Rewind: Dallas Mavericks beat Phoenix Suns, force Game 7 in Western Conference semis

The Western conference's fourth seed Dallas Mavericks dominated the top seed Phoenix Suns, 113-86, on Thursday.

Dallas defended its home court and forced a decisive Game 7 in the West semifinals, which will be played Sunday at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Sunday.

The Suns scored their lowest total of this series in Thursday's loss.

Check all of Game 6's live updates below.

Doncic's domination, Mavericks' 3s overwhelm Suns

No one could stop Luka Doncic tonight.

The Mavericks' All-NBA guard went to the bench at 3:43 left to play after he recorded game-highs 33 points (11-of-26 FG), eight assists and four steals, tied with Suns' Deandre Ayton's 11 rebounds for the most among all players.

The Suns have conceded the loss and replaced their starters, and the Mavericks have done the same in the game's closing minutes. Dallas hit 16-of-39 from deep.

Phoenix trails 106-86 at the two minute mark.

Suns down by 22 entering 4th quarter

Is Game 7 on the horizon for this series? Sure looks like it.

The Suns are down 94-72 to the Mavericks as they enter the final period.

The Mavericks have scored 21 points off the Suns' 15 turnovers. Devin Booker has committed a game-high six, including three in the third.

Chris Paul struggling again, heads to bench

The Suns' floor general Chris Paul is having another low production game in Dallas as he did in Games 3 and 4. He looks as tired as the Suns offense.

He's got seven points, two rebounds, three assists, and four turnovers. Paul's most recent giveaway was when he lost his dribble to start the offense just past midcourt, and it rolled off his foot out of bounds without it being slapped away.

Landry Shamet entered the game for him at 4:25 left in the third quarter as Phoenix trailed, 77-58.

The Mavericks are still in control, 83-64, at 3:20 after Devin Booker scored his first bucket since the first quarter.

Dallas gets its largest lead in this series

The Suns fell to a 70-48 deficit, Dallas' largest lead in this series, at 7:33 left in the third quarter.

The Mavericks have scored 16 points off Phoenix's 10 turnovers compared to Phoenix's two points off Dallas' two turnovers in that category.

Dallas has won most of the 50/50 balls this game, and the Suns have struggled shooting since the second quarter.

Suns are now down, 70-52, at 6:55 in the third.

Dallas takes commanding 15-point lead at halftime

The Suns trail the Mavericks, 60-45, at the intermission.

Dallas' Luka Doncic has current game-highs 18 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Phoenix's top scorer Deandre Ayton has produced 10 points, five rebounds and one assist. Devin Booker has eight points, which were all scored in the first quarter. Chris Paul has five points (2-of-3 FG), one rebound, two assists. That latter two players have three turnovers each or their team's eight, four of which were committed in the second quarter.

The Mavericks took their biggest lead 17 points late in the second quarter, and went on an 18-6 run in the final 4:12ds of the half. That included four of Dallas' 10 shots from the perimeter, and were 46.2% from the 3 in the second quarter compared to the Suns' 33.3%.

Phoenix having trouble defending Mavericks' 3s

Dallas is known for raining 3s. The Suns are having trouble defending against them.

The Mavericks went on an 8-0 from 5:46 to 3:25 in the second quarter, and they've hit eight 3s out of their 22 attempts from deep.

That run was countered by Mikal Bridges' dunk at 3:08, but Luka Doncic hit a step-back 3 from the left wing.

The Suns trail the Mavericks, 52-43, at under two minutes left in the half.

Dallas gets boost from Brunson

Mavericks point guard scored their last six points through just over two minutes until the Suns called a full timeout at 7:01 in the second quarter.

Brunson has 10 points (4-of-6 FG), one rebound and one steal.

Phoenix trails 41-37.

Suns trail Dallas to end 1st quarter

Phoenix is down, 28-25, entering the second period.

The Suns have shot 9-of-16, took just one 3-pointer, which they made, and made six out of eight free throws thus far.

Dallas is is 10-of-24 FG, including 4-of-11 from beyond the arc, and 4-of-6 FTs.

Booker, Doncic cooking early

The Suns and Mavericks' respective All-Stars Devin Booker and Luka Doncic have had solid productions in the first quarter.

Booker currently had his team-high eight points (3-of-4 shooting). Doncic scored Dallas' seven straight points before his teammate Maxi Kleber shot two free throws after the period's second timeout at 2:51. Doncic has a total of 10 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Dallas leads Phoenix, 24-23, with under 1:30 left in the quarter.

Suns lead Dallas early in 1st quarter

The Suns are up, 12-11, at 6:40 at the opening period's first timeout. The game's score has been tight with four ties since the tip-off.

Kyler Murray attending Suns-Mavericks Game 6

Arizona Cardinals' Pro Bowl quarterback Kyler Murray is back home in his native Dallas attending tonight's Game 6 against the Suns and Mavericks.

He was spotted sitting courtside by azcentral sports columnist Kent Somers, who's covering the game.

Even though there's no photo of what Murray's attire is tonight, he might be rooting for the Suns based on when he wore their team hat Saturday at the UFC 274 event in Phoenix. He attended that Charles Oliveira-Justin Gaethje lightweight title bout with Cardinals' Justin Pugh and Zach Ertz.

Starting lineups

Suns

PG Chris Paul, SG Devin Booker, C Deandre Ayton, SF Mikal Bridges, PF Jae Crowder

Mavericks

PG Jalen Brunson, SG Luka Doncic, C Dwight Powell, SF Reggie Bullock, PF Dorian Finney-Smith

Suns vs. Mavericks: Game 6 odds

The Suns are a 2.5-point favorite in the game against the Mavericks on Thursday, according to Tipico Sportsbook.

Phoenix is -135 on the money line and Dallas is +110.

The over/under for the game is set at 212.5 points.

Click here for picks and predictions for the Suns vs. Mavericks game on Thursday.

Suns vs. Mavericks: Game 6 TV information

The game will be broadcast on ESPN beginning at 6:30 p.m. Arizona time.

Click here to see the entire Suns vs. Mavericks NBA Playoffs series schedule.

Suns vs. Mavericks: Game 6 pregame reading

• Mavericks will beat 'unlikable' Suns in seven games, Nick Wright predicts

• 'The Luka special': Devin Booker having fun with Doncic in Suns' Game 5 win

• 5 takeaways from Suns' Game 5 win over Mavericks ignited by big third quarter

• 'Everybody acts tough when they up': Luka Doncic voices frustration after loss

• Suns win away from Western Conference Finals after crushing Dallas Mavericks

• Bismack Biyombo, Marquese Chriss have exchange that continued in tunnel

• Somers: After debacles, Suns unleash devastation of their own in Game 5

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