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Booker and Durant help Suns hold off injury-depleted Mavs 125-116

AP
Mar 09, 2025

DALLAS (AP) Devin Booker scored 24 points, Kevin Durant had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 125-116 on Sunday.

Bradley Beal scored 19 points and Grayson Allen added 17 as the Suns pulled within 1 1/2 games of Dallas for the 10th seed in the Western Conference, the final spot in the play-in tournament.

Naji Marshall had a career high for the second consecutive game with 34 points for the Mavericks, the defending West champs who were down to seven healthy players by the end of the game.

Dallas big men Kessler Edwards and Dwight Powell went to the locker room after their heads collided chasing a loose ball late in the third quarter. Guard Brandon Williams was later ruled out with left hamstring tightness.

Edwards returned with a bandage over his left eye, but Powell didn't come back after walking to the bench with a bleeding forehead, getting treated briefly and leaving the court.

Suns: Rim protection is a big issue for the vertically challenged Mavs. And Mason Plumlee had three consecutive dunks in the first half, then back-to-back alley-oop slams after the break. The 6-foot-10 Plumlee finished with 13 points.

Mavericks: Dallas matched its longest losing streak of the season at five games and dropped below .500 for the first time since mid-November. The Mavs have lost all three games since star guard Kyrie Irving’s season-ending knee injury.

Booker hit a jumper that started a 19-2 run for Phoenix bridging the first and second quarters that put the Suns in front for good. Phoenix turned a 22-18 deficit into a 37-34 lead.

The Suns shot 58% from the field.

Both teams finish a back-to-back Monday. The Suns visit Memphis, and the Mavericks play the first of consecutive games in San Antonio.

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1st Quarter
PHO
Suns
32
DAL
Mavericks
24

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Bol Bol vs. Kessler Edwards (Nick Richards gains possession)
11:47		Nick Richards offensive foul (Off the ball) (Kessler Edwards draws the foul)
11:47		Nick Richards turnover (offensive foul)
11:33		Brandon Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:30		Bradley Beal defensive rebound
11:25		Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Williams steals)
11:23	+2	Brandon Williams makes two point running dunk	0-2
11:11		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Klay Thompson steals)
11:06		Brandon Williams misses three point running jump shot
11:04		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
10:53		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
10:49		Kessler Edwards defensive rebound
10:35		Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot
10:33		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Nick Richards makes two point layup (Kevin Durant assists)	2-2
10:12		Kessler Edwards misses two point cutting layup
10:08		Bol Bol defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Bol Bol makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists)	4-2
9:41		Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot
9:38		Nick Richards defensive rebound
9:26		Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot
9:22		Klay Thompson defensive rebound
9:11		Naji Marshall misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:09		Nick Richards defensive rebound
9:03		Max Christie personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
8:53		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
8:50		Brandon Williams defensive rebound
8:44	+3	Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	4-5
8:31	+2	Bol Bol makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	6-5
8:18	+2	Brandon Williams makes two point stepback jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	6-7
8:03	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot	9-7
7:43	+2	Klay Thompson makes two point driving layup	9-9
7:20		Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Williams steals)
7:12	+3	Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Williams assists)	9-12
6:50	+2	Nick Richards makes two point dunk (Devin Booker assists)	11-12
6:37		Nick Richards shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul)
6:37		Mavericks 60 second timeout
6:37	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-13
6:37		Kevin Durant technical foul
6:37		Naji Marshall misses technical free throw 1 of 1
6:37		Suns defensive rebound
6:37	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-14
6:13		Kevin Durant turnover (back court violation)
5:59	+3	Kessler Edwards makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	11-17
5:43		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
5:41		Brandon Williams defensive rebound
5:36		Naji Marshall misses three point running jump shot
5:33		Bol Bol defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists)	13-17
4:57	+2	Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving floating jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	13-19
4:44	+3	Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	16-19
4:23		Naji Marshall misses two point driving layup
4:21		Bradley Beal defensive rebound
4:15	+2	Bradley Beal makes two point driving layup	18-19
4:06	+3	Brandon Williams makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	18-22
3:46	+2	Devin Booker makes two point stepback jump shot	20-22
3:31		Kessler Edwards misses two point layup
3:28		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
3:20		Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot
3:17		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
3:07		Kessler Edwards misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:04		Devin Booker defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot	22-22
2:39		Naji Marshall turnover (lost ball) (Bradley Beal steals)
2:36		Devin Booker misses three point running pullup jump shot
2:34		Bol Bol offensive rebound
2:34		Bol Bol misses two point tip layup
2:34		Bol Bol offensive rebound
2:32	+2	Bol Bol makes two point tip layup	24-22
2:32		Mavericks 60 second timeout
2:24	+2	Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving floating jump shot	24-24
2:07		Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot
2:05		Mason Plumlee offensive rebound
1:58	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	26-24
1:47		Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot
1:45		Caleb Martin offensive rebound
1:31		Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation)
1:12	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	28-24
0:50		Dante Exum misses three point jump shot
0:47		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point reverse dunk (Grayson Allen assists)	30-24
0:10		Dante Exum misses two point driving layup
0:07		Tyus Jones defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	32-24
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
PHO
Suns
28
DAL
Mavericks
30

