OVERVIEW:
Against a Mavericks team that shoots a high volume of outside shots, the Suns needed to match those efforts with an impressive shooting performance of their own.
They certainly got one, making 11-of-28 3-pointers and shooting 46-of-91 (50.5 percent) from the field overall in their 121-114 win over Dallas in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Monday night.
With Cameron Johnson and Jae Crowder sinking three triples each, the Suns had six different players hit an outside shot. It was part of a grander effort in which six players and all starters scored in double figures, led by Deandre Ayton with 25 points on 12-of-20 shooting.