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Dallas Mavericks (25-24, 7th in Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (25-24, 6th in Western Conference)
Phoenix; Thursday, 10:00 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Dallas will face the Phoenix Suns after Luka Doncic scored 41 points in the Mavericks’ 127-126 loss to the Washington Wizards.
The Suns are 19-13 against Western Conference opponents. Phoenix has 11.8 offensive rebounds per game, led by DeAndre Ayton, who averages 2.8, making him fourth in the Western Conference.
The Mavericks are 18-11 in the Western Conference. Dallas is the worst team in the Western Conference with 9.6 fast breaks per game.
The teams are meeting for the third time this season. The Mavericks won his last matchup on December 6, 130-111, with Doncic scoring his 33 points.
Top performer: Damion Lee averaged 1.8 3-pointers per game for the Suns, scoring 9.3 points and shooting 48.4%. Michal Bridges has averaged 16.6 points while shooting 43.3% over his last 10 games for Phoenix.
Doncic is averaging 33.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.5 steals for the Mavericks. Spencer Dinwiddie has averaged 16.7 points and 5 assists in his last 10 games for Dallas.
Last 10 games: Suns: 5-5, averaging 110.7 points, 46.0 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 6.1 steals, 4.6 blocks, 44.8% field goal percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 113.8 points per game.
Mavericks: 3-7, shooting 48.8% from the field, averaging 115.9 points, 37.2 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 4.5 steals, 3.7 blocks per game. Opponents average 120.0 points.
Injuries: Suns: Cameron Payne: Out (leg), Devin Booker: Out (groin), Landry Shamet: Out (leg), DeAndre Ayton: Out (ill).
Mavericks: Maxi Kleber: out (hamstring), Christian Wood: out (thumb).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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