The trade between Phoenix and Dallas will take place in the 1st quarter

The Phoenix Suns (15-14) host the Dallas Mavericks (19-11) on Friday, airing on Arizona’s Family (Chapter 3 TV) at 7 p.m

This is the first back-to-back games for both teams and the second of their three-game regular season series.

Devin Booker (left groin) will miss his fourth straight game for the Suns. Dallas star Luka Doncic (calf strain) will be out for at least a month. The Suns are led by Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal without Booker, and the Mavericks’ other top players are Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson.

Phoenix is coming off a 110-100 home win over Denver on Christmas that saw the team eliminated for three games. Dallas lost 105-99 in Minnesota that holiday. Phoenix and Dallas are eighth and fourth in the Western Conference standings.

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Durant, Suns respond to Irving, Mavericks surge in 1st quarter

Phoenix trails Dallas 28-25 at the start of the second quarter.

Former Brooklyn teammates Durant and Irving both had the hottest cards in the opening period. Durant had nine points on a perfect 4-for-4 game and Irving scored a game-high 12 points on 4-of-6, all from long range.

The Suns got off to a slow start as the Mavericks took a 14-4 lead thanks to Irving’s first three tries. After calling a timeout at 8:45 a.m. to stop the early bleeding, the Suns answered the Mavericks’ early surge with their own 8-0 run, led by Beal (five points) and Durant, along with two Steals from Ryan Dunn and Jusuf Nurkisch.

Irving hit his fourth three-pointer to give the Mavericks a 17-12 lead, then Tyus Jones of the Suns and Maxi Kleber of the Mavericks traded 3s.

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The trade between Phoenix and Dallas will take place in the 1st quarter

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