Dallas Mavericks trounce the Phoenix Suns in a 106-91 show down
The game took place at the American Airlines Center where more than 20,000 basketball fans witnessed the Mavericks trail past the Phoenix Suns in a 106-91 win.
The game lasted for 2 hours and 20 minutes and none of the teams committed any technical fouls.
Scoring
The lead changed twice with the game also being tied twice.
Box Score
Players' stats
Phoenix Suns (12-13)
Hakim Warrick scored 15 points, Garon Darrick added 14 and Jason Richardson contributed 12 to the box score.
The team grabbed six rebounds.
Dallas Mavericks (21-5)
Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry added 18 points apiece, Carry Butler added 17 and Shawn Marion netted 15 baskets for the Mavericks.
The team grabbed seven rebounds.
Game Stats
The Suns grabbed 51 rebounds whereas the Mavericks had 54. The Suns captured 10 offensive rebounds and the Mavericks had 11. The Suns gave away 11 turnovers and the Mavericks gave away nine.
The Suns took nine fast break points and Dallas had 23. The Suns took the biggest lead with three points whereas the Mavericks stretched it to 24. The Suns had 44 points in the paint whereas the Mavericks topped at 48.
Highlights from the game
1st Quarter
Nowitzki missed a jump shot in the very beginning for the Mavericks. Frye grabbed a rebound for the Suns and warmed things up a bit in the rather dead game played by the Phoenix Suns.
The Mavericks grabbed a team rebound at 11:34 on the clock and Butler missed a jump shot for them a moment later.
Frye grabbed a rebound for the Suns and DeShawn Stevenson grabbed a rebound for the Mavericks.
The Phoenix Suns were leading the game by the end of the 1st quarter, 25-22.
2nd Quarter
Frye missed a jump shot to begin for the Suns and Jose Juan Barea grabbed a rebound and right after him Terry made a driving layup shot as Barea gave him an assist.
Dallas was in the lead after the 2nd quarter, 54-42.
3rd Quarter
Hill missed a jump shot at the start of the 3rd quarter for the Suns and Chandler grabbed a rebound for the Mavericks.
Kidd committed a personal foul at 5:30 and Frye committed a shooting foul for the Suns with 4:21 on the clock.
By the end of third quarter the Mavericks were leading 80-59.
4th Quarter
Terry made a jump shot and missed it as Clark blocked it for the Suns. Warrick grabbed a rebound for the Suns and Marion grabbed one for the Mavericks.
The Mavericks took the lead by 14 points and lowered the Suns to a 106-91 loss.
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