National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 102, Phoenix 101
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #65 Sean Wright, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance: 19857
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Phoenix 29212031101
Dallas 23262825102
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Phoenix 15-7 7-0 8-7 L2
Dallas 15-7 7-3 8-4 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Dallas Mavericks have a 7-3 record at home this season. The Phoenix Suns are 8-7 while on the road this season.
  • Dallas has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Mavericks have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Phoenix has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Suns have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Dirk Nowitzki played 40:46 minutes and scored 33 points. He shot 60.0% from the field and has averaged 26.6 points over the last five games.
  • Steve Nash played 40:37 minutes and scored 27 points. He shot 60.0% from the field and has averaged 21 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the Dallas Mavericks average 101.7 points per game and hold opponents to 96.9 points per game. The Phoenix Suns average 109.0 points per game and hold opponents to 105.8 points per game.
Top Game Performances
 
Phoenix   Dallas
Steve Nash 27 Scoring Dirk Nowitzki 33
Steve Nash 8 Assists Jason Kidd 11
Channing Frye 9 Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 8
Steve Nash 6 Free Throws Made Dirk Nowitzki 9
Grant Hill 2 Steals Josh Howard 3
Channing Frye 2 Blocks Shawn Marion 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Phoenix 101 44.3 7-19 24-25 23 40 3 6 16
Dallas 102 44.7 6-23 20-23 26 42 5 8 15
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .857 after a loss.
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Suns have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .667 after a loss.