Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks – Preview, Tips and Odds

NBA

Phoenix Suns

Final

129:109

Dallas Mavericks

Highlights and Stats

Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semi-final series between Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks will be held at the Footprint Center tonight, beginning at 10:00 PM EDT. The Suns are 1-0 up, winning the opener on home floor a couple of days ago.

Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 05-02-2022

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Phoenix Suns	35	34	27	25	121
Dallas Mavericks	25	31	23	35	114

The two teams last met on Monday, when Phoenix Suns recorded a 121-114 home win over Dallas Mavericks. Deandre Ayton was the winners’ main weapon on the floor, ending the game with 25 points, while also catching 8 boards. Luka Doncic had the leading role for the Dallas Mavericks, concluding the meeting with 45 pts, 8 assists and 12 boards, but obviously his exploits were not enough to secure the win. The balance across the last five clashes between the two franchises shows that Dallas Mavericks have been one of the Suns’ favorite opponents lately, as Phoenix won all of the previous 5 encounters. Those five games ended with an average of 216.2 pts.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Phoenix Suns Form

*Last 10 Phoenix Suns Games - 6:4

05-02-2022	04-28-2022	04-26-2022	04-24-2022	04-22-2022	04-19-2022	04-17-2022	04-10-2022	04-08-2022	04-06-2022
121:114vs Dallas Mavericks	109:115@ New Orleans Pelicans	112:97vs New Orleans Pelicans	118:103@ New Orleans Pelicans	111:114@ New Orleans Pelicans	114:125vs New Orleans Pelicans	110:99vs New Orleans Pelicans	109:116vs Sacramento Kings	105:111@ Utah Jazz	113:109@ Los Angeles Clippers

Deandre Ayton finished as the Suns’ top scorer in the series opener, pouring in 25 points. He also grabbed 8 boards, and the other two of Phoenix’ big 3 in the face of Devin Booker and Chris Paul who ended with 24 and 19 respectively. Phoenix Suns finished the game hitting 50.5% of their field goals, 100.0% FT and 39.3% for 3 pts. They lost 4 of their previous 10 outings, while triumphing 6 times in the process and at the moment are on W3 streak. The team was performing on a great level at the Footprint Center with 32-9 balance across the regular season. Game 3 of the series will move to Dallas and will be played on May 6th.

Phoenix Suns Averages this Season

• Points For
  114.80
• Points Against
  107.40
• Assits
  27.35
• Rebounds
  44.81
• Steals
  8.53
• Turnovers
  12.95
• Blocks
  4.38
• Points Difference
  7.40

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Phoenix Suns Standout Performer

• Devin Booker

  The franchise's best player during the playoffs has been Devin Booker. He is leading with 23.0 points, 4.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds per 32.7 minutes spent on the floor.

Phoenix Suns Missing Players

• Jalen Smith

  Groin

Dallas Mavericks Form

*Last 10 Dallas Mavericks Games - 7:3

05-02-2022	04-28-2022	04-25-2022	04-23-2022	04-21-2022	04-18-2022	04-16-2022	04-10-2022	04-08-2022	04-06-2022
121:114@ Phoenix Suns	96:98@ Utah Jazz	102:77vs Utah Jazz	100:99@ Utah Jazz	118:126@ Utah Jazz	110:104vs Utah Jazz	93:99vs Utah Jazz	130:120vs San Antonio Spurs	128:78vs Portland Trail Blazers	113:131@ Detroit Pistons

Luka Doncic was the leading scorer of the Dallas roster, dropping 45 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and delivering the final pass on 8 occasions. Thus he became the 1st player to reach at least 45/10 figures in a playoff game, since the late Kobe Brayant who did it back in 2001. With his latest outburst Doncic is now also only the 2nd player in NBA history to average over 30 points per game in the playoffs, along with no other than Michael Jordan. Dallas’ main problem in the loss to the Suns was that the young Slovenian alone outscored the other four Mavs starter who combined for a total of 39 on the night. Dallas as a whole shot a decent 47.1% field goals, did not excel but still hit 72.0% free throws and 41.0% from long range. The Mavs won 7 of their last 10 meetings, while losing 3 for the period and right now are on a L1 streak. The team went through the regular season with 23-18 balance when performing away from home.

Dallas Mavericks Averages This Season

• Points For
  108.00
• Points Against
  104.70
• Assits
  23.28
• Rebounds
  43.02
• Steals
  6.82
• Turnovers
  12.22
• Blocks
  3.91
• Points Difference
  3.30

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Dallas Mavericks Standout Performer

• Luka Doncic

  Luka Doncic has been the Dallas Mavericks main weapon this season, averaging 29.0 points, 5.7 assists and 10.7 rebounds for 36.3 minutes of playing time.

Dallas Mavericks Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Phoenix Suns	32	26	31	40	129
Dallas Mavericks	28	32	23	26	109

Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks

• Score

  129

  109

• Field Goals Made

  49

  36

• Field Goals Attempts

  76

  79

• 3 pts Made

  13

  17

• 3 pts Attempts

  25

  41

• Free Throws Made

  18

  20

• Free Throws Attempts

  21

  24

• Rebounds Total

  34

  25

• Rebounds Offence

  4

  7

• Rebounds Defence

  30

  18

• Assists

  28

  19

• Steals

  6

  7

• Blocks

  6

  1

• Turnovers

  17

  17

• Personal Fouls

  28

  26

Player Ratings

Phoenix Suns

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Mikal Bridges	39	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	1	2	3	6	2	0	0	1	11	+31
Chris Paul	36	11	16	68.8	1	2	50.0	5	5	100.0	0	6	6	8	1	0	3	2	28	+19
Devin Booker	36	11	19	57.9	5	8	62.5	3	3	100.0	1	3	4	4	0	1	2	4	30	+21
Jae Crowder	29	4	7	57.1	3	5	60.0	4	5	80.0	1	6	7	3	1	1	1	1	15	+15
Deandre Ayton	18	3	6	50.0	0	0	0	3	4	75.0	1	2	3	0	0	0	3	4	9	+12
Bismack Biyombo	18	4	4	100.0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	2	9	+12
Cameron Johnson	17	3	6	50.0	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	4	9	+19
Landry Shamet	15	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	+1
Cameron Payne	12	2	4	50.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	1	4	-10
JaVale McGee	10	3	3	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	3	2	5	6	-3
Ish Wainright	6	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	-10
Torrey Craig	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	-7

Dallas Mavericks

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Reggie Bullock	37	5	9	55.6	4	8	50.0	2	3	66.7	1	3	4	0	1	0	0	3	16	-24
Luka Doncic	36	13	22	59.1	5	10	50.0	4	5	80.0	1	4	5	7	1	0	7	2	35	-28
Spencer Dinwiddie	28	3	10	30.0	2	5	40.0	3	4	75.0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	11	+1
Maxi Kleber	28	3	6	50.0	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	1	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	9	+4
Jalen Brunson	28	3	12	25.0	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	1	4	5	2	1	0	3	4	9	-22
Dorian FinneSmith	20	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	2	-28
Davis Bertans	19	3	7	42.9	3	7	42.9	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	3	9	+7
Dwight Powell	13	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	-18
Josh Green	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	+4
Trey Burke	5	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	3	+1
Sterling Brown	5	1	3	33.3	0	2	0.0	1	1	100.0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	+1
Marquese Chriss	5	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	3	4	75.0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	+1
Frank Ntilikina	5	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	+1