Mavericks vs Suns

The Dallas Mavericks evened the Western conference semifinals, 2-2, from their 111-101 win over the Phoenix Suns at home on Sunday.

The Suns are having trouble defending dribble penetration and are getting caught behind screen The Suns floor general has four fouls, the first time he's had that many in a half during either this past regular season and this postseason. The Suns starting power forward reportedly told Suns coach Monty Williams he's OK to play. After Luka Doncic has led the Mavericks' 12-3 run since the 10:30 mark. Crowder grabbed his right ankle after he was defended by Doncic. Doncic has 7 points and has shot 3-of-4 FG. Paul tried to avoid his final foul call as he defended Mavericks point guard Jalen Brunson with his hands straight up in on a left block post move. That caused Brunson to fall on top of Paul, and both went down. - One question for the Suns after loss to the Mavericks in Game 3: What was that? The Suns are a 2.5-point favorite in the game against the Mavericks on Sunday, according to Tipico Sportsbook. Paul finished with a minimal five points (2-of-4 FG), seven assists, five rebounds, and two turnovers in 23 minutes. Devin Booker had a game-high 35 points and added seven assists with four rebounds.

The Dallas Mavericks are looking to complete a two-game home sweep to even up the Western Conference semifinals.

But the energy and the execution were better. The last player to do this being Russell Westbrook in the 2017 First Round. ... and it helps going forward that Phoenix star Chris Paul goes to the locker room with four fouls. If you're a Mavs fan, or even just a Doncic fan in general, you can vote for him now. The Mavs are 32-14 on the season (including playoffs) at the American Airlines Center and hope to build off a 103-94 victory in Game 3 on Friday night. And the AAC bid him a fond farewell ... I think that the energy was insane. He finishes with six fouls ... and five points. END OF FIRST: The Phoenix Suns have a clear game plan here at the AAC against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4: Don't just "hunt'' Luka Doncic. The Mavericks trail the series 2-1. FINAL - MAVS 111, SUNS 101: It was the Phoenix Suns' intention to brutalize Luka Doncic and his Dallas Mavericks into submission. DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks have a chance to even the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday afternoon at home.

The non-Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson Dallas Mavericks were a scorching 18 of 31 from three point range against the Suns. Though Finney-Smith had a very good ...

Doncic controlled elements of the game with his driving, between foul drawing and passing to corners. These two games in Dallas seem to have shook Phoenix from the calm, cool, and collected state they’ve lived in for most of the year. In Game 5, he’ll either hit 7 of 10 from three or won’t shoot any at all and he’ll dominate on the passing and driving. That lack of friendly whistle very much put the Suns off their game and the Mavericks took advantage. Frank Ntilikina connected on a big three at the of the quarter and the Mavericks led going into the fourth, up 87-78. Heck, even the French Prince got in the action with a momentum halting three to start the fourth. Davis Bertans had the kind of game we’d all been wondering about, hitting four three pointers to keep Dallas ahead with Doncic on the bench. Despite winning most of the non-Doncic minutes, Brunson and the bench lost a lot of momentum in the middle of the quarter and Phoenix cut the lead down to eight following a Dwight Powell technical foul. The Mavericks came out with ugly offense to start the second half while fouling a lot on defense and the Suns quickly cut the lead down. Davis Bertans and Spencer Dinwiddie helped grind the light up to 17 points before a pair of Jae Crowder threes cut the Dallas lead back down to 11. Luka got fouled a ton down the stretch, including drawing Chris Paul’s fourth foul, and his free throws helped carry Dallas to a 68-56 halftime lead. The Dallas Mavericks tied the Western Conference Semifinals 2-2, following a 111-101 win in Game 4 over the Phoenix Suns Sunday afternoon.

C Deandre Ayton; G Devin Booker; G Chris Paul. Dallas Mavericks: F Reggie Bullock; F Dorian Finney-Smith; C Dwight Powell; G Jalen Brunson; G Luka Doncic ...

- F Jae Crowder Phoenix has yet to lose two straight games so far in the postseason and will look to keep that trend going on Sunday. The Mavericks brought the series to 2-1 on Friday after winning Game 3, 103-94.

After looking outclassed through two games, the Mavericks have tied their series with the Suns at 2-2.

