Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks 5/6/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Phoenix Suns visit the Dallas Mavericks for Game 3 of their NBA Western Conference semifinals best-of-seven series. Phoenix took a 2-0 lead in the series with a 129-109 victory over Mavericks in Game 2 on Wednesday. Phoenix led by six points after three quarters but outscored Dallas 40-26 in the final quarter to win by 20. Devin Booker was the leading scorer for Phoenix with 30 points.

Devin Booker is leading Phoenix in scoring during the postseason with an average of 23.0 points per game, while Chris Paul is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 21.9 points and 10.1 assists per game. Deandre Ayton is the third leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 21.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. As a team, Phoenix is scoring an average of 112.7 points per game.

Dallas looks to bounce back from losses in the opening two games of the series with a victory at home on Friday in Game 3 or will be on the brink of elimination. In Dallas’ loss by 20 points on Wednesday, Luka Doncic was the leading scorer for Dallas with 35 points. As a team, Dallas shot only 45.6% and allowed Phoenix to shoot 64.5%. Dallas was outrebounded by Phoenix 34-25 and the Mavericks turned the ball over 17 times.

Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 33.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. Jalen Brunson is the second leading scorer with an average of 25.7 points per game and one of six players for Dallas averaging double-figures in scoring. As a team, Dallas is scoring an average of 106.0 points per game while shooting 44.8% overall and 37.6% from 3-point territory.