of 10)
DAL availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 8 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 21 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 7 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 2/25, out tonight
BACK Washington back 2/21 after 3, 29 min since (89% of 32)
BACK Powell back 2/25 after 16, 15 min since (148% of 10)
DAL availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 9 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 22 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 8 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 2/25, returns tonight: 34 min (231% of 15)
BACK Powell back 2/25 after 16, 14 min since (135% of 10)
DAL availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 10 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 23 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 9 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 3/01, returns tonight: 14 min (73% of 20)
BACK Williams back 3/05 after 4, 34 min since (231% of 15)
BACK Powell back 2/25 after 16, 16 min since (156% of 10)
DAL availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 11 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 24 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 10 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/07 after 3, 14 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Williams back 3/05 after 4, 34 min since (230% of 15)
NEW Marshall 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 20 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Washington missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 12 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 25 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 11 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Prosper missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/07 after 3, 16 min since (82% of 20)
BACK Williams back 3/05 after 4, 31 min since (207% of 15)
NEW Marshall 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 27 min over the last 4
DAL availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 5 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 13 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 26 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 12 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Prosper missed 3 since 3/07, not on tonight's roster
BACK Martin back 3/07 after 3, 17 min since (89% of 20)
BACK Williams back 3/05 after 4, 31 min since (207% of 15)
NEW Marshall 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 28 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 6 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Davis missed 14 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 27 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 13 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/07 after 3, 18 min since (92% of 20)
BACK Williams back 3/05 after 4, 30 min since (203% of 15)
NEW Marshall 28 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 10 to 15 min over the last 5
DAL availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Washington missed 7 since 3/03, returns tonight: 32 min (99% of 32)
OUT Davis missed 15 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Lively II missed 28 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Gafford missed 14 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Hardy missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/07 after 3, 19 min since (98% of 20)
NEW Marshall 28 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Dinwiddie 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 15 to 28 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 2/28 · back-to-backOUT Ighodaro missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 2 min (10% of 17)
OUT Morris missed 7 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Beal back 2/20 after 4, 39 min since (121% of 32)
BACK Gillespie back 2/23 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 14)
NEW Bol 12 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 2 since 2/27, returns tonight: 34 min (104% of 32)
OUT Morris missed 8 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 2/23 after 4, 1 min since (8% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 2/23 after 2, 8 min since (56% of 14)
NEW Bol 12 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 9 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Beal back 3/02 after 2, 34 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Ighodaro back 2/23 after 4, 2 min since (9% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 2/23 after 2, 6 min since (45% of 14)
NEW Bol 12 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/07 · 2 days' restOUT Morris missed 10 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Beal back 3/02 after 2, 24 min since (75% of 32)
BACK Ighodaro back 2/28 after 2, 2 min since (10% of 17)
NEW Bol 12 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Dunn missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 2 min (8% of 19)
OUT Ighodaro missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 11 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Beal back 3/02 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 32)
NEW Bol 12 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Ighodaro missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 12 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Beal back 3/02 after 2, 29 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Dunn back 3/09 after 2, 2 min since (8% of 19)
NEW Bol 12 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 4 since 3/04, returns tonight: 28 min (166% of 17)
OUT Morris missed 13 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Beal back 3/02 after 2, 29 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Dunn back 3/09 after 2, 1 min since (5% of 19)
NEW Plumlee 18 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 14 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 3/09 after 2, 6 min since (33% of 19)
BACK Ighodaro back 3/12 after 4, 28 min since (166% of 17)
PHX availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Richards missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 19 min (85% of 23)
OUT Morris missed 15 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 3/09 after 2, 13 min since (68% of 19)
BACK Ighodaro back 3/12 after 4, 30 min since (177% of 17)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Irving at 21 and Thompson at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Washington (3 straight), Davis (11 straight), Lively II (24 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Dunn (2 straight), Ighodaro (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-5 a night and Dallas minus-13 and the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 31. Call it Phoenix 117, Dallas 116, Dallas keeping it close.
3/01 vs MIL 117-132 — DAL notes
DAL lost 117-132. DAL shot 47% (43 of 91) to MIL's 51%, 11 of 40 from three, and got to the line 25 times to MIL's 35. The glass went 33-52 against them. Irving led with 31 (9 of 23, 2 of 9 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Brown added 18, Thompson 16. Q4 was theirs, 38-31, the deficit cut from 22 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 101-79 against them. They led by as many as 10. Washington's -21 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 vs SAC 98-122 — DAL notes
DAL lost 98-122. DAL shot 45% (35 of 77) to SAC's 52%, 7 of 26 from three, and went to the line 24 times to SAC's 12 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. DAL turned it over 13 times to SAC's 7. Jones led with 21 (9 of 10); Marshall added 18, Christie 10. Q4 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 28 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 94-66 against them. Thompson's -30 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/05 @ MIL 107-137 — DAL notes
DAL lost 107-137. DAL took 9 more shots (98 to 89), but shot 46% to MIL's 58%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 10 times to MIL's 19. DAL turned it over 10 times to MIL's 17. The glass went 30-55 against them. Thompson led with 28 (11 of 27, 6 of 14 from three); Marshall added 22, Williams 14. Q4 was theirs, 28-31, but the other 3 periods went 106-79 against them. Thompson's -30 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/07 vs MEM 111-122 — DAL notes
DAL lost 111-122. DAL shot 39% (37 of 96) to MEM's 47%, 15 of 41 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MEM's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 45-59 against them. Williams led with 31 (10 of 15, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Marshall added 29, Thompson 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-22, but the other 3 periods went 100-80 against them. They led by as many as 11. Exum's -19 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 vs PHX 116-125 — DAL notes
DAL lost 116-125. DAL shot 49% (43 of 88) to PHX's 58%, 17 of 42 from three. DAL turned it over 6 times to PHX's 11. The glass went 32-46 against them. Marshall led with 34 (13 of 22, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 26, Williams 13. Q2 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-86 against them. Exum's -14 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 131, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Castle at 24 and Vassell at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 128, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Marshall at 22 and Williams at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Washington (4 straight), Davis (12 straight), Lively II (25 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-5 a night and Dallas minus-14 and the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 34. Call it San Antonio 121, Dallas 117, Dallas keeping it close.