Time		Play	Score
11:44		Devin Booker shooting foul (Spencer Dinwiddie draws the foul)
11:44		Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:44		Mavericks offensive rebound
11:44		Spencer Dinwiddie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:41		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
11:31	+3	Grayson Allen makes three point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	35-24
11:09		Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot
11:06		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
10:49		Dante Exum shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
10:49	+1	Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-24
10:49	+1	Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-24
10:40	+2	Brandon Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup	37-26
10:28		Caleb Martin shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-26
10:28	+1	Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-26
10:15		Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot
10:12		Nick Richards defensive rebound
10:04		Nick Richards misses two point alley-oop dunk
10:03		Suns offensive rebound
9:53	+2	Nick Richards makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists)	41-26
9:35	+2	Kessler Edwards makes two point layup (Brandon Williams assists)	41-28
9:21		Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot
9:21		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
9:09		Klay Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:05		Nick Richards defensive rebound
8:48		Naji Marshall shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
8:48	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-28
8:48	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-28
8:32	+3	Kessler Edwards makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	43-31
8:13	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving finger roll layup	45-31
8:05		Kessler Edwards misses three point jump shot
8:02		Grayson Allen defensive rebound
7:59		Grayson Allen misses two point running layup
7:54		Nick Richards offensive rebound
7:52		Nick Richards turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Williams steals)
7:48		Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point running jump shot
7:45		Nick Richards defensive rebound
7:34		Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot
7:31		Kessler Edwards defensive rebound
7:12	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point driving layup (Max Christie assists)	45-33
6:58		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
6:56		Brandon Williams defensive rebound
6:53		Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Brandon Williams draws the foul)
6:53		Mavericks 60 second timeout
6:53	+1	Brandon Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-34
6:53	+1	Brandon Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-35
6:35	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Grayson Allen assists)	47-35
6:16	+3	Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Kessler Edwards assists)	47-38
5:56		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals)
5:51	+2	Caleb Martin makes two point running layup (Brandon Williams assists)	47-40
5:51		Nick Richards shooting foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Caleb Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-41
5:30	+2	Bradley Beal makes two point fadeaway jump shot	49-41
5:10	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point driving layup (Max Christie assists)	49-43
4:49		Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot
4:46		Brandon Williams defensive rebound
4:35		Brandon Williams misses three point jump shot
4:31		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup (Bradley Beal assists)	51-43
4:03		Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-44
4:03	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-45
3:39		Suns turnover (shot clock violation)
3:29		Caleb Martin turnover (palming)
3:29		Suns 60 second timeout
3:15	+2	Grayson Allen makes two point driving reverse layup (Bradley Beal assists)	53-45
3:00	+2	Dante Exum makes two point pullup jump shot (Klay Thompson assists)	53-47
2:37		Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Martin steals)
2:36		Grayson Allen blocks Caleb Martin's two point running layup
2:36		Suns defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point driving dunk (Mason Plumlee assists)	55-47
1:59		Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot
1:55		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
1:48	+3	Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists)	58-47
1:33		Brandon Williams misses two point stepback jump shot
1:32		Dante Exum offensive rebound
1:27	+3	Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists)	58-50
1:17		Kessler Edwards personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
1:10		Kessler Edwards blocks Kevin Durant's two point driving floating jump shot
1:08		Kessler Edwards defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point running layup (Klay Thompson assists)	58-52
0:55		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
0:53		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point running finger roll layup	58-54
0:27	+2	Bradley Beal makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	60-54
0:08		Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot
0:05		Devin Booker defensive rebound
0:00		Bradley Beal misses two point jump shot
0:00		Suns offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
PHO
Suns
37
DAL
Mavericks
32

