Phoenix Suns 125, Dallas Mavericks 116 — Recap

March 9, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 125, Dallas Mavericks 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 32-24 DAL; Q2 PHX 28-30 DAL; Q3 PHX 37-32 DAL; Q4 PHX 28-30 DAL.

Top performers (box score): Naji Marshall (DAL) 34 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Klay Thompson (DAL) 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists on 10-of-21 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Bradley Beal (PHX) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DAL

Naji Marshall

34 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 13-22 FG

Scoring · DAL

Klay Thompson

26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 8-20 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

24 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST · 10-21 FG

Season highs

Naji Marshall · Season-high 34 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
PHX	32	28	37	28		125
DAL	24	30	32	30		116

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.6%Effective FG%61.8%

11.2%Turnover %7.1%

14.8%Offensive rebound %11.9%

0.228Free-throw rate0.194

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	38	24	3	6	1	—	1	10-21	0-6	4-4	+8
Kevin Durant F	38	21	9	8	—	1	6	8-15	1-3	4-4	+11
Bradley Beal G	29	19	3	6	1	—	—	7-10	3-5	2-2	+7
Royce O'Neale F	29	6	8	3	1	—	—	2-4	2-4	—	+6
Grayson Allen G	23	17	1	4	—	2	1	6-10	3-6	2-2	+4
Tyus Jones G	23	2	2	4	—	—	—	1-4	0-2	—	+4
Mason Plumlee F-C	20	13	5	1	—	—	—	5-6	—	3-4	+11
Nick Richards C	19	14	9	—	—	1	2	6-7	—	2-2	-3
Collin Gillespie G	3	3	—	—	—	—	1	1-2	1-1	—	-4
Ryan Dunn F	2	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	-3

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Naji Marshall F	41	34	9	10	2	—	2	13-22	3-7	5-6	+5
Max Christie G	37	12	3	2	—	—	—	4-5	4-5	—	—
Klay Thompson G	32	26	5	4	1	—	2	8-20	5-14	5-5	-11
Brandon Williams G	24	13	5	5	3	—	—	5-10	1-3	2-2	-1
Dante Exum G	22	12	2	2	1	—	—	5-8	2-3	—	-14
Caleb Martin F	18	3	1	2	1	—	1	1-6	0-3	1-1	-10
Dwight Powell F-C	6	2	3	—	—	1	1	1-1	—	—	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	38	24	52.7	26.7	+7.0	8.9
Kevin Durant	Bench	38	21	62.6	27.4	+10.9	11.5
Bradley Beal	Bench	29	19	87.3	17.5	+9.8	15.5
Grayson Allen	Bench	23	17	78.1	22.2	+5.9	14.3
Nick Richards	Bench	19	14	88.8	25.0	-0.9	14.8
Mason Plumlee	Bench	20	13	83.8	16.3	+20.6	14.8
Royce O'Neale	Bench	29	6	75.0	6.1	+12.0	9.2
Collin Gillespie	Bench	3	3	75.0	50.0	-66.7	10.0
Tyus Jones	Bench	23	2	25.0	7.7	+13.3	4.4
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ryan Dunn	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-75.0	66.7
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Naji Marshall	Bench	41	34	69.0	29.5	+8.7	18.2
Klay Thompson	Bench	32	26	58.6	33.8	-18.4	11.7
Brandon Williams	Bench	24	13	59.7	21.2	+2.7	14.7
Dante Exum	Bench	22	12	75.0	18.2	-23.3	8.5
Max Christie	Bench	37	12	120.0	6.3	+4.6	6.9
Caleb Martin	Bench	18	3	23.3	19.4	-25.3	-1.6
Dwight Powell	Bench	6	2	100.0	14.3	-87.9	17.4
P.J. Washington	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaden Hardy	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0