DALLAS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 22 of his 46 points in a decisive third quarter and the Phoenix Suns matched their longest winning streak of the season with seven victories, beating the Dallas Mavericks 132-109 on Wednesday.
Kevin Durant had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first of a seven-game road trip for the Suns, their longest of the season. Phoenix turned a 16-point second-quarter deficit into a 22-point lead after outscoring Dallas 43-20 in the third quarter.
Kyrie Irving did not play for the Mavs, who have lost four of five, after suffering a right thumb injury early in the loss to Boston a couple of nights ago. It was the 22nd time in 44 games that Dallas has played without one or two of its stars.
Luka Doncic finished with 34 points, eight rebounds and nine assists without his All-Star teammate, but he didn’t have much help as the Suns got 20 points from Bradley Beal and 15 from Grayson Allen.
Phoenix’s scoring resurgence to start the second half began with Booker’s free throw to tie the game at 58 after Doncic was charged with one of the game’s technical fouls for complaining to the referees on the way to the locker room. after the first half bell.
2024-01-25 05:21:27
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