Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks
11-9, 7-4 Away
97
11-9, 7-4 Away
10-8, 4-4 Home
112
10-8, 4-4 Home
Shot Chart
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Erick Dampier makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Devean George makes 13-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea misses 22-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 8-foot jumper
- Amare Stoudemire blocks Erick Dampier's layup
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 6-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes 17-foot two point shot
- Devean George misses three point jumper
- Devean George misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 23-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 12-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 15-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Shawne Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
- Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawne Williams assists)
- Brandon Bass makes 13-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Grant Hill blocks Jose Juan Barea's layup
- Shawne Williams misses layup
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
- DeSagana Diop misses 14-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes driving layup
- DeSagana Diop makes slam dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses 16-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Jason Terry makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses 19-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier makes two point shot
- Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
- Erick Dampier misses 6-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
- Devean George misses two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 9-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 6-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 17-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 21-foot jumper
- Devean George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Erick Dampier makes 16-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal blocks Jason Terry's 18-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 10-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry misses 17-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 10-foot two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses 4-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea misses 18-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa blocks Shawne Williams's 5-foot two point shot
- Shawne Williams misses layup
- Shawne Williams makes tip shot
- Jose Juan Barea makes 16-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry makes driving layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 19-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Shawne Williams misses 14-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 10-foot jumper
- Louis Amundson blocks Jose Juan Barea's driving layup
- Shawne Williams makes layup
- James Singleton makes 15-foot jumper (Shawne Williams assists)
- Gerald Green misses 16-foot jumper
- Shawne Williams makes 13-foot two point shot
- Amare Stoudemire misses driving layup
- Amare Stoudemire misses 4-foot jumper
- Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Amare Stoudemire makes 22-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Steve Nash makes 23-foot jumper
- Matt Barnes misses 5-foot jumper
- Raja Bell misses 16-foot jumper
- Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Erick Dampier blocks Amare Stoudemire's 6-foot two point shot
- Erick Dampier blocks Shaquille O'Neal's 8-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
- Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 5-foot two point shot
- Amare Stoudemire misses layup
- Raja Bell misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Grant Hill misses 17-foot jumper
- Goran Dragic makes 17-foot two point shot
- Grant Hill misses 15-foot jumper
- Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot
- Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists)
- Goran Dragic misses jumper
- Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
- Brandon Bass blocks Boris Diaw's layup
- Leandro Barbosa misses three point jumper
- Goran Dragic misses 14-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 16-foot two point shot
- Leandro Barbosa misses 6-foot running jumper
- Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash misses 15-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
- Jason Terry blocks Leandro Barbosa's driving layup
- Amare Stoudemire misses 15-foot jumper
- Amare Stoudemire makes 4-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Amare Stoudemire makes layup
- Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal makes 5-foot two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Raja Bell misses 20-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 15-foot two point shot
- Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Matt Barnes makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 4-foot two point shot
- Erick Dampier blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
- Amare Stoudemire misses 20-foot jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 6-foot two point shot
- Amare Stoudemire misses two point shot
- Raja Bell makes driving layup
- Steve Nash misses 16-foot jumper
- Amare Stoudemire makes driving dunk
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 6-foot two point shot
- Jason Kidd blocks Amare Stoudemire's 5-foot two point shot
- Amare Stoudemire makes slam dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
- Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Steve Nash makes 21-foot two point shot
- Boris Diaw makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Steve Nash misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes 19-foot jumper
- Boris Diaw makes 4-foot two point shot (Raja Bell assists)
- Leandro Barbosa misses 18-foot jumper
- Grant Hill misses layup
- Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Matt Barnes misses tip shot
- Grant Hill misses 3-foot two point shot
- Boris Diaw misses 7-foot two point shot
- Grant Hill makes 6-foot two point shot
- Grant Hill misses 16-foot jumper
- Grant Hill makes driving layup
- Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
- Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
- Louis Amundson misses 13-foot jumper
- Goran Dragic misses driving layup
- Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Raja Bell assists)
- Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Goran Dragic makes 8-foot two point shot
- Louis Amundson makes driving layup (Goran Dragic assists)
SUNS
MAVERICKS
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Erick Dampier (Raja Bell gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Amare Stoudemire misses driving layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Phoenix defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:21 | | Amare Stoudemire misses 4-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:14 | | Erick Dampier makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists) | 0 | 4 |
| 11:02 | | Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | Erick Dampier makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists) | 2 | 6 |
| 10:32 | | Matt Barnes lost ball (Devean George steals) | 2 | 6 |
