Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks take on Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns for the second time this season.
In recent years one of the best rivalries in the NBA has been between Devin Booker and Luka Doncic. Back in the 2018 NBA Draft the Phoenix Suns (7-1) could have taken Doncic to pair with Booker, creating one of the best wing duos in the league, but opted for Deandre Ayton who was traded after just five seasons while Doncic has become one of the best players in the league for the Dallas Mavericks (5-3). Since then the teams have played 15 times in the regular season and seven more in the playoffs. Booker holds the overall edge 14-8 while Doncic got the better of Booker in the playoffs during the 2022 playoffs. This season Booker has Phoenix off to a great start alongside Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and a team that looks like a real contender this season.
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Game Date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
Game Time: 7:43 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
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The teams have split their last four games with Phoenix picking up the most recent earlier this season. In that game Doncic led the way with 40 points, 10 rebounds and four assists while Booker finished with 21 points and five assists as one of four players to finish in double-figures.
Durant led Phoenix with 31 points and nine rebounds while Jusuf Nurkic finished with a double-double (18 points and 14 rebounds) and rookie Ryan Dunn scored 13 points (on 3-6 from three) in the first start of his career.
For Dallas it was the Doncic show featuring Kyrie Irving with 22 points and five assists. New addition Klay Thompson added 19 points going 5-12 from three. This season Thompson has two games with at least five made three-pointers and four games with four made three-points. For his career Thompson is fourth all-time in games with at least four and five made three-pointers in a game.
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