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Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw with 0.8 seconds left to lift Suns past Mavs, 114-113
DALLAS (AP) Jusuf Nurkic made the second of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left after getting fouled on an offensive rebound, lifting the Phoenix Suns to a 114-113 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Kevin Durant scored 26 points, and Nurkic had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Suns improved to 8-1 for the first time since 2009-10. Two of the victories have been over defending Western Conference champion Dallas.
Nurkic had put the Suns ahead with 31 seconds remaining with a dunk on a putback from a miss Durant. Daniel Gafford got Dallas even at 113 on an alley-oop dunk from Luka Doncic, who had 30 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
Royce O'Neale missed a runner in the lane in the final seconds, but Nurkic grabbed the rebound and was bumped by several Dallas defenders on a missed shot as the buzzer sounded. Gafford fouled out on the play.
Doncic was short on a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer.
O'Neale scored 18 points for Phoenix, and Devin Booker had 13 points and 12 assists.
Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, and Naji Marshall had 18 for Dallas.
Suns: O'Neale was a big boost off the bench, with Phoenix reserves outscoring the Dallas bench 28-9 after a 23-9 edge in the first meeting.
Mavericks: Gafford's foul trouble came with frontcourt partner Dereck Lively II out because of a sprained shoulder. Dwight Powell was forced to play a season-high 25 minutes and had five fouls.
Nurkic's decisive rebound came after the only miss from O’Neale, who was 7 of 8.
Phoenix didn't have a huge edge in offensive rebounds at 11-8, but six of them came in the fourth quarter. Nurkic had all three of his in the fourth.
The Suns are home against Sacramento on Sunday. The Mavericks are at Denver on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Daniel Gafford (Klay Thompson gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Daniel Gafford misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point putback layup | 0-2 |
| 11:22 |  | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:51 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:32 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Naji Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 10:06 | | Devin Booker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point running layup (Devin Booker assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:41 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | Kyrie Irving misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:41 | | Mavericks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 9:19 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:07 | | Daniel Gafford offensive foul (Off the ball) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | Daniel Gafford turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:56 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 8-6 |
| 8:40 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 8:37 | | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point running finger roll layup | 8-8 |
| 8:10 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +3 | Kyrie Irving makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 8-11 |
| 7:31 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 11-11 |
| 7:21 | | Naji Marshall offensive foul (Off the ball) (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | Naji Marshall turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-11 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 6:51 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 15-11 |
| 6:20 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-12 |
| 6:20 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-13 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point turnaround jump shot | 17-13 |
| 5:43 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:41 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Kyrie Irving steals) | ||
| 5:29 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point running jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 17-16 |
| 5:10 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 17-18 |
| 4:44 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 20-18 |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point driving layup | 20-20 |
| 3:28 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 23-20 |
| 3:04 | | Tyus Jones shooting foul (Kyrie Irving draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 3:04 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Kyrie Irving makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-22 |
| 2:45 | | Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Kyrie Irving steals) | ||
| 2:41 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Dwight Powell personal foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving layup | 25-22 |
| 2:13 | | Kevin Durant blocks Naji Marshall's three point jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point running jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 28-22 |
| 1:51 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 31-22 |
| 1:39 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:25 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Quentin Grimes personal foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 33-22 |
| 0:58 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-23 |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-24 |
| 0:36 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:34 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 0:08 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 36-24 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating jump shot | 36-26 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 38-26 |
| 11:21 | | Luka Doncic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 40-26 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point cutting layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 40-28 |
| 10:54 | | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-29 |
| 10:29 | | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point running dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 40-31 |
| 9:56 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Klay Thompson offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | Klay Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Grayson Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:17 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-31 |
| 9:02 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:58 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Bradley Beal misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Klay Thompson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Devin Booker misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Grayson Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point running layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 41-33 |
| 8:20 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-34 |
| 8:10 | | Daniel Gafford kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:02 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 44-34 |
| 7:46 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point stepback jump shot | 44-37 |
| 7:36 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 46-37 |
| 7:10 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Josh Okogie turnover (lost ball) (Kyrie Irving steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | Mavericks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 48-37 |
| 5:31 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Kyrie Irving assists) | 48-40 |
| 5:19 | | Dwight Powell shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-40 |
| 5:19 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-40 |
| 5:03 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 52-40 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Kyrie Irving makes two point pullup jump shot | 52-42 |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point driving floating jump shot | 54-42 |
| 4:10 | | Kyrie Irving misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Kyrie Irving offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point floating jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 54-44 |
| 3:44 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Kyrie Irving misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:03 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 57-44 |
| 2:53 | | Naji Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | Daniel Gafford personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Dwight Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 57-46 |
| 2:37 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:37 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 57-47 |
| 2:17 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:16 |