PHO
DAL
Booker hits winning 3 in return as Suns edge Mavs 109-108
DALLAS (AP) Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams gladly confessed that he junked his plan to carefully monitor Devin Booker's minutes down the stretch with his All-Star guard playing for the first time since Jan. 22.
Booker hit a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left in his return and the Suns rallied past the Dallas Mavericks for the second straight game, winning 109-108 on Monday night.
Booker finished with 24 points, 20 in the second half, and 31 minutes. He went into the game ranked 12th in the NBA averaging 35.7 minutes per game before being sidelined with a left hamstring strain.
''I imagine if I'd have taken Book out, that would have been the first time you'd seen a player knock a coach out on the sidelines,'' Williams said.
The Suns trailed by 11 with 4:48 to play in the third quarter before winning their third straight, including a 111-105 victory at Dallas on Saturday when they trailed by 15 late in the third quarter.
The Mavericks dropped their sixth in a row, their ninth loss in their last 11 games and their fourth straight defeat at home. Luka Doncic missed a 27-foot shot at the buzzer.
Booker took a pass on the winning basket from Chris Paul, who finished with a season-high 34 points to go with nine rebounds and nine assists. Deandre Ayton had 10 points and 17 rebounds for his seventh double-double in his past eight games.
Doncic led the Mavericks with 25 points following a slow start in which he scored only two points in the first quarter on free throws. Josh Richardson scored a season-high 24 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 19, 14 in the second half, after sitting out Saturday's game.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said his team was aware it had a foul to give on the Suns' winning possession.
''We didn't take it. That falls on me,'' Carlisle said. ''There's not going to be any finger-pointing.''
TIP-INS
Suns: Ayton scored only two points in the second half. . Phoenix has won six straight against Dallas going back to last season in the Orlando bubble.
Mavericks: The return of Maxi Kleber after missing 11 games in the health and safety protocols gave Dallas a full roster without any injury designations for the first time since Dec. 4, 2019, a span of 425 days. . Porzingis and Kleber started together for the first time this season in the Mavericks' 12th starting lineup.
MANAGING PORZINGIS' MINUTES
Carlisle said he's getting closer to routinely playing Porzingis in back-to-back games. Porzingis has played back-to-backs only once in three opportunities since being activated three weeks ago coming off October knee surgery.
''Let me be clear, he wants to play in all of these games,'' Carlisle said. ''It really bothers him.''
Dallas' next back-to-back will be this Wednesday and Thursday, at Atlanta and home against Golden State. The next one after that will be Feb. 22-23, home games against Memphis and Boston.
UP NEXT
Suns: End a three-game road trip at New Orleans on Wednesday. Three of the Suns' past five games against the Pelicans have gone to overtime.
Mavericks: Visit Atlanta on Wednesday. It will pit Doncic against Hawks guard Trae Young after their rights were traded for each other in the 2018 draft. They split two meetings as rookies and haven't faced each other since.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Chris Paul gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 |  | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 11:08 | | Devin Booker misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 10:57 | | Maxi Kleber offensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +2 | Maxi Kleber makes two point putback dunk | 0-4 |
| 10:51 | | Josh Richardson personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Chris Paul assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:27 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point layup (Maxi Kleber assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:08 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving layup | 4-6 |
| 10:08 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:06 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point floating jump shot | 6-6 |
| 9:36 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Luka Doncic turnover (palming) | ||
| 9:26 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point finger roll layup | 6-8 |
| 8:56 | | Luka Doncic blocks Cameron Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Maxi Kleber blocks Deandre Ayton's two point putback layup | ||
| 8:49 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point layup | 8-8 |
| 8:25 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (palming) | ||
| 8:14 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Luka Doncic misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point driving jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point jump shot | 10-8 |
| 7:12 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point finger roll layup | 10-10 |
| 7:11 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:01 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point putback layup | 12-10 |
| 6:43 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:30 | | Chris Paul personal foul (Take) (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (lost ball) (Langston Galloway steals) | ||
| 5:19 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (E'Twaun Moore draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | Deandre Ayton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Luka Doncic misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:45 | | E'Twaun Moore personal foul (Willie Cauley-Stein draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Luka Doncic's two point reverse layup | ||
| 4:29 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Brunson steals) | ||
| 4:19 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +3 | Langston Galloway makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 15-10 |
| 3:56 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 15-13 |
| 3:40 | | Jae Crowder misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-14 |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 |
| 3:16 | | E'Twaun Moore misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | James Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot | 15-18 |
| 2:51 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:41 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 2:38 | | James Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Langston Galloway defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Frank Kaminsky makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jae Crowder assists) | 17-18 |
| 1:50 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Langston Galloway defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Luka Doncic blocks Frank Kaminsky's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:37 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Frank Kaminsky defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks E'Twaun Moore's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Frank Kaminsky offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | +2 | Frank Kaminsky makes two point putback layup | 19-18 |
| 1:01 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Frank Kaminsky draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | +1 | Frank Kaminsky makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-18 |
| 0:49 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Frank Kaminsky defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Langston Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 0:32 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 20-20 |
| 0:09 | | +2 | Frank Kaminsky makes two point driving dunk (E'Twaun Moore assists) | 22-20 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point layup | 22-22 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 24-22 |
| 11:07 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Trey Burke shooting foul (Frank Kaminsky draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | +1 | Frank Kaminsky makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-22 |
| 10:59 | | Frank Kaminsky misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:57 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 25-24 |
| 10:23 | | Chris Paul misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Maxi Kleber misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Jae Crowder misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Chris Paul offensive foul (Charge) (Trey Burke draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | Chris Paul turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Trey Burke misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Jalen Brunson personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround jump shot | 27-24 |
| 8:14 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 27-27 |
| 7:59 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Josh Richardson steals) | ||
| 7:55 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Josh Richardson's two point layup | ||
