The Mavericks recorded 17 3-pointers against the Suns, their 26th game with 15-or-more 3-pointers this season but fall to Phoenix, 132-109.
Luka Dončić on how the Mavs defense: “I don’t know, we just got to be more physical – that’s it. I think when we play physical 48 minutes it’s hard to beat us. We got to play physically without fouling.”
Luka Dončić on how the Mavs defense: “I don’t know, we just got to be more physical – that’s it. I think when we play physical 48 minutes it’s hard to beat us. We got to play physically without fouling.”
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00:05 Wednesday night, Devin Booker helped the Suns redeem themselves from a Christmas
00:09 Day loss, taking down the Mavericks 132 to 109.
00:13 Booker led the Suns with 46 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
00:18 A double technical foul on Kevin Durant and Grant Williams set the tone for
00:22 a physical game between these two teams.
00:24 Although the Mavs initially held the lead,
00:26 they dwindled on both sides of the ball going into the second half.
00:29 Booker continued to knock down outside shots and
00:31 help the Suns outscore Dallas by 24 points.
00:34 Luka Doncic and Jason Kidd both agreed that Dallas is their best when they can
00:38 play 48 minutes of physical basketball, and that just didn't happen tonight.
00:42 >> I think we just, we play very physical, I think the first, what about 18, 17,
00:48 18 minutes, but then just our physicality went down, and that's when we struggle.
00:54 We gotta be physical the whole game.
00:56 >> After two consecutive losses here in American Airlines Center,
00:59 the Dallas Mavericks look to bounce back on the road against the Atlanta Hawks.
01:04 For all things Dallas Mavericks, make sure to tune into Spectrum Cable,
01:07 Channel 15, every Wednesday and Thursday night.
01:09 I'm Liz Marquez with D210 Sports, and you've just been credentialed.
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