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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mavericks | 24 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 100 |
 Suns | 37 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 121 |
DALTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 38-8843.2% | 10-3330.3% | 14-2070.0% | 38 | 28 | 9 |
| PHX | 44-8154.3% | 19-3455.9% | 14-1687.5% | 44 | 35 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns121| 37 | 21 | 7-12 | 5-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +9.5 | |||||
| 36 | 18 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | +17 | +8.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −4.0 | |||||
| 33 | 35 | 12-19 | 6-10, Ties his career high | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +11.1 | |||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −2.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 18 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 24 | 17 | 5-12 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0 | −1 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.8 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.4 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 121 | 44-8154.3% | 19-3455.9% | 44 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 14-1687.5% | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 37 points on 13 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Richaun Holmes and Dragan Bender (coach’s decision).
Dallas Mavericks100| 34 | 15 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −15 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | 5-16 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −11.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | −21 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +1.1 | |||||
| 28 | 13 | 6-19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −19 | −3.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.3 | ||||
| 18 | 16 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +6.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.7 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 100 | 38-8843.2% | 10-3330.3% | 38 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 14-2070.0% | 10 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Salah Mejri (coach’s decision).
Suns121Mavericks100ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Devin Booker scored 35 points (19 in the fourth quarter), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 121-100 in the season opener for both teams at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
The Suns led by as many as 21, pulling away with a 25-8 run in the fourth quarter.
Trevor Ariza had 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Deandre Ayton added 18 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists on 8 for 11 shooting in his NBA debut. Booker scored 19 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter. Booker and Ayton set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Mavericks, Dwight Powell scored 16 points on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench. DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Luka Dončić had 10 points and 8 rebounds but shot 5 for 16 in his NBA debut.
The Suns shot 54.3% from the field and 55.9% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 43.2% and 30.3%. The Mavericks outscored the Suns 54-36 in the paint. The Suns outscored the Mavericks 22-8 in 5 minutes with Ariza, Anderson, Booker, Jackson and Ayton on the floor together.
Phoenix SunsDallas MavericksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
107 points from the field on 81 shots: 22.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-22 | 59.1% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-10 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-15 | 46.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 17-28 | 60.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 45 | 15 | 6-10 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 4 | 8 | 2-2 | +7 |
| Luka Dončić | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 7 | 2-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 27 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 13 | 4-6 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Jordan | 32 | 4 | 2-2 |
| Dwight Powell | 16 | 2 | 1-2 |
| Wesley Matthews | 4 | 4 | 2-2 |
| Luka Dončić | 4 | 5 | 2-2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 6 | 3-5 |
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DAL
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Booker 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Ayton 5 AST)
Q4 5:14
17.7%
73→91
Matthews 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Smith Jr. 4 AST)
Q4 4:27
14.1%
93→79
Booker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Ayton 6 AST)
Q4 3:32
13.2%
82→95
Jackson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Ayton 4 AST)
Q4 9:32
12.9%
82→95
Barea 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 9:20
12.9%
95→82
