Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks
42-35, 16-22 Away
116
42-35, 16-22 Away
46-31, 28-9 Home
140
46-31, 28-9 Home
Shot Chart
- Josh Howard misses 12-foot running jumper
- Josh Howard makes 16-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 15-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 21-foot two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea misses 18-foot jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
- Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 9-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 19-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Kidd makes two point shot
- Jason Kidd makes driving layup
- Josh Howard makes two point shot
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry misses layup
- Jason Terry makes layup
- Antoine Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Antoine Wright misses 17-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Brandon Bass makes driving layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Louis Amundson blocks Brandon Bass's 6-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses driving layup
- Jason Terry makes 6-foot two point shot
- Robin Lopez blocks Jason Terry's driving layup
- James Singleton misses 22-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 12-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses driving layup
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup (James Singleton assists)
- Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- James Singleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Brandon Bass makes slam dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Kidd makes 22-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Josh Howard makes 71-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Josh Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Howard misses three point jumper
- Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Josh Howard makes 5-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot
- Ryan Hollins misses jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Terry makes 18-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes slam dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Josh Howard misses 26-foot three pointer
- Brandon Bass makes 9-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Robin Lopez blocks Jose Juan Barea's driving layup
- James Singleton misses layup
- James Singleton misses 21-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes layup (Antoine Wright assists)
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antoine Wright misses 21-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 17-foot jumper
- Matt Carroll makes 7-foot running jumper (James Singleton assists)
- Matt Carroll misses 23-foot jumper
- Gerald Green makes jumper
- Louis Amundson blocks Gerald Green's driving layup
- Antoine Wright makes driving layup
- Antoine Wright misses driving layup
- James Singleton makes driving layup
- James Singleton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antoine Wright assists)
- Gerald Green makes 16-foot jumper
- Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
- Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Shaquille O'Neal makes driving layup (Matt Barnes assists)
- Steve Nash misses 19-foot jumper
- Jason Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Grant Hill makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Grant Hill makes 19-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Jason Richardson misses driving layup
- Steve Nash makes 8-foot jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
- Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk
- Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
- Steve Nash misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Grant Hill makes 8-foot two point shot
- Leandro Barbosa makes three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
- Antoine Wright blocks Leandro Barbosa's driving layup
- Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash misses 36-foot three point jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jared Dudley assists)
- Louis Amundson makes driving layup (Jared Dudley assists)
- Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jared Dudley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Leandro Barbosa makes 23-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes 18-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass blocks Leandro Barbosa's two point shot
- Jason Terry blocks Jared Dudley's three point jumper
- James Singleton blocks Jared Dudley's layup
- Grant Hill misses 13-foot jumper
- Jason Richardson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Steve Nash misses driving layup
- Grant Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Richardson misses three point jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 9-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa misses 19-foot jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
- Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Grant Hill makes 6-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Leandro Barbosa misses three point jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk
- Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
- Steve Nash misses 8-foot two point shot
- Grant Hill misses driving layup
- Matt Barnes misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Howard blocks Steve Nash's driving layup
- Dirk Nowitzki blocks Grant Hill's layup
- Steve Nash misses layup
- Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
- Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Jared Dudley makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Josh Howard blocks Louis Amundson's driving layup
- Goran Dragic makes two point shot
- Leandro Barbosa makes 19-foot jumper
- Goran Dragic misses 14-foot jumper
- Jared Dudley misses 22-foot jumper
- Goran Dragic makes 10-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Louis Amundson misses 17-foot jumper
- Louis Amundson misses layup
- Alando Tucker makes 9-foot two point shot
- Alando Tucker misses 11-foot two point shot
- Goran Dragic makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Alando Tucker makes layup (Jared Dudley assists)
- Alando Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Robin Lopez misses 8-foot two point shot
- Robin Lopez makes 3-foot jumper
- Jared Dudley misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Alando Tucker makes layup (Louis Amundson assists)
- Goran Dragic makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Goran Dragic makes driving layup
- Goran Dragic misses jumper
- Jared Dudley misses three point jumper
- Alando Tucker makes layup
SUNS
MAVERICKS
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Erick Dampier (Steve Nash gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Phoenix defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Josh Howard misses 12-foot running jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Matt Barnes defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:12 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Josh Howard makes 16-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Grant Hill makes 17-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:44 | | Jason Kidd misses 15-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:41 | | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Steve Nash makes driving layup | 4 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Josh Howard makes 21-foot two point shot | 4 | 4 |
