Steve Nash and the Suns beat the Mavericks for their third win in their last 10 games. Phoenix also won for the first time in their last 19 games televised nationally on TNT. (AP Photo/Matt York)For the first time all season, the Dallas Mavericks (30-16) have lost on the road when shooting 50 percent or better (6-1).
The Phoenix Suns (27-21) didn't take their first lead of the game until 8:24 left in the third quarter and their largest lead was the final score as they beat the best road team in the Western Conference.
Dallas led by six points going into the fourth quarter before Phoenix took over. The Suns then outscored the Mavericks 28-16 in the fourth, thanks largely to a line-up of all bench players that played until half-way through the quarter, and finished the game on a 22-10 run. Goran Dragic, Jared Dudley and Louis Armundson combined to score 14 points in the final quarter, giving the Suns the win. Amare Stoudamire, who had a game-high 22 points through three quarters, didn't play in the fourth.
On the other hand, Dirk Nowitzki scored zero points in the fourth quarter (taking only one shot) and the Mavericks couldn't figure out how to get their best player the ball with Grant Hill fronting him (?). Nowitzki finished the game with 19 points (5-11 shooting) and five rebounds. Jason Terry led Dallas with 21 points, but also faded in the fourth quarter, scoring only four points on 1-4 shooting. Dallas was 6-20 overall in the deciding quarter.
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