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Doncic was wow'd by his teammates, who have made major adjustments in Dallas' back-to-back wins to shut Chris Paul down.

It will be tough in their environment, but it is something we have to lock in and do.” We were able to stay on the same page. It marked only the fourth time Paul has fouled out in his playoff career. Doncic was wowed by his teammates, who have made major adjustments in Dallas' back-to-back wins and shutting Chris Paul down. The 111-101 Game 4 win marked Luka Doncic's 20th career playoff game, and through those games, he's scored 655 points. Those two guys, they don’t complain about how many shots they get.

The Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns face off on Tuesday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series.

Warriors vs. Mavs vs. Celtics vs. Warriors vs. Mavs vs. Celtics vs. - 76ers vs. - 76ers vs. Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. NBA Championship He is only averaging 16 points in the series even though he put up a total of 47 points in Games 1 and 2 combined." In Game 4, he dropped 35 points on 10/22 shooting from the field and 12/13 from the free-throw line.

DALLAS — Jason Kidd explained the pain Dallas needed to endure in Game 4 to replicate success from Friday's triumph over the Phoenix Suns.

The 68 points they allowed to that point are the most the Suns have surrendered in an opening half so far in the playoffs. While it’s awesome to root hard for your team, we can all probably agree it’s despicable to harass someone’s family, regardless of the person’s lot in life. Over the first two games of the series in Phoenix, Paul racked up 47 points to go with 11 rebounds while turning the ball over four times and committed five fouls. Finney-Smith, Maxi Kleber and Jason Terry are the only Mavs to connect on eight 3-pointers or more in a game. The Mavericks also finished with 20 3-pointers exactly 11 years ago to the day when they swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 West semifinals. Early in the game, the Mavericks roasted the Suns with center Deandre Ayton in drop coverage. The Mavericks, along with American Airlines Center, swiftly removed the fan from today’s game.” In all, the Mavericks have hit 20 3-pointers or more in four postseason outings. Doncic in the paint creates space for him to facilitate, while allowing Brunson to attack downhill. Dallas owns an all-time series record of 7-7 when it’s tied through four games in a best-of-seven series, while the Suns are 8-9 under those same conditions. The four fouls in the first half register as the most Paul has ever been whistled for in the NBA, and his disqualification marked the first time since 2018 that he fouled out of a postseason contest. As we’ve mentioned before, Phoenix hunted Doncic mercilessly over the first two games of the series.

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Reggie Bullock hit the first and Brunson the second for a 105-95 lead with 2:52 remaining. “Wanna fine players for saying stuff to the fans but the fans can put they hands on our families,” Paul wrote before adding an expletive. The Mavericks, along with American Airlines Center, swiftly removed the fan from today’s game.” And then as a team, we’ve got take ownership as far as guarding the ball so we don’t have to help as much.” “I saw he was going for the rebound and I was surprised,” Doncic said. “Everybody’s got to take ownership, and it starts with me,” Williams said. It’s the playoffs for a reason.” Dallas matched its 20 3s (20 of 44) from a Mother's Day rout of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011, a win that completed a four-game sweep in the second round on the way to the championship. Top-seeded Phoenix lost consecutive games for the first time in the playoffs. The fifth foul was upheld on review. “I’ve got to look back at it,” Paul said. Williams had taken Paul out after his third at the 1:52 mark.

While the Suns fight to get back to what worked early on in the series, here's a look at what went wrong on the road in Dallas:

As a team, the Suns posted 17 turnovers in back-to-back outings for the second time this season. The only other time Phoenix turned the ball over at least 17 times in back-to-back games was during a pair of regular games last December against the Washington Wizards (19) and the Chicago Bulls (17). While Phoenix looks to get back to what worked early on in the series, here’s a look back at what went wrong on the road:

It didn't take long for the tone to shift from the games in Phoenix to Game 3 of the second round series between the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns.