| 10:06 | | Shaquille O'Neal makes driving layup (Matt Barnes assists) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:49 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 18-foot jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:48 | | Grant Hill defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:38 | | Erick Dampier shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:38 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9:38 | | Phoenix offensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:38 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:23 | | Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:15 | | Steve Nash misses 19-foot jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:15 | | Grant Hill offensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:11 | | Jason Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:07 | | Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:02 | | Josh Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists) | 6 | 7 |
| 8:56 | | Grant Hill makes layup (Steve Nash assists) | 8 | 7 |
| 8:30 | | Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper | 8 | 7 |
| 8:29 | | Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 8:26 | | Grant Hill makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 8:26 | | Josh Howard illegal defense | 10 | 7 |
| 8:11 | | Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup | 10 | 9 |
| 7:54 | | Grant Hill makes 19-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists) | 12 | 9 |
| 7:39 | | Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper | 12 | 9 |
| 7:37 | | Grant Hill defensive rebound | 12 | 9 |
| 7:31 | | Jason Richardson misses driving layup | 12 | 9 |
| 7:30 | | Erick Dampier defensive rebound | 12 | 9 |
| 7:24 | | Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists) | 12 | 11 |
| 7:16 | | Erick Dampier personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 7:16 | | Ryan Hollins enters the game for Erick Dampier | 12 | 11 |
| 7:07 | | Ryan Hollins shooting foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 7:07 | | Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 11 |
| 7:07 | | Phoenix offensive rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 7:07 | | Jason Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 11 |
| 6:54 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 13 | 13 |
| 6:48 | | Steve Nash makes 8-foot jumper | 15 | 13 |
| 6:20 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 9-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 15 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Shaquille O'Neal makes layup | 17 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Ryan Hollins shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 17 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Phoenix defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Dallas full timeout | 17 | 15 |
| 6:11 | | Jason Terry enters the game for Jose Juan Barea | 17 | 15 |
| 5:58 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 17 | 17 |
| 5:37 | | Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk | 19 | 17 |
| 5:26 | | Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper | 19 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Jason Richardson defensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 5:20 | | Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper | 21 | 17 |
| 5:00 | | Jason Kidd makes 19-foot jumper | 21 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Ryan Hollins shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul) | 21 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Phoenix offensive rebound | 21 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Brandon Bass enters the game for Ryan Hollins | 21 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Robin Lopez enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal | 21 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Grant Hill makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 19 |
| 4:39 | | Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 22 | 22 |
| 4:28 | | Jason Richardson traveling | 22 | 22 |
| 4:15 | | Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 22 | 25 |
| 3:59 | | Steve Nash turnover | 22 | 25 |
| 3:51 | | Steve Nash personal foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul) | 22 | 25 |
| 3:51 | | Shaquille O'Neal enters the game for Robin Lopez | 22 | 25 |
| 3:43 | | Jason Kidd makes two point shot | 22 | 27 |
| 3:35 | | Jason Terry personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul) | 22 | 27 |
| 3:35 | | Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Jason Richardson | 22 | 27 |
| 3:35 | | Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 27 |
| 3:35 | | Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 27 |
| 3:27 | | Jason Kidd makes driving layup | 24 | 29 |
| 3:16 | | Steve Nash bad pass | 24 | 29 |
| 3:08 | | Josh Howard makes two point shot | 24 | 31 |
| 3:00 | | Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists) | 26 | 31 |
| 2:48 | | Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 26 | 34 |
| 2:36 | | Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper | 28 | 34 |
| 2:18 | | Jason Terry misses layup | 28 | 34 |
| 2:17 | | Jason Terry offensive rebound | 28 | 34 |
| 2:17 | | Jason Terry makes layup | 28 | 36 |
| 2:17 | | Shaquille O'Neal illegal defense | 28 | 36 |
| 2:17 | | Phoenix full timeout | 28 | 36 |
| 2:17 | | Antoine Wright enters the game for Josh Howard | 28 | 36 |
| 2:01 | | Steve Nash misses 23-foot three point jumper | 28 | 36 |
| 2:00 | | Grant Hill offensive rebound | 28 | 36 |
| 1:53 | | Grant Hill makes 8-foot two point shot | 30 | 36 |
| 1:31 | | Antoine Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper | 30 | 36 |
| 1:29 | | Matt Barnes defensive rebound | 30 | 36 |
| 1:10 | | Leandro Barbosa makes three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists) | 33 | 36 |
| 50.9 | | Antoine Wright misses 17-foot jumper | 33 | 36 |
| 48.9 | | Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound | 33 | 36 |
| 42.9 | | Antoine Wright blocks Leandro Barbosa's driving layup | 33 | 36 |
| 40.7 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 33 | 36 |
| 35.8 | | Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 33 | 39 |
| 16.9 | | Matt Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper | 33 | 39 |
| 14.9 | | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 33 | 39 |
| 0.3 | | Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Steve Nash steals) | 33 | 39 |
| 0.0 | | Steve Nash misses 36-foot three point jumper | 33 | 39 |
| 0.0 | | Phoenix offensive rebound | 33 | 39 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 33 | 39 | |
Regular Season Series
DAL wins 3-1
Game Information
American Airlines Center
8:30 PM, 5 April 2009
Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,301
- Referees:
- Dick Bavetta
- Derek Richardson
- Ed Malloy
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2 | W3 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 9 | 21 | .300 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 8 | 23 | .258 | 12 | W1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12.5 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 25 | .242 | 16.5 | L3 |
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