On January 25, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Suns challenged the Mavericks away. The Suns have won 6 consecutive victories and entered the top 6 in the West, and Durant is in great shape, scoring 40+ in two consecutive games, showing a god-killing state. The Mavericks suffered a losing streak and are currently hovering in the play-off area, the situation is more serious, and they may miss the playoffs at any time, Cuban created a luxury backcourt combination of Doncic + Irving to help the team win the championship, but his plan may fall through.
In the first half of the game, the Suns once trailed by 16 points, and KD felt cold, but relying on the play of other teammates, the Suns still caught up with the score. In the first quarter, the Mavericks hit out 34-25, caught the Suns off guard, and in the first half of the second quarter, the difference came to 16 points at most, the Suns are a team with a strong ability to chase points, and the Mavericks slackened after a big lead, plus the defense is average, it is not surprising to be caught up, the entire second quarter, the Suns hit out 32-24, and the difference is only 1 point. It is worth mentioning that it may be that it is not a good hand, Durant and Doncic and Grant Williams have all clashed, and their temper is too big.
In the third quarter, the time came for the Suns, led by the Big Three, the Suns went on a 21-5 run in less than 5 minutes, from a 16-point deficit in the second quarter to a 15-point lead in the middle of the third quarter, and the team's offense was terrible. Throughout the third quarter, the Suns went on a 43-20 run to win by a full 23 points, while the Mavericks were already trailing by 22 points, 78-100. According to statistics, the Suns played 42-9 at one point, and the game was completely spent. The Mavericks rely too much on three-point shots, 10 of 14 when they feel good, and 2 of 19 when they don't feel good, which is the real reason why they are behind by a big score after a big lead, just like the Rockets back then, they rely too much on shooting.
In the last quarter, Doncic led the team to chase points, but the Suns scored too many points, and the game ended with a difference of 23 points in less than 5 minutes. In the end, the Suns defeated the Mavericks 132-109, winning seven in a row, which was too fierce.
The Suns' Booker slashed 46 points and 7 rebounds, relying on Durant in the first few games, and relying on Booker in this big reversal. KD had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Beal had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Allen had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. The Mavericks' Doncic chipped in 34 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and he was the only starter to score in double figures. Hardaway Jr. had 17 points and five rebounds off the bench and Hardy had eight points. The Mavericks suffered three straight defeats and are still in eighth place in the West, and if they continue like this, the Mavericks may miss the playoffs.