Time		Play	Score
11:44		Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot
11:40		Bradley Beal defensive rebound
11:33	+2	Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot	62-54
11:13		Nick Richards blocks Kessler Edwards's two point layup
11:10		Brandon Williams offensive rebound
11:08		Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot
11:05		Devin Booker defensive rebound
10:59	+2	Devin Booker makes two point running layup	64-54
10:48		Brandon Williams misses two point driving finger roll layup
10:44		Bol Bol defensive rebound
10:36	+2	Devin Booker makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	66-54
10:36		Brandon Williams shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
10:36	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-54
10:23	+2	Kessler Edwards makes two point cutting dunk (Brandon Williams assists)	67-56
10:02	+3	Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	70-56
9:43		Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot
9:41		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
9:39		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals)
9:35	+3	Klay Thompson makes three point running jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	70-59
9:18	+2	Nick Richards makes two point cutting dunk (Bradley Beal assists)	72-59
9:02	+3	Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Brandon Williams assists)	72-62
8:38		Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Dante Exum steals)
8:30	+3	Klay Thompson makes three point running jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	72-65
8:13	+2	Nick Richards makes two point layup (Bradley Beal assists)	74-65
8:05		Devin Booker shooting foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	74-66
8:05	+1	Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	74-67
8:05	+1	Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	74-68
7:46	+2	Bradley Beal makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bol Bol assists)	76-68
7:32		Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot
7:29		Nick Richards defensive rebound
7:21	+3	Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	79-68
7:07		Bol Bol personal foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul)
7:00	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point driving dunk (Klay Thompson assists)	79-70
6:40		Klay Thompson shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul)
6:40		Mavericks 60 second timeout
6:40	+1	Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-70
6:40	+1	Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-70
6:22		Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot
6:20		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
6:01		Bol Bol misses three point jump shot
5:57		Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound
5:50	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	81-72
5:39		Dante Exum shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-72
5:39	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-72
5:30		Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot
5:27		Nick Richards defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	85-72
4:51		Naji Marshall misses two point driving reverse layup
4:49		Nick Richards defensive rebound
4:42	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot	87-72
4:24	+3	Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists)	87-75
3:51	+2	Nick Richards makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists)	89-75
3:37	+3	Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	89-78
3:23		Suns 60 second timeout
3:15		Kessler Edwards personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
3:05		Kessler Edwards personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
3:05	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-78
3:05	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-78
2:48		Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot
2:44		Dwight Powell offensive rebound
2:39	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point driving reverse layup	91-80
2:16	+2	Grayson Allen makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyus Jones assists)	93-80
1:52		Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving floating jump shot
1:50		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
1:43		Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot
1:39		Dwight Powell defensive rebound
1:32	+2	Dwight Powell makes two point cutting layup (Caleb Martin assists)	93-82
1:24		Dwight Powell blocks Kevin Durant's three point jump shot
1:24		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
1:19	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point running layup	93-84
0:59		Mason Plumlee misses two point alley-oop layup
0:58		Dwight Powell defensive rebound
0:58		Dwight Powell turnover (out of bounds step)
0:58		Mavericks 60 second timeout
0:57	+2	Grayson Allen makes two point cutting layup (Royce O'Neale assists)	95-84
0:44		Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot
0:40		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup	97-84
0:15	+2	Brandon Williams makes two point driving reverse layup	97-86
0:00		Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot
0:00		Suns offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
PHO
Suns
28
DAL
Mavericks
30

