Mavericks @ Suns Saturday game thread, October 26th, 2024

[carrrnuttt]

Further proof that Dunn should be starting over Beal.

Beal needs to be the microwave off the bench.

 

[Mainstreet]

It's a relief we don't have to blow up the team tonight.

 

[Mainstreet]

Two out of three ain't bad.

 

[Yuma]

Dunn, 7th rookie in Suns history to start a home opener.

 

[BirdGangThing]

really enjoyed this game

 

[Yuma]

Two out of three ain't bad.

I'd take a 66.6% win percentage this year in a heartbeat!

 

[SirStefan32]

Biggest difference tonight was the Suns sticking to letting their PGs run the show. Eleven turnovers, with only one coming from KD and Booker each. Nurk was still a turnover machine, but everyone else was OK. Good ball movement, better defense. Dunn was absolutely incredible. Booker continues to look a little off, but he played good defense today. Royce was very solid tonight as well. Great progress from the last two games- they just need to continue letting Jones and Morris run the offense, and keep making incremental improvements defensively, especially on rotations.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Two out of three ain't bad.

Glad they were able to win this one for Al

 

[Mainstreet]

The Mavericks bench only produced 9 points, while the shorthanded Suns produced 23 points bench points.

 

[Mainstreet]

In a reversal from the Lakers game, the Suns were 28-37 from the free throw line.

The Mavericks were 15-18 from the line.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Nice W

 

[Cheesebeef]

Dunn’s 180 shooting the three is really something special. A guy dedicates himself to that degree of change and the sky is the limit for him.

If this keeps up, I expect next offseason he works on his handles and levels up again.

 

[Mainstreet]

Great to see Nurkic have a bounce back game tonight.

We almost traded him yesterday.

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[AzStevenCal]

Great to see Nurkic have a bounce back game tonight.

We almost traded him yesterday.

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Traded him? I was playing taps for the guy.

 

[Mainstreet]

Kevin Durant praises Ryan Dunn's poise.

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[elindholm]

It's too bad I couldn't watch this game, because I'm curious whether I would have had the same reaction to Dunn. Doncic scored 40 points on 25 FGA and Dunn played only 21 minutes. If he had a huge impact on the game, it sure isn't evident in the box score.

 

[Mainstreet]

I like how Nurkic takes responsibility for not playing well the first two games and addresses his turnover problems.

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[Mainstreet]

Nah, the Suns didn't get tired. It was their home opener.

Great to see the team respond.

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[Mainstreet]

Ryan Dunn talks about the challenge of playing against Luka Doncic.

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[Phrazbit]

Fun game, wins against teams I hate are always fun.

The arena experience is unchanged from last year, as far as I can tell, I didn’t do a full tour of the 3 levels though.