3/12 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 132, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Castle at 22 and Vassell at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Marshall at 25 and Thompson at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Washington (5 straight), Davis (13 straight), Lively II (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 34 and the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-5 a night and Dallas minus-10. Call it San Antonio 121, Dallas 118, Dallas keeping it close.
3/14 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 20 and Brooks at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Thompson (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Marshall at 25 and Thompson at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Washington (6 straight), Davis (14 straight), Lively II (27 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-10 a night and Dallas minus-13 and the defense, Houston allowing 103 a night to Dallas's 128. Call it Houston 118, Dallas 110.
3/16 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Marshall at 24 and Williams at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Without Washington (7 straight), Davis (15 straight), Lively II (28 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Grimes at 24 and Dowtin Jr. at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Maxey (6 straight), Okeke (15 straight), Lowry (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been minus-7 a night and Dallas minus-15 and the arc, Dallas at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 32. Call it Dallas 117, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/28 vs NOP 125-108 — PHX notes
PHX won 125-108. PHX shot 59% (47 of 79) to NOP's 51%, 21 of 40 from three. Bol led with 25 (9 of 12, 5 of 8 from three); Richards added 19, O'Neale 18. The hinge was Q1, 40-18: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Plumlee was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/02 vs MIN 98-116 — PHX notes
PHX lost 98-116. PHX shot 44% (35 of 80) to MIN's 42%, 13 of 42 from three. PHX turned it over 20 times to MIN's 8, and MIN turned those into 18 steals. The glass went 57-35 for them. Durant led with 26 (10 of 23, 3 of 9 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Beal added 18, Booker 17. Q1 was theirs, 34-28, but the other 3 periods went 88-64 against them. They led by as many as 12. Booker's -26 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 vs LAC 119-117 — PHX notes
PHX won 119-117. PHX shot 51% (41 of 80) to LAC's 52%, 14 of 34 from three. PHX turned it over 11 times to LAC's 6, and LAC turned those into 8 steals. Durant led with 34 (10 of 22, 4 of 11 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Booker added 17, Richards 16. The hinge was Q4, 43-22: PHX came in trailing by 19 and left it ahead by 2. PHX trailed 49-65 at the half and won the second half 70-52.
3/07 @ DEN 141-149 — PHX notes
PHX lost 141-149 in 1 overtime. PHX shot 56% (51 of 91) to DEN's 59%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DEN's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. Booker led with 34 (10 of 19, 5 of 10 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Durant added 29, Plumlee 18. Q4 was theirs, 34-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 126-107 against them. Richards's -19 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 @ DAL 125-116 — PHX notes
PHX won 125-116. PHX shot 58% (49 of 84) to DAL's 49%, 10 of 28 from three. PHX turned it over 11 times to DAL's 6, and DAL turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 46-32 for them. Booker led with 24 (10 of 21, 0 of 6 from three); Durant added 21, Beal 19. The hinge was Q1, 32-24: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/10 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Morant at 29 and Bane at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jackson Jr. (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 54 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Booker at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Ighodaro (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to Memphis's 31. Call it Memphis 121, Phoenix 117, Phoenix keeping it close.
3/12 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sengun at 20 and Brooks at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without VanVleet (5 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Ighodaro (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 110 a night to Phoenix's 124. Call it Houston 119, Phoenix 112.
3/14 vs SAC — 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 121 a night and allowing 123, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and LaVine at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sabonis (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 42 percent from three to Sacramento's 36. Call it Phoenix 120, Sacramento 114.
3/16 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and Reaves at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without James (3 straight), Hachimura (8 straight), Hayes (4 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 46 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Booker at 25 a game. Without Allen (2 straight), Richards (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 46 percent from three to the Lakers' 38. Call it the Lakers 117, Phoenix 116, Phoenix keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
BB B. Bol
CG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
KD K. Durant
MP M. Plumlee
NR N. Richards
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
DALBW B. Williams
CM C. Martin
DE D. Exum
DP D. Powell
KE K. Edwards
KT K. Thompson
MC M. Christie
NM N. Marshall
SD S. Dinwiddie
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
Booker and Durant help Suns hold off injury-depleted Mavs 125-116
DALLAS -- — Devin Booker scored 24 points, Kevin Durant had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 125-116 on Sunday.
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.