| 10:15 | | Devean George makes 13-foot two point shot | 2 | 8 |
| 10:00 | | Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 4 | 8 |
| 9:37 | | Erick Dampier lost ball (Raja Bell steals) | 4 | 8 |
| 9:27 | | Amare Stoudemire makes 22-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 9:08 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 22-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 9:07 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 8:56 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists) | 6 | 10 |
| 8:45 | | Steve Nash makes 23-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 8:25 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 8-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 8:22 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 8:22 | | Amare Stoudemire blocks Erick Dampier's layup | 8 | 10 |
| 8:19 | | Matt Barnes defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 8:11 | | Matt Barnes misses 5-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 8:11 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 6-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 7:52 | | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 7:41 | | Raja Bell misses 16-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 7:41 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 7:37 | | Matt Barnes personal foul (Devean George draws the foul) | 8 | 10 |
| 7:26 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists) | 8 | 12 |
| 7:20 | | Phoenix full timeout | 8 | 12 |
| 7:13 | | Matt Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists) | 11 | 12 |
| 6:56 | | Jose Juan Barea makes 17-foot two point shot | 11 | 14 |
| 6:39 | | Erick Dampier blocks Amare Stoudemire's 6-foot two point shot | 11 | 14 |
| 6:37 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 6:24 | | Devean George misses three point jumper | 11 | 14 |
| 6:22 | | Dirk Nowitzki offensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 6:16 | | Devean George misses 25-foot three point jumper | 11 | 14 |
| 6:15 | | Devean George offensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 6:03 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 23-foot jumper | 11 | 14 |
| 6:01 | | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 6:01 | | Devean George loose ball foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 11 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Amare Stoudemire traveling | 11 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | Jose Juan Barea misses two point shot | 11 | 14 |
| 5:39 | | Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 5:31 | | Erick Dampier blocks Shaquille O'Neal's 8-foot jumper | 11 | 14 |
| 5:30 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 5:26 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists) | 11 | 16 |
| 5:18 | | Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists) | 14 | 16 |
| 5:01 | | Matt Barnes personal foul (Devean George draws the foul) | 14 | 16 |
| 5:01 | | Jason Terry enters the game for Jose Juan Barea | 14 | 16 |
| 5:01 | | Grant Hill enters the game for Matt Barnes | 14 | 16 |
| 4:56 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper | 14 | 16 |
| 4:54 | | Dallas offensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 4:37 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 12-foot jumper | 14 | 16 |
| 4:37 | | Erick Dampier offensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 4:33 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 14 | 19 |
| 4:13 | | Amare Stoudemire makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 16 | 19 |
| 3:54 | | Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 19 |
| 3:53 | | Grant Hill defensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 3:45 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses 5-foot two point shot | 16 | 19 |
| 3:44 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 3:33 | | Jason Kidd lost ball (Shaquille O'Neal steals) | 16 | 19 |
| 3:30 | | Amare Stoudemire misses layup | 16 | 19 |
| 3:29 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 3:18 | | Jason Terry makes 15-foot two point shot | 16 | 21 |
| 3:01 | | Amare Stoudemire lost ball (Jason Kidd steals) | 16 | 21 |
| 2:53 | | Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Amare Stoudemire steals) | 16 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Raja Bell misses 22-foot three point jumper | 16 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound | 16 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 16 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul) | 16 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Shawne Williams enters the game for Devean George | 16 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Jason Kidd | 16 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Goran Dragic enters the game for Steve Nash | 16 | 21 |
| 2:47 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw | 16 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Dallas full timeout | 16 | 21 |
| 2:26 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists) | 18 | 24 |
| 2:03 | | Grant Hill misses 17-foot jumper | 18 | 24 |
| 2:03 | | Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound | 18 | 24 |
| 1:55 | | Jason Terry misses three point jumper | 18 | 24 |
| 1:54 | | Shawne Williams offensive rebound | 18 | 24 |
| 1:54 | | Shaquille O'Neal loose ball foul (Shawne Williams draws the foul) | 18 | 24 |
| 1:32 | | Shawne Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 24 |
| 1:31 | | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 18 | 24 |
| 1:15 | | Goran Dragic makes 17-foot two point shot | 20 | 24 |
| 1:09 | | Grant Hill shooting foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul) | 20 | 24 |
| 1:09 | | Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 25 |
| 1:09 | | Brandon Bass enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki | 20 | 25 |
| 1:09 | | Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Raja Bell | 20 | 25 |
| 1:09 | | Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 26 |
| 53.2 | | Jason Terry personal foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul) | 20 | 26 |
| 53.2 | | DeSagana Diop enters the game for Erick Dampier | 20 | 26 |
| 42.9 | | Grant Hill misses 15-foot jumper | 20 | 26 |
| 41.4 | | Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 40.1 | | Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot | 22 | 26 |
| 26.7 | | Brandon Bass makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists) | 22 | 28 |
| 8.7 | | Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Grant Hill assists) | 24 | 28 |
| 2.1 | | Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup | 24 | 30 |
| 2.1 | | Goran Dragic inbound | 24 | 30 |
| 0.3 | | Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawne Williams assists) | 24 | 33 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 33 | |
Regular Season Series
DAL leads 1-0
Game Information
American Airlines Center
1:00 AM, 5 December 2008
Dallas, TX
Attendance: 19,813
- Referees:
- Greg Willard
- Jason Phillips
- John Goble
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2.5 | W2 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 9 | 21 | .300 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 24 | .250 | 16 | L2 |
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