Suns at Mavericks 4/9/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Suns look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. The Suns were routed on Sunday by the Houston Rockets 149-113. The Suns trailed 77-57 at the half and never threatened after the break. Jamal Crawford came off the bench to score 27 for the Suns while top stars for the Suns Devin Booker and Kelly Oubre Jr. are sidelined.

Dallas won the second half of its home-and-home on the road against Memphis Sunday night 129-127 in overtime, after falling to the Grizzlies at home122-112 on Friday. The Mavericks were led by Salan Mejri with 19 points. Mejri made the Mavericks last hoop in regulation and then scored Dallas’ first seven of 17 points during the overtime period. Devin Booker is leading the Suns in scoring and assists with averages of 26.6 points and 6.8 assists per game, while Deandre Ayton is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.3 per game. Phoenix is shooting 45.9% from the field and 32.8% from three-point territory.

Luka Doncic leads the Mavericks in scoring with an average of 21.2 points per game. Tim Hardaway Jr. is the second leading scorer for Dallas averaging 15.5 points per game. The leading rebounder is Doncic with an average of 7.7 per game, and Doncic leads in assists with an average of 5.9 per game. Dallas is shooting 44.6% from the field and 34.1% from three-point territory.