Dallas Mavericks stun Phoenix Suns with dominating Game 7 road win
The Dallas Mavericks advanced to their first Western Conference Finals since 2011 — their lone championship season — after a shocking blowout Game 7 win over the Phoenix Suns.
Luka Doncic led the Mavs to a 123-90 win with 35 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. He had 27 points in the first half to match the Suns entire team.
The Mavs play the Golden State Warriors in a best-of-7 Western Conference Finals beginning with Game 1 Wednesday at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
what the mavs are doing to the suns is inhumane at this point
— kennedi landry (@kennlandry) May 16, 2022
Heartbreaking to hear the Suns' PA announcer counting off the points right now.
— Bryan Curtis (@bryancurtis) May 16, 2022
Dallas never trailed and led by 30 at halftime. The Mavs built a lead as big as 42 points in the second half, the season-worst for the Suns.
The top-seeded Suns led the NBA with 64 wins this season. That didn’t faze Doncic or the fourth-seeded Mavs, who became the first team in the series to win on the road.
The Suns are only the second team to win 64 or more games and not advance to the conference finals. The other team? The 2006-07 Mavericks.
.@PHXSkyHarbor hey how you holding up? pic.twitter.com/uNHj7WhfPQ
— DFW Airport (@DFWAirport) May 16, 2022
it has been nothing short of a historic ass-beating since "The Luka Special" moment.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 16, 2022
What a total beat down. I can't remember the last time I've seen an annihilation like this, especially in a win-or-go-home game.
— Charean Williams (@NFLCharean) May 16, 2022
The Mavs are heading to the conference finals for the third time since 2006. The Cowboys have 3 playoff wins in that time frame
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) May 16, 2022
I have never been more wrong. I can’t believe how great the @dallasmavs look — and how pathetically awful the @Suns look. @CP3 & @DevinBooker31 have been no-shows. I can’t believe this
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 16, 2022