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Doncic scores 50 points to eclipse 10,000 for career, Mavericks beat Suns 128-114
PHOENIX (AP) 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.
UP NEXT
Dallas: Hosts Cleveland on Wednesday.
Phoenix: Plays at Houston on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dereck Lively II vs. Drew Eubanks (Devin Booker gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 |  | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:59 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Eric Gordon shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:20 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 10:09 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 10:07 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point turnaround hook shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 5-0 |
| 9:48 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Dante Exum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 5-3 |
| 9:19 | | Luka Doncic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:11 | | Derrick Jones Jr. personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Dante Exum defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:51 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-3 |
| 8:41 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-5 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving layup | 8-5 |
| 8:19 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point stepback jump shot | 8-7 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 10-7 |
| 7:51 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:35 | | Drew Eubanks shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-7 |
| 7:35 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-7 |
| 7:13 | | Grayson Allen misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Grayson Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point reverse layup (Grayson Allen assists) | 12-9 |
| 6:57 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point running layup | 12-11 |
| 6:42 | | Eric Gordon shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 13-11 |
| 6:42 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 14-11 |
| 6:42 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 15-11 |
| 6:17 | | Josh Okogie misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:01 | | Grant Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:45 | | Grant Williams blocks Devin Booker's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:43 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 5:35 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 5:29 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point running jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 18-11 |
| 5:19 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Devin Booker blocks Derrick Jones Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 4:54 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Grant Williams assists) | 21-11 |
| 4:52 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:32 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Dante Exum steals) | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point running dunk (Dante Exum assists) | 23-11 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 23-13 |
| 4:03 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 23-16 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 25-16 |
| 3:09 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Dante Exum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point running pullup jump shot | 25-19 |
| 2:44 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:33 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 28-19 |
| 2:16 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point dunk | 30-19 |
| 1:54 | | Nassir Little shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-19 |
| 1:41 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:41 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-20 |
| 1:27 | | Dereck Lively II misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving bank jump shot | 31-22 |
| 1:08 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-22 |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-22 |
| 0:58 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point reverse layup (Josh Okogie assists) | 33-24 |
| 0:05 | | +3 | Jaden Hardy makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 36-24 |
| 0:00 | | Josh Okogie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:53 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 39-24 |
| 11:24 | | +2 | Udoka Azubuike makes two point driving hook shot | 39-26 |
| 11:10 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Dwight Powell assists) | 41-26 |
| 10:53 | | +3 | Chimezie Metu makes three point jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 41-29 |
| 10:27 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | Chimezie Metu makes three point jump shot (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 41-32 |
| 9:59 | | +2 | Dwight Powell makes two point alley-oop layup (Dante Exum assists) | 43-32 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Udoka Azubuike makes two point alley-oop layup (Chimezie Metu assists) | 43-34 |
| 9:18 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dwight Powell assists) | 46-34 |
| 9:03 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Jaden Hardy defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Jaden Hardy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Dante Exum offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Jaden Hardy misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Chimezie Metu misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Goodwin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | +1 | Jordan Goodwin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-35 |
| 8:00 | | +1 | Jordan Goodwin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-36 |
| 7:52 | | Dante Exum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:50 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-37 |
| 7:47 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-38 |
| 7:30 | | Dante Exum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Dereck Lively II assists) | 49-38 |
| 7:21 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:05 | | Jordan Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Drew Eubanks offensive foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Drew Eubanks turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Drew Eubanks steals) | ||
| 6:43 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-39 |
| 6:43 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-40 |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point cutting layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 51-40 |
| 6:20 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:19 | | Dante Exum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Dante Exum shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:01 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-41 |
| 6:01 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-42 |
| 5:40 | | Dante Exum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:32 | | Dante Exum personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-43 |
| 5:32 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-44 |
| 5:18 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving layup | 53-44 |
| 4:58 | | Grayson Allen turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:43 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +3 | Dante Exum makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 56-44 |
