Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
28
37
65
3109
3354
26
9
35
74
28
38
36
33
92
38
10
48
4
17
2
13
17
98
4
47
13
28
1620
68
4
115
114
99
1010
04
1014
01
55
01
35
2423
6060
105
23
22
2117
68
3
812
810
100
108
42
150
10
34
10
41
2229
6060
4
1
25
16
6
38
11
11
100
10
0
10
0
5
0
3
24
60
7
3
43
20
8
40
5
4
80
10
4
14
1
5
1
5
23
60
10
2
20
21
6
29
8
8
100
10
4
14
1
3
1
4
22
60
5
3
60
17
8
47
12
10
83
8
2
10
0
4
0
1
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Harrison
Barnes
Harrison Barnes
True
36
5
16
31
0
1
0
13
14
93
3
4
7
1
0
0
1
1
23
-8
none
Wesley
Matthews
Wesley Matthews
True
34
1
6
17
1
4
25
4
4
100
3
4
7
3
1
0
1
5
7
-15
none
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
True
33
1
8
12
0
3
0
1
1
100
0
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
3
-16
none
Dirk
Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
True
30
10
14
71
1
2
50
2
3
67
1
10
11
2
0
0
1
2
23
14
double
Yogi
Ferrell
Yogi Ferrell
True
27
3
7
43
1
3
33
6
6
100
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
13
-6
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
22
3
8
38
3
7
43
5
6
83
0
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
14
-1
none
J.J.
Barea
J.J. Barea
False
15
2
9
22
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
0
0
3
0
5
15
none
Salah
Mejri
Salah Mejri
False
15
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
6
7
0
0
2
1
1
2
-3
none
Dorian
Finney-Smith
Dorian Finney-Smith
False
13
2
3
67
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
0
1
0
6
13
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
9
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
-3
none
A.J.
Hammons
A.J. Hammons
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nicolás
Brussino
Nicolás Brussino
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
13
March
2017
Monday
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Raptors
Toronto
False
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
22
44
66
3477
3478
21
6
29
83
38
46
20
18
90
35
5
40
7
18
5
11
24
100
4
72
20
28
2020
99
5
53
52
98
108
02
110
22
63
02
34
2520
6060
65
22
34
2021
812
40
102
92
90
107
11
118
31
63
21
23
2728
6060
7
2
29
20
9
45
5
5
100
10
0
10
2
6
0
3
25
60
2
0
0
20
9
45
3
2
67
8
2
10
2
3
2
4
20
60
6
2
33
20
8
40
10
9
90
10
1
11
3
6
2
2
27
60
5
2
40
21
12
57
2
2
100
7
1
8
1
3
1
3
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
34
12
20
60
2
5
40
10
10
100
1
4
5
2
0
0
1
2
36
15
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
True
33
6
12
50
0
0
0
4
5
80
3
6
9
1
0
1
0
5
16
6
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
30
4
16
25
1
5
20
3
3
100
0
2
2
6
1
1
4
3
12
16
none
Derrick
Jones
Derrick Jones
True
26
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
1
0
0
1
4
2
-5
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
23
2
4
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
8
8
1
0
3
1
5
5
2
none
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
False
28
4
11
36
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
1
1
0
1
8
-3
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
26
5
7
71
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
1
1
2
10
2
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
21
2
5
40
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
7
-11
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
15
2
5
40
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
4
-12
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
12
March
2017
Sunday
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix
Trail Blazers
Portland
True
Dallas were expected to win this game easily , but Phoenix had other ideas . There were 14 ties and 16 lead changes in total , with neither team leading by more than seven points . Devin Booker played hero , as he scored the Suns final eight points , including a game - winning jumper at the buzzer to seal things . Scoring in the paint was key , with the Suns winning that battle , 38 - 20 . Phoenix took care of business on defense too , holding Dallas to 38 percent shooting . Booker not only hit the game - winner , he scored a game - high 36 points to add to his five rebounds . T.J. Warren finished second on the team , amassing 16 points and eight rebounds . Dirk Nowitzki was Dallas ' best player , as he totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds on 10 - of - 14 shooting . Harrison Barnes also scored 23 points , but did it on just 5 - of - 16 shooting . The Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks , 100 - 98 , at American Airlines Center on Saturday . Dallas needed this game much more than Phoenix , but Devin Booker and the Suns played spoiler late . In fact , Booker scored the final eight points for Phoenix , as he hit a game - winning jumper at the buzzer to seal the win . There were 14 ties and 16 lead changes in total , with neither team leading by more than seven points . Defense was key for the Suns , as they held the Mavericks to 38 percent shooting , while Phoenix shot 47 percent on their end . Scoring in the paint was a huge factor as well , with the Suns winning that battle , 38 - 20 . The Suns ( 22 - 44 ) have now won four of their last six games , as they continue to disappoint playoff contenders . Booker was the star , as he scored a game - high 36 points , including that game - winner . He did that damage on 12 - of - 20 shooting , while also bringing down five rebounds . T.J. Warren finished second on the team , totaling 16 points and eight rebounds . Eric Bledsoe accumulated 12 points , two rebounds and six assists . Tyler Ulis and Alan Williams came off the bench to combine for 18 points , eight rebounds , six assists , two steals and three blocks . On deck for Phoenix is a home matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday . The Mavericks ( 28 - 37 ) needed this game to stay within one game of the eight - seed in the west , but they allowed a 22 - win Phoenix team to play major spoiler . Dirk Nowitzki did all he could for Dallas , as he amassed 23 points and 11 rebounds on 10 - of - 14 shooting . Harrison Barnes shot just 5 - of - 16 from the field , but matched Nowitzki 's 23 points , adding seven rebounds to his tally . Devin Harris was the only bench player in double figures , tallying 14 points , three rebounds and two assists . The Mavericks will return to action on Monday in a road matchup against the Toronto Raptors .