| 7:53 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Chris Paul turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:36 | | E'Twaun Moore shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 27-28 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 27-29 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 27-30 |
| 7:26 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 29-30 |
| 7:10 | | Luka Doncic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point jump shot | 31-30 |
| 6:47 | | Josh Richardson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving layup | 31-32 |
| 6:17 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point jump shot | 33-32 |
| 6:02 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point turnaround hook shot | 33-34 |
| 5:47 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point jump shot | 35-34 |
| 5:29 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 35-37 |
| 5:17 | | +2 | E'Twaun Moore makes two point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 37-37 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Willie Cauley-Stein makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 37-39 |
| 4:53 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:40 | | +2 | Willie Cauley-Stein makes two point dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 37-41 |
| 4:15 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 39-41 |
| 4:01 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point floating jump shot | 39-43 |
| 3:11 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point step back jump shot | 42-43 |
| 2:51 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot | 45-43 |
| 2:43 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point step back jump shot | 45-45 |
| 2:05 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-45 |
| 2:05 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-45 |
| 1:52 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-46 |
| 1:52 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 1:35 | | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Jae Crowder personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:27 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-47 |
| 1:27 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-48 |
| 1:14 | | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 47-51 |
| 0:39 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Loose ball) (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Chris Paul offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point floating jump shot | 47-53 |
| 0:00 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | | End of period | ||
| 11:50 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:48 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:48 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Loose ball) (Maxi Kleber draws the foul) | ||
| 11:46 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point layup | ||
| 11:24 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Luka Doncic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point layup | ||
| 11:03 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Luka Doncic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 49-53 |
| 10:30 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point reverse layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 49-55 |
| 10:23 | | Devin Booker offensive foul (Off the ball) (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | Devin Booker turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | Maxi Kleber misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 10:05 | | Maxi Kleber offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Maxi Kleber misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:05 | | Maxi Kleber offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Maxi Kleber misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:05 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point alley-oop layup (Josh Richardson assists) | 49-57 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point alley-oop layup (Josh Richardson assists) | 49-57 |
| 9:52 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 52-57 |
| 9:20 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point step back jump shot | 52-60 |
| 9:06 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Josh Richardson misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 52-62 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 52-62 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 54-62 |
| 8:22 | | Josh Richardson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:14 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 57-62 |
| 8:01 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-63 |
| 8:01 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-64 |
| 7:41 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 7:37 | | Maxi Kleber turnover (lost ball) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 7:36 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-64 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-64 |
| 7:18 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 59-67 |
| 7:01 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Kristaps Porzingis steals) | ||
| 6:56 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:56 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-68 |
| 6:56 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-69 |
| 6:45 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 62-69 |
| 6:26 | | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Josh Richardson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point putback layup | 62-71 |
| 6:16 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point step back jump shot | 64-71 |
| 5:52 | | Chris Paul personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-72 |
| 5:52 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-73 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 66-73 |
| 5:20 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:17 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point putback layup | 66-75 |
| 5:14 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point jump shot | 66-77 |
| 4:33 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 4:27 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Take) (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point alley-oop layup (Frank Kaminsky assists) | 68-77 |
| 4:12 | | Langston Galloway personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:12 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:12 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-78 |
| 3:53 | | +3 | Frank Kaminsky makes three point jump shot (E'Twaun Moore assists) | 71-78 |
| 3:35 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Maxi Kleber turnover (bad pass) (Frank Kaminsky steals) | ||
| 3:05 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 3:05 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-78 |
| 3:05 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-78 |
| 2:44 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Jae Crowder misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:21 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | E'Twaun Moore defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +2 | Jae Crowder makes two point layup (E'Twaun Moore assists) | 75-78 |
| 2:02 | | Langston Galloway personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-79 |
| 2:02 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-80 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point dunk (Frank Kaminsky assists) | 77-80 |
| 1:32 | | Luka Doncic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Jae Crowder misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 77-82 |
| 0:45 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. blocks Frank Kaminsky's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Willie Cauley-Stein defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive foul (Off the ball) (E'Twaun Moore draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:15 | | Frank Kaminsky turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:02 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 79-82 |
| 11:26 | | Frank Kaminsky blocks Josh Richardson's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point finger roll layup | 79-84 |
| 11:12 | | Devin Booker offensive foul (Off the ball) (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | Devin Booker turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:49 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Frank Kaminsky defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point step back jump shot | 82-84 |
| 10:19 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 82-87 |
| 9:56 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 85-87 |
| 9:39 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point step back jump shot | 87-87 |
| 8:57 | | Frank Kaminsky personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Josh Richardson offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Josh Richardson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | Josh Richardson personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | ||