| 3:51 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Mavericks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Drew Eubanks personal foul (Loose ball) (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Luka Doncic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Devin Booker misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:48 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:42 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:42 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-44 |
| 2:42 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-44 |
| 2:30 | | Dwight Powell shooting foul (Chimezie Metu draws the foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | Chimezie Metu misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:30 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | +1 | Chimezie Metu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-45 |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 60-45 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 60-47 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Dwight Powell makes two point bank hook shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 62-47 |
| 1:30 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 62-50 |
| 1:18 | | Kevin Durant blocks Derrick Jones Jr.'s two point cutting dunk | ||
| 1:16 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point running layup (Devin Booker assists) | 62-52 |
| 0:59 | | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 62-54 |
| 0:36 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point tip dunk | 64-54 |
| 0:14 | | Chimezie Metu misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 64-56 |
| 11:15 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 67-56 |
| 10:56 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point running layup | 69-56 |
| 10:32 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | Dereck Lively II kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 69-59 |
| 9:59 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 71-59 |
| 9:51 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point pullup jump shot | 71-62 |
| 9:31 | | Dante Exum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:29 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:29 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving bank jump shot | 73-62 |
| 8:48 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:48 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-63 |
| 8:38 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 73-66 |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup | 75-66 |
| 8:00 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 75-69 |
| 7:43 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:43 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 75-71 |
| 7:36 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 77-71 |
| 7:00 | | Devin Booker offensive foul (Charge) (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Devin Booker turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Luka Doncic blocks Chimezie Metu's two point hook shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Jump ball. Chimezie Metu vs. Derrick Jones Jr. (Grayson Allen gains possession) | ||
| 6:23 | | Grant Williams blocks Chimezie Metu's two point layup | ||
| 6:22 | | Chimezie Metu misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:22 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Dante Exum shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-72 |
| 5:59 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:57 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point cutting dunk (Eric Gordon assists) | 77-74 |
| 5:23 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-74 |
| 5:23 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-74 |
| 5:03 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 79-77 |
| 4:50 | | A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:33 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 82-77 |
| 4:19 | | Dereck Lively II shooting foul (Chimezie Metu draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Chimezie Metu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 82-78 |
| 4:19 | | +1 | Chimezie Metu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 82-79 |
| 4:10 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Devin Booker misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point tip layup | 82-81 |
| 3:41 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 3:38 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point running pullup jump shot | 82-84 |
| 3:37 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:26 | | Dereck Lively II offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 3:26 | | Dereck Lively II turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 3:05 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Seth Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:54 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | Dereck Lively II misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:52 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 82-87 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 84-87 |
| 2:00 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Grant Williams blocks Jordan Goodwin's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists) | 84-89 |
| 1:37 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-89 |
| 1:37 | | Grant Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:35 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | Grant Williams technical foul (Double) | ||
| 1:25 | | Devin Booker technical foul (Double) | ||
| 1:25 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:25 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-90 |
| 1:10 | | Grant Williams offensive foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:10 | | Grant Williams turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | Luka Doncic blocks Jordan Goodwin's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 88-90 |
| 0:30 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving floating jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 88-92 |
| 0:07 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaden Hardy assists) | 91-92 |
| 0:01 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 91-94 |
| 11:22 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 91-95 |
| 11:06 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 91-96 |
| 11:06 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 91-97 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Dante Exum makes two point pullup jump shot | 93-97 |
| 10:27 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point running pullup jump shot | 96-97 |
| 10:02 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 96-100 |
| 9:50 | | Chimezie Metu personal foul (Dante Exum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 98-100 |
| 9:24 | | Dereck Lively II kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point alley-oop dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 98-102 |
| 9:10 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point pullup jump shot | 101-102 |
| 9:07 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:54 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Derrick Jones Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:46 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Dereck Lively II draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 102-102 |
| 8:46 | | +1 | Dereck Lively II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-102 |
| 8:25 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:08 | | +3 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists) | 106-102 |
| 7:55 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Dereck Lively II defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Dante Exum turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving floating jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 106-104 |
