Mavs at Suns LIVE Game Updates: FINAL - Phoenix 107, Dallas 105

Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks take on Devin Booker's Phoenix Suns in both teams' first game of the 2022-23 NBA season. DallasBasketball.com brings you live updates throughout the game as they happen.

As the Dallas Mavericks tip-off their 2022-23 NBA season against the Phoenix Suns, DallasBasketball.com brings you live game updates as they happen.

The last time these two teams met, the Mavs obliterated the Suns in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series by a 33-point margin. Luka Doncic went off for 35 points in the winner-take-all game at Footprint Center, as he avenged Devin Booker's "Luka Special" taunting from Game 5 when the Suns took a 3-2 series lead.

Things have changed for both teams since then, as the Suns have endured some internal struggles and the Mavs have replaced Jalen Brunson with the additions of Christian Wood, JaVale McGee, Jaden Hardy, and most recently, Facu Campazzo.

Will those additions be enough to keep the Mavs among the West's best? Will Doncic hit the ground running for the first time in two years after coming into the season in great shape? Will the Suns figure things out, or will they crumble under the pressure like they did in the postseason? We start getting answers to these questions tonight.

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STARTING LINEUPS:

Mavs: Luka Doncic, Spencer Dinwiddie, Reggie Bullock, Dorian Finney-Smith, JaVale McGee

Suns: Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, DeAndre Ayton

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FIRST QUARTER (6:43) – Mavs 9, Suns 7

Doncic got off to an efficient start in this one, as he has six points on 3-5 shooting nearly halfway through the first quarter. McGee has the Mavs' other three points.

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END OF FIRST QUARTER: MAVS 32, SUNS 24

Doncic continued his first-quarter hot streak by finishing with 13 points on 6-9 shooting. As it turns out, the Suns still don't have an answer for 23-year-old phenom. Wood made an impact in his first five minutes off the bench by putting up seven points on 2-2 shooting. Second quarter up next!

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SECOND QUARTER: MAVS 42, SUNS 26

With Doncic going to the bench, the Mavs haven't skipped a beat with Dinwiddie leading the charge. He has eight points on 3-7 shooting overall and 2-3 from deep. Overall, the Mavs are bringing the same level of aggression they did in their Game 7 blowout five months ago.

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END OF THE SECOND QUARTER: MAVS 62, SUNS 45

After winning the first quarter by a 32-24 margin and the second quarter by a 30-21 margin, the Mavs hold a 17-point lead over the Suns at halftime. Doncic and Dinwiddie lead all Mavs players with 20 and 13 points respectively. Wood ended up with nine points in the half.

Booker leads Phoenix with 15 points on 5-11 shooting. Paul, on the other hand, has been a non-factor so far, as he only has 2 points while shooting just 1-4 from the field.

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THIRD QUARTER (6:48): MAVS 70, SUNS 59

The Suns have shown more life so far in the second half, as they have a 14-8 advantage nearly halfway through the third period. Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges have joined Booker in double figures.

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END OF THIRD QUARTER: MAVS 81, SUNS 76

After seeing their lead shrink to one point late in the third, the Mavs rallied to push it back up to five points heading into the fourth quarter. Doncic leads with 27 points despite going cold so far in the second half. Dinwiddie and Wood have 13 points each.

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END OF FOURTH QUARTER: SUNS 107, MAVS 105

After holding a 17-point halftime lead, the Mavs got outscored by 19 points in the second half as the Suns pulled off the 107-105 win in comeback fashion. Doncic led the Mavs with 35 points, and Wood wasn't far behind with 25 points off the bench in just 24 minutes of play.

Although Booker led the Suns with 28 points, it was Damion Lee who hit the game-winning bucket with eight seconds remaining. Doncic got a chance to win it with a last-second 3-pointer, but it hit off the iron. The Mavs fall to 0-1 while the Suns improve to 1-0.

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