Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns

Dec 25, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	36	28	27	37	128
PHX	24	30	38	22	114

Game Recap

Luka Doncic puts up 50 points, six rebounds, 15 assists, four steals and three blocks with eight 3PM as the Mavericks defeat the Suns, 128-114. Derrick Jones Jr. (23 points) and Dereck Lively II (20 points, 10 rebounds) combine for 43 points in the victory. Grayson Allen tallied a season-high 32 points and eight 3PM for the Suns, while Devin Booker added 20 points and 10 assists in the losing effort. The Mavericks improve to 18-12 on the season, while the Suns fall to 14-15.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Tim Hardaway Jr.SF	38	6-14	3-9	3-3	7	2	1	0	1	4	+10	18
55Derrick Jones Jr.PF	35	9-18	3-8	2-4	3	1	1	0	0	3	+15	23
2Dereck Lively IIC	31	8-9	0-0	4-9	10	1	0	0	1	3	+18	20
0Dante ExumSG	33	3-7	1-4	0-0	4	5	1	0	3	3	+14	7
77Luka DoncicPG	43	15-25	8-16	12-12	6	15	4	3	4	2	+16	50
3Grant Williams	26	1-3	0-2	1-2	3	1	0	3	2	4	-4	3
1Jaden Hardy	12	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+4	3
9A.J. Lawson	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
7Dwight Powell	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	-6	4
30Seth Curry	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
18Olivier-Maxence Prosper	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Richaun Holmes	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Markieff Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	45-8453.6%	16-4436.4%	22-3073.3%	38	28	7	6	11	20	-	128

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Eric GordonSF	36	6-12	2-7	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	3	-17	14
35Kevin DurantPF	42	4-11	1-3	7-7	8	7	0	1	6	2	-5	16
14Drew EubanksC	17	1-3	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	0	1	3	-14	2
8Grayson AllenSG	39	12-22	8-17	0-0	4	4	1	0	2	4	-5	32
1Devin BookerPG	40	6-14	1-4	7-10	3	10	1	1	3	5	-18	20
2Josh Okogie	12	0-5	0-3	1-2	2	2	1	0	0	2	-7	1
4Chimezie Metu	33	9-18	2-6	3-4	19	2	1	0	3	1	-3	23
25Nassir Little	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0
27Udoka Azubuike	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	4
0Jordan Goodwin	10	0-3	0-1	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	+3	2
21Keita Bates-Diop	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
38Saben Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Yuta Watanabe	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-9044.4%	14-4134.1%	20-2580.0%	47	28	5	2	15	21	-	114

