The Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks in game one on Monday night, as the team gelled and played as one, putting forth the most complete performance of this postseason run. Role players contributed, Deandre Ayton dominated, and while Phoenix won by seven points, anyone who watched the game knew it wasn’t that close.
After such a convincing victory over the Mavericks, the fan base is thrilled. And we should be pleased. The series against the New Orleans Pelicans was a hard-fought, drawn-out slugfest in which the Suns never dominated that team.