Mavs vs Suns

Follow our live updates as the Phoenix Suns host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 7 of their NBA Playoffs series on Sunday.

Phoenix players look tight in the early going and TNT's Reggie Miller suggested that they had some Game 7 jitters. The Mavericks are 16-for-35. Doncic is 3-for-5, including 2-for-4 from 3. He went 9-for-12 from the field and 4-for-7 from 3-point range. The Mavericks had a 27-17 lead on the Suns at the end of the first quarter of Game 7 in Phoenix. The Mavericks have built a 21-12 lead on the Suns in the first quarter of Game 7. Chris Paul had one point on 0-for-4 shooting. Follow our updates on the game. This is just embarrassing man ... In my wildest dreams, I never thought this would happen." The Suns are just 9-for-36 from the field in the game. "I never would have saw this coming. The Suns were just 10-for-41 from the field in the first half.

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Ayton had 21 points and 11 boards in the Game 6 loss, he needs that and more in this game. Ayton wanted max money in a contract extension before the season — and No. 1 picks usually get exactly that — but the Suns would not give it to him. The good news for the Suns in Game 7 is that they are at home, where their role players have thrived. The other key to the Dallas defense in Game 6? The Suns need the Chris Paul that is the glue of the offense, finding the mismatches and mistakes and making the Mavericks pay, plus scoring when needed. Suns, Game 7 is Sunday night (8 p.m. on TNT). The winner advances to face Stephen Curry and the Warriors; the loser has questions to answer about what is next.