Playing without the services of Harrison Barnes, J.J. Barea, and Seth Curry, the Dallas Mavericks lost 124 - 111 on the road against the Phoenix Suns.
It was apparent from early on that this would be a game of very little defense. Unsurprisingly, the game was played a very uptempo pace, playing to the advantage of the Suns who play at the second fastest pace in the league. Nerlens Noel opened the game with a nice lefty and-1 to get Dallas on the board off of a corner drive by Dorian Finney-Smith. Dallas got off to a quick 7 point lead, before a 21-1 run led by TJ Warren, Devin Booker, and Marquese Chriss put Phoenix up for good.