Suns face the Mavericks on Christmas day

Sun, Dec 24, 2023
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Dallas Mavericks (17-12, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (14-14, 11th in the Western Conference)

Phoenix; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Suns -4.5; over/under is 230.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns play the Dallas Mavericks.

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The Suns are 10-10 against conference opponents. Phoenix ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 26.0 assists per game led by Kevin Durant averaging 5.4.

The Mavericks have gone 12-10 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is second in the league averaging 15.7 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.9% from downtown. Luka Doncic leads the team averaging 3.9 makes while shooting 38.0% from 3-point range.

The Suns are shooting 47.1% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 48.6% the Mavericks allow to opponents. The Mavericks are shooting 46.9% from the field, 0.6% higher than the 46.3% the Suns' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jusuf Nurkic is averaging 12.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Suns. Devin Booker is averaging 25.4 points over the last 10 games for Phoenix.

Doncic is averaging 32.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 9.1 assists for the Mavericks. Tim Hardaway Jr. is averaging 17.2 points over the last 10 games for Dallas.

LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 3-7, averaging 111.0 points, 44.0 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.6 points per game.

Mavericks: 6-4, averaging 120.6 points, 42.7 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.7 points.

INJURIES: Suns: Jusuf Nurkic: day to day (personal), Josh Okogie: day to day (hip), Damion Lee: out (knee), Bradley Beal: out (ankle).

Mavericks: Josh Green: out (elbow), Dereck Lively II: day to day (ankle), Maxi Kleber: out (toe), Kyrie Irving: out (heel).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.