| 7:17 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Luka Doncic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Dante Exum turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 7:01 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:49 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-104 |
| 6:39 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 108-104 |
| 6:24 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 6:19 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Chimezie Metu steals) | ||
| 6:13 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Dereck Lively II offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point tip dunk | 110-104 |
| 5:39 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 110-106 |
| 5:17 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Derrick Jones Jr. assists) | 113-106 |
| 5:16 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:07 | | Grayson Allen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:58 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 115-106 |
| 4:31 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving layup | 115-108 |
| 4:12 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 115-110 |
| 3:56 | | Grayson Allen personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-110 |
| 3:56 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 117-110 |
| 3:39 | | Eric Gordon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point reverse dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 119-110 |
| 3:04 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 119-112 |
| 2:09 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 121-112 |
| 2:00 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:43 | | Eric Gordon shooting foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:43 | | +1 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-112 |
| 1:43 | | Derrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:41 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:32 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point running dunk | 124-112 |
| 1:32 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point layup (Grayson Allen assists) | 124-114 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 126-114 |
| 0:49 | | Luka Doncic blocks Eric Gordon's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 128-114 |
| 0:29 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:18 | | Josh Okogie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:16 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | A.J. Lawson defensive 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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A.J. Lawson defensive rebound | 0:10 |
|
Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | 0:13 |
|
Josh Okogie offensive rebound | 0:16 |
|
Josh Okogie misses two point driving layup | 0:18 |
|
Suns 60 second timeout | 0:29 |
| |
+ 2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 0:29 |
|
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | 0:45 |
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Luka Doncic blocks Eric Gordon's three point jump shot | 0:49 |
| |
+ 2 | Dereck Lively II makes two point driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 1:01 |
| |
+ 2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point layup (Grayson Allen assists) | 1:22 |
|
Suns 60 second timeout | 1:32 |
| Team Stats | |
|
|---|---|---|
| Points | 128 | 114 |
| Field Goals | 45-84 (53.6%) | 40-90 (44.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 16-44 (36.4%) | 14-41 (34.1%) |
| Free Throws | 22-30 (73.3%) | 20-25 (80.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 45 | 57 |
| Offensive | 8 | 14 |
| Defensive | 30 | 33 |
| Team | 7 | 10 |
| Assists | 28 | 28 |
| Steals | 7 | 5 |
| Blocks | 6 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 15 |
| Fouls | 20 | 21 |
| Technicals | 1 | 1 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 50 | 6 | 15 | 15/25 | 8/16 | 12/12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +16 | 89 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9/18 | 3/8 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +15 | 29 |
| D. Lively II | 20 | 10 | 1 | 8/9 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | +18 | 31 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6/14 | 3/9 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +10 | 29 |
| D. Exum | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +14 | 19 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 50 | 6 | 15 | 15/25 | 8/16 | 12/12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +16 | 89 |
| D. Jones Jr. | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9/18 | 3/8 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +15 | 29 |
| D. Lively II | 20 | 10 | 1 | 8/9 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | +18 | 31 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6/14 | 3/9 | 3/3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +10 | 29 |
| D. Exum | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +14 | 19 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Powell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 9 |
| G. Williams | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| J. Hardy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| S. Curry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 1 |
| A. Lawson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| O. Prosper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Morris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Irving | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Holmes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Kleber | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Dennis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 128 | 38 | 28 | 45/84 | 16/44 | 22/30 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 30 | +70 | 224 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Allen | 32 | 4 | 4 | 12/22 | 8/17 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 43 |
| D. Booker | 20 | 3 | 10 | 6/14 | 1/4 | 7/10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -18 | 42 |
| K. Durant | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4/11 | 1/3 | 7/7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 33 |
| E. Gordon | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6/12 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 19 |
| D. Eubanks | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -14 | 9 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Allen | 32 | 4 | 4 | 12/22 | 8/17 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 43 |
| D. Booker | 20 | 3 | 10 | 6/14 | 1/4 | 7/10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -18 | 42 |
| K. Durant | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4/11 | 1/3 | 7/7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 33 |
| E. Gordon | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6/12 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 19 |
| D. Eubanks | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -14 | 9 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Metu | 23 | 19 | 2 | 9/18 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 44 |
| U. Azubuike | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| J. Goodwin | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| J. Okogie | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 8 |
| N. Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| B. Beal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Nurkic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y. Watanabe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Bates-Diop | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Bol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Maledon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 114 | 47 | 28 | 40/90 | 14/41 | 20/25 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 33 | -70 | 209 |
