PHOENIX – They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday was just as bad for the Dallas Mavericks. Especially the third
Clamping down on offense and defense, the Phoenix Suns outscored the Mavs, 33-14, in the third quarter while blowing the doors completely open on this game and erupting to a 110-80 triumph before a Footprint Center sellout crowd of 17,071. With the win, the Suns hold a 3-2 lead in this best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals series.
Game 6 is Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center, and a seventh game, if necessary, will be back in Phoenix on Sunday.