Dallas were expected to win this game easily, but Phoenix had other ideas. There were 14 ties and 16 lead changes in total, with neither team leading by more than seven points. Devin Booker played hero, as he scored the Suns final eight points, including a game - winning jumper at the buzzer to seal things. Scoring in the paint was key, with the Suns winning that battle, 38 - 20. Phoenix took care of business on defense too, holding Dallas to 38 percent shooting. Booker not only hit the game - winner, he scored a game - high 36 points to add to his five rebounds. T.J. Warren finished second on the team, amassing 16 points and eight rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki was Dallas' best player, as he totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds on 10 - of - 14 shooting. Harrison Barnes also scored 23 points, but did it on just 5 - of - 16 shooting.
Dallas were expected to win this game easily, but Phoenix had other ideas. There were 14 ties and 16 lead changes in total, with neither team leading by more than seven points. Devin Booker played hero, as he scored the Suns final eight points, including a game - winning jumper at the buzzer to seal things. Scoring in the paint was key, with the Suns winning that battle, 38 - 20. Phoenix took care of business on defense too, holding Dallas to 38 percent shooting. Booker not only hit the game - winner, he scored a game - high 36 points to add to his five rebounds. T.J. Warren finished second on the team, amassing 16 points and eight rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki was Dallas' best player, as he totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds on 10 - of - 14 shooting. Harrison Barnes also scored 23 points, but did it on just 5 - of - 16 shooting. The Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 100 - 98, at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Dallas needed this game much more than Phoenix, but Devin Booker and the Suns played spoiler late. In fact, Booker scored the final eight points for Phoenix, as he hit a game - winning jumper at the buzzer to seal the win. There were 14 ties and 16 lead changes in total, with neither team leading by more than seven points. Defense was key for the Suns, as they held the Mavericks to 38 percent shooting, while Phoenix shot 47 percent on their end. Scoring in the paint was a huge factor as well, with the Suns winning that battle, 38 - 20. The Suns (22 - 44) have now won four of their last six games, as they continue to disappoint playoff contenders. Booker was the star, as he scored a game - high 36 points, including that game - winner. He did that damage on 12 - of - 20 shooting, while also bringing down five rebounds. T.J. Warren finished second on the team, totaling 16 points and eight rebounds. Eric Bledsoe accumulated 12 points, two rebounds and six assists. Tyler Ulis and Alan Williams came off the bench to combine for 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and three blocks. On deck for Phoenix is a home matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. The Mavericks (28 - 37) needed this game to stay within one game of the eight - seed in the west, but they allowed a 22 - win Phoenix team to play major spoiler. Dirk Nowitzki did all he could for Dallas, as he amassed 23 points and 11 rebounds on 10 - of - 14 shooting. Harrison Barnes shot just 5 - of - 16 from the field, but matched Nowitzki's 23 points, adding seven rebounds to his tally. Devin Harris was the only bench player in double figures, tallying 14 points, three rebounds and two assists. The Mavericks will return to action on Monday in a road matchup against the Toronto Raptors.
<GAME> <DATE> 11 March 2017 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> American Airlines Center <CITY> Dallas <HOME> <TEAM> Mavericks <CITY> Dallas <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 98 <WINS-LOSSES> 28 37 <QTRS> 24 23 22 29 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 28 <TEAM-FT> 33 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 13 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Air Canada Centre <NEXT-CITY> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 100 <WINS-LOSSES> 22 44 <QTRS> 25 20 27 28 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 12 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Trail Blazers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Dirk Nowitzki <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 23 <FG> 10 14 71 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 11 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Harrison Barnes <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 23 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 13 14 93 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 14 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Yogi Ferrell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 13 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorian Finney-Smith <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Barea <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Seth Curry <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Powell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Salah Mejri <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolás Brussino <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> A. J. Hammons <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 36 <FG> 12 20 60 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 10 10 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 16 25 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Leandro Barbosa <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Jones <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ronnie Price <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none