GAME 18: DAL (12-6) @ PHX (8-10) | 120-113 win

[Kammrath]

[omahen]

Important game. Suns are good this year, but I think will be lacking Baynes who gives this team another dimension and makes them extremely tough. I think they don't really have a guy that could be effective against Luka. Rubio is too small, Saric too slow, Booker and Oubre nothing special. Kaminksy is meh on the defensive side. Mavs should really take advantage of PnR and PnP here as Doncic should absolutely punish Saric and Kaminsky if they switch. 

On the offensive side, they need to (of course) control Booker (good luck DFS). Key is Rubio - he is not an excellent shooter so prevent him from driving and focus on passing lanes. They need to win rebounding battle in this one.

[Jommybone]

Will be great to see how this young team responds to the thwacking they received Tuesday night. Would love to see them come out swinging and blow the Suns out in the first half.

[MrGoat]

Suns starting to fade and if I'm seeing no Baynes I like our chances even better. Luka looked super pissed at the end of our humiliation against the Clippers, expecting him to come out gangbusters

[donzingis38]

I think the mavs come out with a win. Won't be easy, of course.

No more TJ Warren and Jamal Crawford. Who I thought used to kill us every time the mavs faced the suns.

I expect Booker to score 30+ points though.

[iolide]

Booker can score 70 and the Suns will still lose. 

I like Mavs vs Suns games; I think they give the Mavs enough trouble as is so them not having Baynes is a plus for the Mavs.

a 3-0 road trip would catapult the Mavs into great contention foe;d. Is that a possibility?

[IamDougieFresh]

Pretty wild that we are top 6 in the west and that this win vs the SUNS will be an important part of separating us from 7-15.

[Thukydides]

Must admit, I already feel some effects of 3 days of Luka withdrawal. Let´s demolish the Suns!

[fifteenth]

Quiet game night here in black Friday!

[jesusshuttlesworth82]

Baynes is supposed to play.

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Quiet game night here in black Friday!

People in a food coma. The Rangers forum has around 200 posts in the morning thread. Had 2 this morning.

[fifteenth]

The Rangers forum

Texas Rangers? People talk Rangers these days?

[omahen]

Baynes is supposed to play.

Crap

[SleepingHero]

Baynes is supposed to play.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[Luka_Magic]

Baynes, no Baynes, it don't matta. Mavs by 10.

[DrMav]

Let’s go!

[sefant]

Powell starting over Kleber is a joke. He adds nothing to the game that Kleber can't ...

[TheSportyChannel]

Luka have it all. Doing everything

[dirkfansince1998]

Powell asleep on defense

[TheSportyChannel]

Luka playing like Lebron today

I'm thinking 40 points 13 assist 12 rebounds the way he's playing so far

[Tyler]

Luka getting layups at will is amazing to watch.