Time		Play	Score
11:44	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point alley-oop dunk (Grayson Allen assists)	99-86
11:31	+2	Dante Exum makes two point stepback jump shot	99-88
11:19		Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:16		Royce O'Neale offensive rebound
11:12	+2	Mason Plumlee makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyus Jones assists)	101-88
10:54		Max Christie misses three point pullup jump shot
10:51		Mason Plumlee defensive rebound
10:44		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
10:41		Dante Exum defensive rebound
10:30	+3	Dante Exum makes three point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists)	101-91
10:07	+3	Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Grayson Allen assists)	104-91
9:54		Caleb Martin misses two point jump shot
9:49		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
9:44		Caleb Martin shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
9:44	+1	Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	105-91
9:44		Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:41		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
9:34	+3	Dante Exum makes three point pullup jump shot	105-94
9:20		Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot
9:16		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
9:09	+3	Klay Thompson makes three point pullup jump shot	105-97
9:00		Suns 60 second timeout
8:51	+3	Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists)	108-97
8:29		Dante Exum misses two point stepback jump shot
8:26		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
8:20		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
8:16		Klay Thompson defensive rebound
8:08	+3	Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Dante Exum assists)	108-100
7:58		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
7:55		Klay Thompson defensive rebound
7:46		Grayson Allen blocks Naji Marshall's two point cutting layup
7:44		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Devin Booker makes two point running dunk (Royce O'Neale assists)	110-100
7:21		Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot
7:18		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
7:07		Devin Booker misses two point driving bank hook shot
7:04		Max Christie defensive rebound
7:00	+2	Dante Exum makes two point running layup (Naji Marshall assists)	110-102
6:35		Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
6:29		Max Christie defensive rebound
6:22		Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot
6:21		Tyus Jones defensive rebound
6:05	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving floating jump shot	112-102
6:05		Dante Exum shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	113-102
5:57		Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot
5:54		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
5:41		Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:38		Kevin Durant offensive rebound
5:37		Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot
5:37		Klay Thompson defensive rebound
5:28		Kevin Durant blocks Naji Marshall's two point driving layup
5:26		Naji Marshall offensive rebound
5:25		Kessler Edwards misses three point jump shot
5:25		Royce O'Neale defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)	115-102
4:43		Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals)
4:36	+3	Royce O'Neale makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	118-102
4:35		Mavericks 60 second timeout
4:24	+2	Klay Thompson makes two point driving layup (Kessler Edwards assists)	118-104
4:08		Spencer Dinwiddie shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
4:08	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	119-104
4:08	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	120-104
3:53		Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals)
3:39		Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
3:37		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
3:30	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point driving layup	120-106
3:00	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists)	122-106
2:48	+2	Naji Marshall makes two point driving layup	122-108
2:48		Devin Booker shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul)
2:48	+1	Naji Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	122-109
2:29		Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot
2:26		Klay Thompson defensive rebound
2:22		Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	122-110
2:22	+1	Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	122-111
2:04	+3	Collin Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	125-111
1:46	+2	Klay Thompson makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	125-113
1:30		Collin Gillespie turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
1:22	+3	Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists)	125-116
0:57		Tyus Jones misses two point pullup jump shot
0:54		Naji Marshall defensive rebound
0:53		Naji Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Dunn steals)
0:33		Collin Gillespie misses two point driving layup
0:30		Max Christie defensive rebound
0:25		Naji Marshall misses three point running pullup jump shot
0:22		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
0:00		Suns turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Suns turnover (shot clock violation)