National Basketball Association
Dallas 97, Phoenix 94
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 6, 2012
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
#7 Kevin Fehr, #33 Zach Zarba, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
17517
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Mavericks 97, Suns 94: O.J. Mayo scored a game-high 23 points, including a tiebreaking jump shot with 34.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as visiting Dallas rebounded from an embarrassing loss 24 hours earlier.
Darren Collison and Brandan Wright each contributed 16 points while Chris Kaman added 15 for the Mavericks, who were trounced by the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Dallas is 1-1 on its three-game road trip.
The Mavericks were ahead by 10 with 5:40 left in the fourth before the Suns used a 16-6 spurt to forge an 87-87 tie with 48.5 seconds to play. But Mayo hit a jumper less than 14 seconds later, and Collison and Vince Carter sank four free throws apiece to seal the win.
Markieff Morris recorded 15 points and 17 rebounds, Goran Dragic also scored 15 points and Luis Scola added 13 and nine boards for the Suns, who have lost five in a row.
Phoenix opened the game with an 11-1 run and led by four points at halftime. The Mavericks began the second half with a 23-4 burst to take a 63-48 lead with 3:50 remaining in the third quarter, with Kaman and Mayo scoring six points apiece.
GAME NOTEBOOK: It was "Satisfaction Guaranteed Night" at the US Airways Center, a promotion in which the Suns offered fans their money back if they were not completely satisfied with the experience of Thursday's game. ... Each team lost two players to injury. Kaman sprained an ankle and Shawn Marion left with a strained groin for the Mavericks while Phoenix's P.J. Tucker sprained the MCL in his right knee and Jermaine O'Neal was poked in the eye. ... Dallas' bench outscored its starters 56-41. G Derek Fisher and F
Dahntay Jones combined to scored two points, going 0-for-4 from the
field while Fisher was 2-for-4 from the free-throw line.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Phoenix |
|
O.J. Mayo 23 |
Scoring |
Goran Dragic 15 |
|
O.J. Mayo 5 |
Assists |
Goran Dragic 4 |
|
Elton Brand 7 |
Rebounds |
Markieff Morris 17 |
|
Darren Collison 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Goran Dragic 3 |
|
Vince Carter 2 |
Steals |
Shannon Brown 4 |
|
Elton Brand 2 |
Blocks |
Marcin Gortat 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dallas
|
97 |
47.4 |
4-12 |
19-24 |
15 |
44 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
| Phoenix
|
94 |
40.0 |
8-21 |
18-25 |
19 |
42 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Suns have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .417 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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