Trying to pick out the toughest challenge the Mavericks will face against Phoenix is like trying to pick between barbecue or Tex-Mex.
There’s no wrong answer.
But if you go on the premise that Luka Donu010diu0107 and Chris Paul (and maybe Jalen Brunson and Devin Booker) can come close to canceling each other out in most meetings, it might come down to Suns’ center Deandre Ayton.
This is a different breed of center than what the Mavericks saw in the first round against Utah’s Rudy Gobert and Hassan Whiteside, both of whom are modest offensive threats.