Game 18: Dallas Mavericks (11-6) @ Phoenix Suns (8-9), Friday, 11/29, 7PM MST

[SunsRback4Good]

Who: Dallas Mavericks @ Phoenix Suns

When: Tonight, @ 7:00pm, FSNAZ

Where: Talking Stick Resort, Phoenix, AZ







Dallas Mavericks starting lineup:

C- Powell

F- Porzingis

F- Finney-Smith

G- Hardaway Jr

G- Doncic


Reserves: Curry/Wright/Kleber/Barea/Brunson





Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Kaminsky

F- Saric

F- Oubre

G- Booker

G- Rubio


Reserves: Diallo/Okobo/C.Johnson/T.Johnson/Bridges


Good luck charm

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[Saberestar]

The Suns against the unmentionable man.

It's gonna be fun.

[Jstock12]

Is Doncic the MIP this year?

[Dual]

It's time to get some momentum and cut the differences with Dallas.
Let's go Suns!

[bwgood77]

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Instead of getting our 2nd year stud matchup,

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we don't due to Ayton's drug violation, so we get more of a matchup of somewhat similar playing styles in

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and if Doncic is going off, it would be nice to see a bit of this man's defense on him

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Hopefully Baynes is back, so we can get a little bit of this,

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Since the newest good luck charm Emily Sears not working so well, I'll go back to the one to start the season in Nicole Borda, who even has some orange on for us

[Dual]

We should use Bridges a lot more against guard/wing stars tbh. Is strange we dont do that.

[Jstock12]

Two threads are better than one

[bwgood77]

I really hope Baynes is back...after starting out 7-4 and beating teams such as the Sixers and Clippers on the 2nd night of a back to back after a 1 pt OT loss @ Denver, and killing teams like the Kings and Nets, while only losing to Jazz by 1, we are 1-5, after a loss to the Celtics where Baynes gets injured, and then out for the next 5. Of course Rubio out for most of those as well.

Baynes makes such a huge difference, ESPECIALLY with Ayton out. We were, what, like 5th in SRS at 7-4?

Hopefully also if Baynes is back, he is fully healthy and not still hobbled at all. Even Kaminsky looked good early as a backup 4 or 5, and I think led the poll of most surprising player. Could even start Cam at 4 and play Kaminsky at 4 off the bench with Diallo.

I hope we got a little practice time in, even though it was Thanksgiving, and that Monty spoke to the team a bit after falling into losing...this one will be tough with the Mavs coming off a loss where they got killed, and Luka having a bad game. He gets to the free throw line a lot, so hopefully Booker can too.

This will still be tough though, with Rubio either out or hobbled, and especially no Ayton along with a rusty Baynes. Dallas had been playing well before their last one, beating really good teams like the Raptors and Rockets, and killing some bad ones.

The Mavs SHOULD win, with Ayton and Jerome out, but we were playing pretty well without them before the Baynes and Rubio injuries. I was surprised to see a spread posted on twitter of us favored by 1, with them going 5-1 in their last 6 and us 1-5, but Mavs are currently favored by 2 at all the books.

[Jstock12]

Baynes makes such a huge difference, ESPECIALLY with Ayton out. We were, what, like 5th in SRS at 7-4?

According to this, Baynes is the single most important player on the roster. Anything above the grey diagonal is considered above average

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[bwgood77]

Two threads are better than one

Damn, I must have started mine right before he posted his. Can't delete though with too much work finding images and with our good luck charm to start the season instead of our recent one, so I will merge.

[bwgood77]

Is Baynes playing for sure? ESPN lists him as out.

https://www.espn.com/nba/game?gameId=401160919

[Dual]

We come after a big loss too, I'm really optimistic in this one if Baynes play. Ricky chemistry with him is off the charts, also on defense.
We need to be ready to rotate and be aggressive, not like last games where our defense was soooo bad.
My heart needs a break from Kaminsky experiment.

[handsome salary]

I shall be at the game. Gonna see the hand-me-down player in person. I hope my family and I have a jubilant ride home.

[Dual]

Two threads are better than one

Damn, I must have started mine right before he posted his. Can't delete though with too much work finding images and with our good luck charm to start the season instead of our recent one, so I will merge.

Yesterday he was probable, we will know in a few hours I guess.
If he is out, start Diallo PLEASE.

[hollywood6964]

We come after a big loss too, I'm really optimistic in this one if Baynes play. Ricky chemistry with him is off the charts, also on defense.
We need to be ready to rotate and be aggressive, not like last games where our defense was soooo bad.
My heart needs a break from Kaminsky experiment.

Monty really dropped the ball on the whole Kaminsky thing. Playing Diallo, and going small to eliminate Kaminsky for the most part should have been done quite a while ago.

[Dual]

Is Baynes playing for sure? ESPN lists him as out.

https://www.espn.com/nba/game?gameId=401160919

ESPN is wrong

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[bwgood77]

Is Baynes playing for sure? ESPN lists him as out.

https://www.espn.com/nba/game?gameId=401160919

ESPN is wrong

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I figured it probably was...they are not as updated as our beat writers...and I don't think injury reports are even official yet.

[bwgood77]

Baynes makes such a huge difference, ESPECIALLY with Ayton out. We were, what, like 5th in SRS at 7-4?

According to this, Baynes is the single most important player on the roster. Anything above the grey diagonal is considered above average

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I know...I think that was fairly obvious.

[hollywood6964]

Frank Kaminksy is like our Roger Dorn, having Baynes back eliminates a big hole at Center.

[sunsbg]

Can't simply outscore the Mavs so we need Baynes back and everyone playing good D. I'm waiting for this matchup, Doncic vs Oubre/Bridges for some time.