Dallas Mavericks 128, Phoenix Suns 114 — Recap

December 25, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 128, Phoenix Suns 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 36-24 PHX; Q2 DAL 28-30 PHX; Q3 DAL 27-38 PHX; Q4 DAL 37-22 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (DAL) 50 points, 6 rebounds, 15 assists, 8 threes on 15-of-25 shooting; Grayson Allen (PHX) 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Derrick Jones Jr. (DAL) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Dereck Lively II (DAL) 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists on 8-of-9 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Luka Doncic

50 PTS, 6 REB, 15 AST, 8 3PM · 15-25 FG

Scoring · PHX

Grayson Allen

32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 8 3PM · 12-22 FG

Scoring · DAL

Derrick Jones Jr.

23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 9-18 FG

Season highs

Luka Doncic · Season-high 50 pointsGrayson Allen · Season-high 32 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DAL	36	28	27	37		128
PHX	24	30	38	22		114

🧮 How They Scored

DALPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

63.1%Effective FG%50.0%

10.2%Turnover %13.2%

28.6%Offensive rebound %21.1%

0.357Free-throw rate0.300

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Doncic F-G	44	50	6	15	4	3	4	15-25	8-16	12-12	+16
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	38	18	7	2	1	—	1	6-14	3-9	3-3	+10
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	35	23	3	1	1	—	—	9-18	3-8	2-4	+15
Dante Exum G	33	7	4	5	1	—	3	3-7	1-4	—	+14
Dereck Lively II C	32	20	10	1	—	—	1	8-9	—	4-9	+18
Grant Williams F	27	3	3	1	—	3	2	1-3	0-2	1-2	-4
Jaden Hardy G	13	3	2	1	—	—	—	1-4	1-3	—	+4
Dwight Powell F-C	7	4	1	2	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	-6
Seth Curry G	6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+4
AJ Lawson G	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	-1

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	43	16	8	7	—	1	6	4-11	1-3	7-7	-5
Devin Booker G	40	20	3	10	1	1	3	6-14	1-4	7-10	-18
Grayson Allen G	39	32	4	4	1	—	2	12-22	8-17	—	-5
Eric Gordon G	37	14	1	2	—	—	—	6-12	2-7	—	-17
Drew Eubanks F	17	2	7	—	1	—	1	1-3	—	—	-14
Josh Okogie G	12	1	2	2	1	—	—	0-5	0-3	1-2	-7
Jordan Goodwin G	11	2	3	1	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	2-2	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Dallas MavericksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Bench	44	50	82.6	34.7	+18.4	31.2
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	35	23	58.2	23.5	+19.2	8.4
Dereck Lively II	Bench	32	20	77.2	18.7	+24.6	14.5
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	38	18	58.7	18.0	+12.3	9.1
Dante Exum	Bench	33	7	50.0	13.2	+17.0	4.5
Dwight Powell	Bench	7	4	100.0	12.5	-32.4	13.2
Grant Williams	Bench	27	3	38.7	10.2	-2.6	-0.4
Jaden Hardy	Bench	13	3	37.5	14.8	+21.1	4.0
Seth Curry	Bench	6	—	0.0	0.0	+30.8	2.2
AJ Lawson	Bench	5	—	0.0	16.7	-8.3	-4.2
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Grayson Allen	Bench	39	32	72.7	24.0	-7.2	13.9
Devin Booker	Bench	40	20	54.3	21.6	-21.6	8.7
Kevin Durant	Bench	43	16	56.8	18.7	-5.5	7.8
Eric Gordon	Bench	37	14	58.3	14.1	-19.0	4.7
Drew Eubanks	Bench	17	2	33.3	8.7	-34.5	5.6
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	11	2	25.8	14.3	+15.0	2.8
Josh Okogie	Bench	12	1	8.5	17.1	-28.3	-5.2