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Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks

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8-1, 3-1 Away
Final
114 - 113

5-4, 4-3 Home

Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw with 0.8 seconds left to lift Suns past Mavs, 114-113

Jason Kidd sounds off on Mavs after loss to Suns

Kevin Durant scored 26 points, and Nurkic had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Suns improved to 8-1 for the first time since 2009-10. Two of the victories have been over defending Western Conference champion Dallas.

Nurkic had put the Suns ahead with 31 seconds remaining with a dunk on a putback from a miss Durant. Daniel Gafford got Dallas even at 113 on an alley-oop dunk from Luka Doncic, who had 30 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.

Royce O'Neale missed a runner in the lane in the final seconds, but Nurkic grabbed the rebound and was bumped by several Dallas defenders on a missed shot as the buzzer sounded. Gafford fouled out on the play.

Doncic was short on a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer.

O'Neale scored 18 points for Phoenix, and Devin Booker had 13 points and 12 assists.

Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, and Naji Marshall had 18 for Dallas.

Takeaways Suns: O'Neale was a big boost off the bench, with Phoenix reserves outscoring the Dallas bench 28-9 after a 23-9 edge in the first meeting.

Mavericks: Gafford's foul trouble came with frontcourt partner Dereck Lively II out because of a sprained shoulder. Dwight Powell was forced to play a season-high 25 minutes and had five fouls.

Key moment Nurkic's decisive rebound came after the only miss from O’Neale, who was 7 of 8.

Key stat Phoenix didn't have a huge edge in offensive rebounds at 11-8, but six of them came in the fourth quarter. Nurkic had all three of his in the fourth.

Up next The Suns are home against Sacramento on Sunday. The Mavericks are at Denver on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

PHX leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 113
4th 0.0 Mavericks offensive team rebound 114 - 113
4th 0.1 Luka Doncic misses 37-foot three point jumper 114 - 113
4th 0.1 Grayson Allen enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic 114 - 113

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHX https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL
43-86 FG 41-80
50.0 Field Goal % 51.2
15-39 3PT 11-33
38.5 Three Point % 33.3
13-18 FT 20-22
72.2 Free Throw % 90.9
37 Rebounds 39
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
26 Defensive Rebounds 31
26 Assists 18
6 Steals 5
2 Blocks 1
8 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
8 Fast Break Points 22
48 Points in Paint 58
18 Fouls 22
14 Largest Lead 6
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Davis, PF Day-To-Day Jul 8
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, F Day-To-Day Jul 3
Kyrie Irving, PG Out Jul 3
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Richards, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Devin Booker, SG Day-To-Day Jun 24

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,277 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7
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