Turnover Doom Phoenix Suns, Drop Game 3 Dallas Mavericks
The Phoenix Suns attempted 14 fewer shots from the field.
They turned the ball over 17 times that led to 22 Dallas points.
Phoenix dropped Friday's Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, 103-94, before a sellout crowd of 20,777 at American Airlines Center.
"I think we tallied quickly to 38 points off of ," said Suns coach Monty Williams as Suns gave up eight offensive rebounds and 16 second-chance points.
Game 4 is 12:30 p.m. (Arizona time) Sunday afternoon in Dallas followed by Game 5 at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Phoenix
Jae Crowder scored a team-high 19 points, hitting 5-of-8 from 3, to lead the Suns while Booker added 18.
The Suns got within nine with 4:11 left, but Brunson answered with four points as his last two giving Dallas a 99-86 lead with 2:07 left
The Suns trailed by 15 at the end of three as Brunson had 24 points on 9-of-19 shooting through three quarters after scoring 23 on 9-of-28 shooting in Game 1 and Game 2.
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