Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 5/15/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (+6)

The Phoenix Suns will compete against the Dallas Mavericks at Footprint Center on Sunday in Game 7 of their series. Phoenix opens this matchup as 6-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 207.

The Mavericks faced the Suns and took home the win by a score of 113-86 in Game 6. Concerning personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 23 and the Suns racked up 22 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of their 18 shots from three-point range. Phoenix finished shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 21 tries. Additionally, Phoenix collected 32 rebounds (13 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Phoenix earned 45 dimes and had 18 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, Dallas allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 31 out of 78 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 2 turnovers and having 16 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Mavericks made 27 of their 36 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Dallas wrapped up the game with a 45.5% FG percentage (35 out of 77) and converted 16 of their 39 shots from downtown.

Luka Doncic is a guy who was important for this contest. He ended up finishing with 33 points on 11 out of 26 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and snagged 11 boards. Doncic shot 42.3% from the field and recorded 8 assists.

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Dallas comes into this one with a win-loss record of 52-30 on the season. They have an average of 108.0 points per game (24th in the NBA) while hitting 46.1% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 35.0% on three-point attempts (1,073 of 3,063) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dallas is pulling in 43.0 boards per game and has tallied 1,918 dimes this year, which ranks 25th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are 6th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,925 surrendered so far this year. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.7% (3,198 of 7,001) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.0% from 3-point land while they are 2nd in the league in PPG from their opponents (104.7).

In regard to team rebounding in Game 6, Phoenix permitted Dallas to get 32 in total (7 offensive). They went 41.0% from downtown by shooting 16 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 36 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Suns allowed the Mavericks to convert 35 out of their 77 attempts from the field which had them at 45.5% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Suns finished the game shooting 31 out of 78 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. When talking about shooting from distance, Phoenix converted 6 of 18 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. The Mavericks earned 6 personal fouls in this game which got the Suns to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also coughed up the ball 22 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Suns earned 32 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the matchup.

Deandre Ayton ended up being important for the Suns in the game. Ayton had 21 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 10 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 62.5%, and had 11 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 64-18 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Suns are shooting 48.5% from the field, which is 1st in basketball. Phoenix has tallied 9,416 pts for the campaign (114.8 per contest) and they pull in 45.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per contest (4th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. The Suns are committing 19.9 fouls per game while shooting 79.7% from the free throw line.

The Phoenix defense allows 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (953 of 2,805) and their opponents are making 76.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 22.9 dimes and 44.5 total boards per game, which is 3rd and 19th in the league. The Suns on the defensive side of the court are 8th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 107.3. They are forcing 14.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the field (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas (+6)

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