Not this time: Phoenix Suns finally quiet criticism over Doncic, Mavericks in season opener

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Not this time: Phoenix Suns finally quiet criticism over Doncic, Mavericks in season opener
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This time, the Phoenix Suns didn't let Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks break them at home

It took the Suns' 22-point rally, capped by Damion Lee's contested go-ahead baseline shot in the closing seconds, for them to win, 107-105, and quell the ongoing ridicule about Luka destroying them.

The Suns' perimeter defense struggled against the Mavericks. Williams said his team got in trouble when they stopped blitzing Doncic as they tried to figure out their switches. "He mesmerizes people in the paint and picks up a lot of assists because you're just staring at him and then he kicks it out for a 3. That keeps you off balance and that speaks to his feel. But his size and strength, you don't see that with a guy who handles the ball or has such a high usage. Most guys who have high usage are probably not 6-7, whatever he is, 230, 235 ."

Although the Suns shot better at 41% in Wednesday's first half than their 24.4% in Game 7, they bricked a lot from deep by going 2-for-10 nearly like their 3-for-14 in their season-ending game. "Then they scored 31 in both quarters, third and fourth. We just can’t relax, you know. We gotta play hard no matter what the score is, if we’re down 20, started with whatever, we gotta play the same. Our principles are just to continue playing.”Doncic attributed their 12 turnovers and 13 missed free throws, which he called"free points," to why they lost. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd also spoke about their 13 of 34 attempts missed, including three in the fourth quarter.

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