Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns: Western Conference Semi-Finals Preview

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The Dallas Mavericks will be up against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semi-Finals.

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz in 6 games. Even without Luka Doncic in the first 3 games, they were dominating the Jazz. They are a dark horse contender to make the NBA Finals this season, and Phoenix will be the real test for them.

Phoenix Suns on the other hand are looking to go to successive NBA Finals after they fell short last time around the Bucks. They had the best record in the league during the regular season and will look to progress to the Conference Finals.

Injury Report:

Mavs:

PLAYER	POSITION	UPDATED	INJURY	INJURY STATUS
Tim Hardaway Jr.	SG	Sat, Apr 9	Foot	Expected to be out until at least May 1

Source: CBS Sports

Suns:

PLAYER	POSITION	UPDATED	INJURY	INJURY STATUS
Dario Saric	PF	Sun, Apr 3	Knee	Expected to be out until at least Jun 1

Source: CBS Sports

The Player under the most pressure in this series:

Devin Booker – Suns

CP3 stepped up massively in the series against the Pelicans where they were without Devin Booker. However, it’s now the turn for Devin Booker to perform at the best level to help the Suns get past Luka and the Mavs to reach the Western Conference Finals. Devin is coming off a hamstring injury, which is why he needs to be careful also because if he goes down, the chances of the Suns progressing become very less.