| 8:24 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Langston Galloway draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot | 89-87 |
| 8:06 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +3 | Langston Galloway makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 92-87 |
| 7:34 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Frank Kaminsky misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 92-89 |
| 7:13 | | Langston Galloway shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 92-90 |
| 7:03 | | Frank Kaminsky offensive foul (Off the ball) (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | Frank Kaminsky turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | Luka Doncic turnover (lost ball) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 6:40 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 95-90 |
| 6:24 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-91 |
| 6:24 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-92 |
| 6:13 | | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point hook shot | 97-92 |
| 5:57 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point finger roll layup | 97-94 |
| 5:36 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Josh Richardson steals) | ||
| 5:29 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 97-97 |
| 5:26 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:11 | | Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Luka Doncic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Maxi Kleber defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Luka Doncic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Josh Richardson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point putback dunk | 97-99 |
| 4:08 | | Maxi Kleber shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-99 |
| 4:08 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-99 |
| 3:48 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 99-101 |
| 3:21 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:07 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:04 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Luka Doncic misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Deandre Ayton's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:23 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists) | 102-101 |
| 1:57 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Loose ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 102-104 |
| 1:40 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point jump shot | 104-104 |
| 1:21 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-105 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-106 |
| 1:09 | | Chris Paul misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Chris Paul offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point step back jump shot | 106-106 |
| 0:54 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Away from play) (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 106-107 |
| 0:54 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-108 |
| 0:49 | | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Chris Paul misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:11 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:11 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Deandre Ayton's two point putback layup | ||
| 0:11 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Jump ball. Deandre Ayton vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Suns gains possession) | ||
| 0:10 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 109-108 |
| 0:01 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Mavericks offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | 0:00 |
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Mavericks 60 second timeout | 0:01 |
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+ 3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 0:01 |
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Suns 60 second timeout | 0:10 |
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Suns offensive rebound | 0:11 |
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Kristaps Porzingis blocks Deandre Ayton's two point putback layup | 0:11 |
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Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | 0:11 |
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Deandre Ayton misses two point putback layup | 0:11 |
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Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | 0:11 |
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Chris Paul misses two point driving layup | 0:14 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 109 | 108 |
| Field Goals | 43-92 (46.7%) | 37-86 (43.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 13-35 (37.1%) | 10-32 (31.3%) |
| Free Throws | 10-12 (83.3%) | 24-25 (96.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 49 |
| Offensive | 11 | 7 |
| Defensive | 34 | 35 |
| Team | 7 | 7 |
| Assists | 19 | 16 |
| Steals | 7 | 9 |
| Blocks | 3 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 14 |
| Fouls | 24 | 17 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
Video Carousel
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Paul | 34 | 9 | 9 | 14/20 | 4/7 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 58 |
| D. Booker | 24 | 1 | 0 | 9/19 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 24 |
| C. Johnson | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3/8 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 16 |
| M. Bridges | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4/12 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 18 |
| D. Ayton | 10 | 17 | 1 | 5/12 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 28 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Paul | 34 | 9 | 9 | 14/20 | 4/7 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 58 |
| D. Booker | 24 | 1 | 0 | 9/19 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 24 |
| C. Johnson | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3/8 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 16 |
| M. Bridges | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4/12 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 18 |
| D. Ayton | 10 | 17 | 1 | 5/12 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 28 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| F. Kaminsky | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +14 | 19 |
| L. Galloway | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 8 |
| E. Moore | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 9 |
| J. Crowder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/9 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 6 |
| A. Nader | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Payne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Saric | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Carter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 109 | 45 | 19 | 43/92 | 13/35 | 10/12 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 34 | +5 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 25 | 5 | 8 | 7/19 | 1/4 | 10/11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +8 | 46 |
| J. Richardson | 24 | 5 | 4 | 9/16 | 2/6 | 4/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 37 |
| K. Porzingis | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6/15 | 3/7 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | +3 | 31 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 12 |
| M. Kleber | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -10 | 9 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 25 | 5 | 8 | 7/19 | 1/4 | 10/11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +8 | 46 |
| J. Richardson | 24 | 5 | 4 | 9/16 | 2/6 | 4/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 37 |
| K. Porzingis | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6/15 | 3/7 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | +3 | 31 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 12 |
| M. Kleber | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -10 | 9 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 18 | 4 | 0 | 6/12 | 3/7 | 3/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 24 |
| J. Brunson | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4/9 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 18 |
| W. Cauley-Stein | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 5 |
| J. Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 |
| T. Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| W. Iwundu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Powell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Marjanovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Bey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Hinton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Terry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 108 | 42 | 16 | 37/86 | 10/32 | 24/25 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 | -5 | - |
