Luka Doncic, Mavs demolish Suns with 33-point blowout in Game 7
(Field Level Media) Luka Doncic recorded 35 points and 10 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks dismantled the host Phoenix Suns with a convincing 123-90 victory in Game 7 to claim a spot in the Western Conference finals.
Spencer Dinwiddie poured in 30 points off the bench and Jalen Brunson added 24 as fourth-seeded Dallas steamrolled the top-seeded Suns. The Mavericks led by as many as 46 points while reaching the finals in the West for the first time since winning the 2011 NBA Finals.
Dallas will face the third-seeded Golden State Warriors in the conference finals. Game 1 is Wednesday night in San Francisco.
"I don't know what to say but this was an amazing team win," Doncic said afterward. "Everybody was locked in, everybody was playing as hard as they can. We didn't take one play off. This is an incredible team win.
"I'm going to enjoy this win tonight, and tomorrow we will think about Golden State."
Devin Booker scored 11 points on 3-of14 shooting in his first career Game 7 for the Suns, who won an NBA-best 64 games. That output also set a franchise record.
Booker missed his first nine field-goal attempts before sinking a jumper with five minutes left in the third quarter.
Starting anchors Booker, Chris Paul (10 points, 4-of-8 shooting) and Deandre Ayton (five points, 2-for-5) totaled 26 points on combined 9-of-27 shooting. Overall, Phoenix shot 37.9 percent from the field, including 12 of 34 from behind
the arc. "They did a good job of getting the ball out of my hand and trapping," Booker said. "I've always said I'm not the person who is going to try to shoot over eight people, I'm going to try to make the right play. I missed shots early and missed the open ones I got."
The Mavericks were the first road team to win in the seven-game series. Dallas lost its first three visits to Phoenix by an average of 19 points, including a dismal 110-80 setback in Game 5.
After falling behind 2-0 and 3-2 in the series, Dallas won the final two games by an average of 30 points.