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALPHX

(11:54) Jump Ball D. Eubanks vs. D. Lively II: Tip to D. Booker
(11:35) MISS G. Allen 3PT
(11:31) L. Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:19) D. Lively II DUNK (2 PTS) (L. Doncic 1 AST)
20
(10:59) MISS E. Gordon 25' 3PT
(10:57) L. Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:48) MISS L. Doncic 27' step back 3PT
(10:44) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:26) MISS K. Durant driving reverse Layup
(10:23) D. Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) E. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jones Jr. 2 FT)
(10:20) MISS D. Jones Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:20) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:20) D. Jones Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
30
(10:09) MISS D. Eubanks cutting DUNK
(10:07) D. Lively II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:56) D. Lively II 6' turnaround Hook (4 PTS) (L. Doncic 2 AST)
50
(9:48) MISS G. Allen 3PT
(9:46) D. Exum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:43) MISS T. Hardaway Jr. 25' running 3PT
(9:38) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:31) K. Durant 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
53
(9:19) L. Doncic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:11) D. Jones Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:07) MISS G. Allen 3PT
(9:03) D. Exum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:51) D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Lively II 2 FT)
(8:51) MISS D. Lively II Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:51) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (8:51) D. Lively II Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
63
+2 (8:41) K. Durant 13' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
65
+2 (8:29) L. Doncic driving Layup (2 PTS)
85
+2 (8:19) D. Booker 16' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
87
+2 (8:06) L. Doncic 14' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (T. Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
107
(7:51) K. Durant bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:35) D. Eubanks shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Doncic 2 FT)
+1 (7:35) L. Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
117
+1 (7:35) L. Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
127
(7:13) MISS G. Allen 7' turnaround Shot
(7:12) G. Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:09) D. Eubanks reverse Layup (2 PTS) (G. Allen 1 AST)
129
(6:57) MISS G. Williams 24' 3PT
(6:53) E. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:49) E. Gordon running Layup (2 PTS)
1211
(6:42) E. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Hardaway Jr. 3 FT)
(6:42) PHX Timeout
+1 (6:42) T. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
1311
+1 (6:42) T. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
1411
+1 (6:42) T. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
1511
(6:17) MISS J. Okogie 18' pullup Shot
(6:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(6:16) PHX shot clock Team TURNOVER
(6:01) G. Williams bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:45) MISS D. Booker driving Layup - blocked
(5:45) G. Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:43) T. Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:39) T. Hardaway Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:39) J. Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
(5:35) K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:35) L. Doncic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:29) L. Doncic 29' 3PT running (9 PTS) (D. Exum 1 AST)
1811
(5:19) G. Williams personal FOUL (1 PF)
(5:07) MISS D. Booker 17' pullup Shot
(5:05) L. Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:57) MISS D. Jones Jr. driving Layup - blocked
(4:57) D. Booker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:54) D. Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (4:52) L. Doncic 34' 3PT (12 PTS) (G. Williams 1 AST)
2111
(4:52) PHX Timeout
(4:32) K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(4:32) D. Exum STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:28) D. Jones Jr. running DUNK (3 PTS) (D. Exum 2 AST)
2311
+2 (4:17) C. Metu cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
2313
(4:03) MISS J. Hardy 24' 3PT
(4:01) C. Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:51) MISS D. Booker 18' pullup bank Shot
(3:47) C. Metu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:46) G. Allen 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. Metu 1 AST)
2316
+2 (3:28) D. Exum driving DUNK (2 PTS) (L. Doncic 3 AST)
2516
(3:09) MISS J. Okogie 25' 3PT
(3:05) J. Hardy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:52) MISS D. Exum 3PT
(2:49) C. Metu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (2:46) G. Allen 27' 3PT running pullup (6 PTS)
2519
(2:44) DAL Timeout
+3 (2:33) L. Doncic 28' 3PT step back (15 PTS)
2819
(2:16) MISS D. Booker 26' 3PT
(2:13) D. Lively II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:54) D. Lively II DUNK (7 PTS)
3019
(1:54) N. Little shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Lively II 1 FT)
+1 (1:54) D. Lively II Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
3119
(1:41) D. Lively II shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Okogie 2 FT)
(1:41) MISS J. Okogie Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:41) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:41) J. Okogie Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3120
(1:27) MISS D. Lively II turnaround Hook
(1:25) J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:16) E. Gordon 7' driving bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3122
(1:08) J. Okogie personal FOUL (1 PF) (Doncic 2 FT)
+1 (1:08) L. Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
3222
+1 (1:08) L. Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
3322
(0:58) MISS J. Okogie 3PT
(0:55) D. Lively II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:43) MISS A. Lawson 3PT
(0:40) C. Metu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:25) C. Metu reverse Layup (4 PTS) (J. Okogie 1 AST)
3324
+3 (0:05) J. Hardy 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Doncic 4 AST)
3624
(0:00) MISS J. Okogie 26' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

PHX

128Points114

45-84(53.6%)Field Goal(%)40-90(44.4%)

16-44(36.4%)3-Point(%)14-41(34.1%)

22-30(73.3%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

38(8)Rebounds(Offensive)47(14)

28Assists28

7Steals5

6Blocks2

11Turnovers15

20Fouls21

50Pts In The Paint46

12Fast Break Pts20

22Pts Off Turnovers9

10Bench Pts30

15Largest Lead6

Game Details

Monday, December 25, 2023 · 10:30 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: ESPN