Dallas Mavericks 98, Phoenix Suns 89 — Recap

December 27, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Dallas Mavericks 98, Phoenix Suns 89. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DAL 28-25 PHX; Q2 DAL 27-14 PHX; Q3 DAL 17-25 PHX; Q4 DAL 26-25 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 35 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Kyrie Irving (DAL) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-21 shooting; Daniel Gafford (DAL) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-11 shooting; Maxi Kleber (DAL) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-7 shooting; Royce O'Neale (PHX) 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

35 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM · 11-19 FG

Scoring · DAL

Kyrie Irving

20 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 6-21 FG

Scoring · DAL

Daniel Gafford

16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG

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	28	27	17	26		98
PHX	25	14	25	25		89

🧮 How They Scored

DALPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.2%Effective FG%48.7%

16.0%Turnover %13.3%

20.6%Offensive rebound %27.9%

0.191Free-throw rate0.234

Box Score

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kyrie Irving G	40	20	4	5	1	—	5	6-21	5-10	3-3	+12
Klay Thompson G	32	11	6	5	1	1	1	4-9	1-6	2-2	+17
Daniel Gafford F	29	16	5	1	—	2	1	7-11	—	2-2	+8
Quentin Grimes G	29	8	5	1	—	—	2	3-9	2-5	—	-10
Maxi Kleber F	26	15	7	2	1	—	—	5-7	1-2	4-4	+4
P.J. Washington F	20	7	3	2	—	—	4	2-5	2-4	1-2	+10
Naji Marshall F	19	4	3	2	—	—	1	2-3	—	—	+10
Dwight Powell F-C	15	—	4	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	-3
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	6	2	1	—	1	—	—	1-2	0-1	—	-1
Jaden Hardy G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-2

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	38	35	3	—	—	—	1	11-19	3-4	10-12	-3
Bradley Beal G	38	11	3	4	2	1	4	5-18	1-5	—	-13
Royce O'Neale F	30	14	5	4	2	2	2	5-11	4-9	—	-11
Tyus Jones G	24	3	2	6	—	1	2	1-5	1-4	—	-11
Josh Okogie G	22	8	4	1	2	1	—	3-8	2-5	—	—
Ryan Dunn F	21	5	5	1	3	1	—	2-8	1-5	—	-6
Mason Plumlee F-C	18	4	9	2	—	—	—	1-2	—	2-4	—
Oso Ighodaro F	16	4	3	1	1	—	—	2-2	—	0-2	+3
Jusuf Nurkic C	14	3	5	2	1	1	4	1-4	1-1	—	-10

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kyrie Irving	Bench	40	20	44.8	30.3	+14.0	4.4
Daniel Gafford	Bench	29	16	67.3	22.0	+14.3	12.3
Maxi Kleber	Bench	26	15	85.6	15.3	+11.2	25.1
Klay Thompson	Bench	32	11	55.7	16.4	+27.9	14.7
Quentin Grimes	Bench	29	8	44.4	16.9	-16.0	6.2
P.J. Washington	Bench	20	7	59.5	22.2	+27.3	0.8
Naji Marshall	Bench	19	4	66.7	9.1	+27.0	10.3
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	6	2	50.0	15.4	-9.1	15.0
Dwight Powell	Bench	15	—	0.0	0.0	-0.9	8.7
Brandon Williams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaden Hardy	Bench	1	—	0.0	50.0	-100.0	-33.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	38	35	72.1	28.1	-6.8	20.0
Royce O'Neale	Bench	30	14	63.6	18.3	-20.5	14.9
Bradley Beal	Bench	38	11	30.6	25.6	-17.6	-0.4
Josh Okogie	Bench	22	8	50.0	16.7	0.0	11.6
Ryan Dunn	Bench	21	5	31.3	15.7	-14.3	8.9
Mason Plumlee	Bench	18	4	53.2	10.0	0.0	10.9
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	16	4	69.4	8.1	+14.9	11.3
Tyus Jones	Bench	24	3	30.0	12.5	-20.6	5.3
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	14	3	37.5	26.7	-40.0	1.1