Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns Match Player Stats On Apr 09, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Apr 9, 2017

PHOENIX -- T.J. Warren and Devin Booker scored 21 points each and the Phoenix Suns closed out the home portion of their schedule with a 124-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

Warren made all eight of his shots from the floor and added seven rebounds in 29 minutes.

Tyler Ulis added 20 points and 10 assists, Derrick Jones Jr. scored 15 points and Alex Len had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns (24-57), who have back-to-back wins after a franchise-record-tying 13-game losing streak.

Phoenix hadn't won two straight since winning three in a row from March 2 to March 5.

Yogi Ferrell and Dwight Powell each scored 21 points for Dallas, which lost its fourth straight. Jarrod Uthoff had 12 points, and Dirk Nowitzki and Nicolas Brussino scored 11 each for the Mavericks (32-48).

The Suns shot 55 percent for the game and were on target from the opening tip, making 13 of 20 in a 40-point first quarter.

Warren led the way, making all five of his shots from the floor for 11 points. His 3-pointer with one second left gave the Suns their biggest lead at 40-29 at the quarter.

Marquese Chriss had nine points for Phoenix, which shot 65 percent from the field and had assists on eight of 13 baskets in the first quarter.

Down 48-34 with 10 minutes left in the half, the Mavericks answered with a 22-7 run and regained the lead at 56-55 on a Nowitzki 12-foot jumper with 4:55 left. Nowitzki had 11 points in the first half to lead Dallas.

The Suns regained the lead with eight straight points and Booker had 11 of his 17 points in the final 4:41 of the half. His two free throws with 4.4 seconds left gave Phoenix a 68-65 lead at the half.

Phoenix pulled away with a 14-1 run midway through the third quarter, with a jumper from Dragan Bender pushing the lead to 96-79 with 3:25 to go. Two Ulis free throws with 1.7 seconds left gave the Suns 104 points, their most after three quarters all season, and a 104-85 lead.

NOTES: Dallas F Harrison Barnes missed his first game of the season, sitting out to rest. ... Dallas F Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 points on Sunday to give him 1,443 career points against the Suns, passing Hakeem Olajuwon (1,438) for the fifth-most points by a Suns opponent. The top four are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2,558), Karl Malone (1,933), Kobe Bryant (1,664) and Elvin Hayes (1,527). ... Suns G Devin Booker has 2,764 points, passing Bryant (2,755) for the most points scored before turning 21 years old in NBA history. Booker trails only LeBron James (4,649), Kevin Durant (3,495) and Carmelo Anthony (3,283). ... Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said G Seth Curry (left shoulder) is likely done for the year. "He's not too serious at this point, but there's no point in him trying to play."