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Devin Booker scored 24 points, Kevin Durant had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 125-116 on Sunday. Bradley Beal scored 19 points and Grayson Allen added 17 as the Suns pulled within 1 1/2 games of Dallas for the 10th seed in the Western Conference,

In the midst of a miserable stretch of Mavericks basketball in which the majority of the team is out with injury, the patchwork roster has kept it close with another struggling team in the Phoenix Suns, trailing 60-54 at the half of the game at American Airlines Center.

Two of the season's biggest underperformers face off on Sunday as the Phoenix Suns head to Texas to battle the injury-plagued, struggling Dallas Mavericks.

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The Dallas Mavericks are conveniently the opponent the Suns are facing today - the unfortunate string of injuries has rendered them in a free-fall as of late. A Phoenix victory today would both secure the season series (tiebreaker) and bring them within 1.5 games of the play-in tournament.

The Suns' season is on the line against the Mavericks on Sunday due to the season series being 2-1 in favor of Phoenix.

Devin Booker scored 24 points as the visiting Phoenix Suns beat the severely underhanded Dallas Mavericks 125-116 on Sunday.