Suns vs Mavericks

Bombing away from deep and stepping up their defensive intensity, the Dallas Mavericks stunned the Phoenix Suns in back-to-back games to tie up their ...

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The top seed Phoenix Suns beat the No. 4 Dallas Mavericks at home, 110-80, taking a 3-2 lead in the Western conference semifinals.

The Suns outscored the Mavericks, 26-20, in the second quarter. The Suns are on a 10-2 run that tied since the 7:24 mark. Phoenix's Devin Booker is off to a solid shooting performance with the current game-high 12 points (5-of-7 and 2-2 FTs) points. Booker leads all scorers with 24 points, and has scored eight in the third. The Suns and Mavericks' respective All-Stars Devin Booker and Luka Doncic tied the game-high 28 points each. That was capped off by Devin Booker's left slot area 3-point shot after Mikal Bridges got a steal from an pass toward Luka Doncic inside the right wing, then the Mavericks called a timeout. The Suns have had major contributions from their bench, which has outscored the Mavericks' second unit 25-15. There were three lead changes late in the second quarter after the Suns took their first lead of the game at 42-40 with 3:33 left to play before the break. Phoenix had seven of their nine total steals in the thid Dorian Finney-Smith met Booker in mid-air and clobbered him, and Booker was slow to get up. The Suns are a 6.5-point favorite in the game against the Mavericks on Tuesday, according to Tipico Sportsbook. As the Suns led Dallas, 68-50, Booker drove down the left lane past Mavericks' sixth man Maxi Kleber and went up for a layup.

The Mavericks vs. Suns in Game 5 will be a battle despite odds having the Suns as 5.5-point favorites. We have predictions and player prop bets for Tuesday.

NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. Must be 21+. AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY only. However, this game would profile as a similar game to Game 1 where Doncic is uber-aggressive to ease the burden from his role-playing teammates. 21+. New customers only. Paul to hit 3+ is +550, but he has not topped that number since Game 1 against the Pelicans, so tread lightly there. In terms of a prediction for this game, the odds clearly expect the Suns to win. 21+. New customers only. Conventional wisdom says that this would swing back in favor of Phoenix in Game 5. Moreover, the Mavericks only scored 18 field goals from inside the three-point line. New customers only. As stated above, the Mavericks are just firing three-pointers at an incredible rate.

The Mavericks had 12 turnovers in the third quarter, and the Suns took full advantage.

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Raheem Palmer previews how to bet the pivotal Game 5 matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.

Should this series go to Game 7, I’d never want to bet against the team with the best player. While the Suns do have a math problem, they can score efficiently enough to overcome that at home. You have to blow out the Suns in order to beat them because they are by far the best clutch team (33-9) in the league. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle, but it’s hard to imagine CP3 having seven turnovers or fouling out in a Game 5 at home. Things took a dramatic turn when the series shifted to Dallas and the Suns defense completely fell off a cliff. I’ve never believed this Suns team had another gear to reach from their regular season form as they’re not scoring from the spots on the floor that analytically sound teams often target. The Suns win with their ability to remain balanced and out-execute their opponents. Booker has been dominant against this Mavericks team throughout this seasons and his career, but he’s taken a slight step back the past two games with 10 turnovers despite scoring efficiently. In Game 3, Paul took nine total shots, scored 12 points and had more turnovers (seven) than assists (four). Then he struggled to stay on the floor in Game 4 where he fouled out midway through the fourth quarter and played just 23 minutes due to foul trouble. Although Doncic had just 26 points on 9-of-25 shooting in Game 4, he still dished out 11 assists with the Suns selling out to slow him down. While the Doncic got going in Game 1, it left his teammates out of rhythm and shouldering such a huge scoring load often leaves him gassed by the fourth quarter. In Game 4, Doncic defended as the screener 18 times, according to Second Spectrum, and he was rarely caught defending Paul or Booker one-on-one.

The Phoenix Suns have watched their 2-0 series lead over the Dallas Mavericks flip to a 2-2 tie in the Western Conference semifinals matchup.

“Just accepting it, not just out there being physical, out of character. Just accepting second efforts from your opponent and embracing it and trying to outplay them at the same time. Series is tied, it’s back to 0-0 to be honest. “I got to get back to Game 1, period,” Ayton told reporters following shootaround on Tuesday. “I’ve been feeling like that, just got to get back to Game 1 and accept hard. He also had a block over 33 minutes. Phoenix still holds homecourt advantage but must come out of Tuesday’s battle with a victory to continue that trend.

Get a recap of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns basketball game.

... F Dorian Finney-Smith was called for a flagrant 1 after a hard foul on Booker in the third quarter. ... Williams dropped backup G Cameron Payne from the playing rotation after two ineffective games in Dallas. ... The Suns hosted a sellout crowd for a 32nd consecutive game. The Mavericks led for a majority of the first half before Booker's baseline jam tied it at 40-all with 3:47 before halftime. He missed a big chunk of the first half after picking up two quick fouls. Biyombo played 21 solid minutes for the Suns, adding seven points and six rebounds. Phoenix's Bismack Biyombo and Dallas' Marquese Chriss were both ejected in the final seconds after exchanging words. Booker scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. “In the last two games, our pace was very good. Mavs coach Jason Kidd called for a timeout, but it did little to stop the onslaught. The Mavs shot just 38% from the field. The Suns took a hard-fought 49-46 lead into halftime. Phoenix opened up the second half on an 11-4 run, highlighted by Booker's two 3-pointers, for a 61-50 lead.

Mavs forward Marquese Chriss followed Suns center Bismack Biyombo through the tunnel after the pair were ejected late in Phoenix's Game 5 win on Tuesday ...

But when we looked at some of the matchups and the energy that 'Biz' brings to the game ... we just felt like [his] energy would allow for us to make energy plays. Prior to the ejection, Biyombo was a valued contributor off the bench, with Phoenix outscoring Dallas by 20 in the 21 minutes he played. He was supposed to exit through the tunnel on the opposite side of the court, leading to the visitors locker room. "I get the competitiveness of the game, but we're just trying to win the game," Suns coach Monty Williams said after the game. We just want to win the game and that's it. Biyombo turned around to approach Chriss, and Chriss pushed his arm away.

BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns look to clinch the series over the Dallas Mavericks in game six of the Western Conference second round. The Suns defeated the ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns look to clinch the series over the Dallas Mavericks in game six of the Western Conference second round. Devin Booker led the Suns with 28 points, and Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 28 points. The Suns are 39-13 in conference play. The Suns defeated the Mavericks 110-80 in the last meeting. Dallas Mavericks (52-30, fourth in the Western Conference) Phoenix Suns (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs.

The No. 1 seed Phoenix Suns and No. 4 seed Dallas Mavericks face off on Thursday in Dallas in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs series.

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The Mavericks had 12 turnovers in the third quarter, and the Suns took full advantage.

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