Booker tries passing back to Jae Crowder, only for Finney-Smith to get a finger tip on the ball which sent him over the scorer’s table to save. The Mavericks applied pressure on Paul or whoever else brought the ball up the floor. Chris Paul uncharacteristically coughed up the ball seven times in Game 3 and the Suns as a whole had 17 turnovers, well above their average. But he participated, crashing to the post on rotations to backup Maxi Kleber and being active away from the ball. “The big thing is these guys are playing hard, they’re playing extremely hard and it’s great to see. He checked both Jae Crowder and Devin Booker around half-court even before he hit the deck to fight for the loose ball against DeAndre Ayton. He didn’t turn into a stopper by any means, and still found himself in a few sticky situations against ball handlers.

The Dallas Mavericks play against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center The Dallas Mavericks are spending $62300269 per win while the Phoenix Suns are ...

– Dorian Finney-Smith used to be told to only take 3s if it was late in the shot clock. From defending the 3-point line better to a couple of rotation tweaks, the Suns have adjustments to make after that ugly Dallas trip. I know griping about refs is a time-honored privilege for fans everywhere, but through four games of the West semis, the Mavericks and Suns both have made 63 free throws. Pretty good finish to the post practice shooting competition. Doncic tossed a fourth ball to one of the rebounders, who put it into play, disqualifying that group. “I’m only focused on what’s happening on the floor,” Kidd said. Cam Johnson said the incident with Chris Paul yesterday was frustrating. @ @ @ @

The Mavericks know there isn't a ton of room for error against a Suns team that recorded 64 wins in the regular season, and had already put together two ...

That's a far cry from his first few years in the league where defenders sagged off him, daring him to take a shot from behind the arc. Because of his improved shooting, Finney-Smith is making opponents pay for leaving him unattended in the corners -- something he wasn't capable of a few years ago. When asked after Game 3 if he still thinks about those days where it was common to see him go 1 for 5 or 0 for 6 from deep, Finney-Smith smiled, laughed and said "No, I don't think about that no more." In the Game 4 win on Sunday, his eight made 3s became a new career high for the undrafted product. Finney-Smith's development as a spot-up shooter has been paramount to the Mavericks' success this season, and more importantly in the last two games of this series. Fifty of those 3s have come without a defender within six feet of him, and he's knocking them down at a 48 percent clip. The Phoenix Suns had just cut a 10-point, fourth-quarter lead down to six after a made floater from Mikal Bridges with a little over seven minutes left in Game 4 on Sunday. Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd called for a timeout with his team dangerously close to surrendering a lead it had at one point built up to 17 points in the first half. 3PA/G 3PM/G If you've watched the Mavericks since Finney-Smith has been on the team, then you know how significant his improvement has been, specifically his 3-point shooting. 3PA/G "I can remember early in my career [Rick] Carlisle telling me 'don't shoot 3s unless it's late in the shot clock,'" Finney-Smith told reporters after the game.

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Phoenix Suns 111-101 in Game 4 of their Western Conference Semifinals series on Sunday to even this series up at 2-2.

Not every call the referees make is going to go in your favor and this is something Phoenix needs to realize very quickly. You have to move on to the next play and we didn’t. Being a 64-win team this year and finishing with the best record in the league, the Suns are more than capable of turning things around though. The biggest difference right now in favor of the Mavs is that their secondary talent is playing much better on the offensive-end of the floor. “We all have to turn the page,” Suns head coach Monty Williams said after the loss. - Here's What Devin Booker Said After The Suns Lost Game 4: Devin Booker met with the media after the Phoenix Suns lost to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4.CLICK HERE. - Here's What Luka Doncic Said After Game 4: Luka Doncic met with the media after the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon in Texas.CLICK HERE. Heading into Game 5, expect to see the Suns let their game speak for themselves and it would not be a surprise to see them come out with a level of intensity Dallas has not seen yet in this series. Chris Paul has not played as well as he should have in the last two games and being able to go back home, the Suns should be ready to go for Game 5 on Tuesday. Offensively and defensively, the Dallas Mavericks have a nice flow to their game right now and they currently own all of the momentum in this series heading back to Phoenix. After losing by a combined 27 points in the first two games of this series, the Dallas Mavericks have outscored the Phoenix Suns by 19 points the last two games to even up this series at 2-2. The Mavericks beat the Suns 111-101 in Game 4 of their Western Conference Semifinals series on Sunday and now, this series that Phoenix was running away with early on has suddenly turned into a “Best-of-3” scenario.