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Mavericks vs Suns: head-to-head

45 meetings since 2015-16

Dallas Mavericks16winsPhoenix Suns29
Regular season12-26
Playoffs4-3
Avg. margin (DAL)-2.6
DAL at home9-13
PHX at home16-7
Avg. total points216.1
Current streakPHX 4

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Mavericks and the Suns have met 45 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Suns lead the series 29-16.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Mavericks won 1 and the Suns won 5. The most recent game, on April 8, 2026, ended Suns 112-107.

The home team won 25 of the 45 games (56%). These matchups averaged 216.1 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.8 points; 10 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Season-series sweeps: Suns in 2025-26, Suns in 2021-22, Suns in 2020-21, Suns in 2017-18, Mavericks in 2015-16. They have also met 7 times in the playoffs (2021-22), with the Mavericks winning 4 and the Suns 3. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 27, 2026 in Phoenix.

Next meetings

Nov 27, 2026Mavericks @ Suns9:00 PM ESTPHX 67%
Dec 26, 2026Suns @ Mavericks8:00 PM EST
Jan 8, 2027Suns @ Mavericks9:30 PM EST

Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.

Biggest wins

MavericksDAL 123 – 90 PHX · 2022-05-15
SunsDAL 80 – 110 PHX · 2022-05-10

2025-26 DAL 0 – 3 PHX

2026-04-08DAL 107 – 112 PHXFinal
2026-02-10DAL 111 – 120 PHXFinal
2025-11-12PHX 123 – 114 DALFinal

2024-25 DAL 1 – 3 PHX

2025-03-09PHX 125 – 116 DALFinal
2024-12-27DAL 98 – 89 PHXFinal
2024-11-08PHX 114 – 113 DALFinal
2024-10-26DAL 102 – 114 PHXFinal

2023-24 DAL 2 – 1 PHX

2024-02-22PHX 113 – 123 DALFinal
2024-01-24PHX 132 – 109 DALFinal
2023-12-25DAL 128 – 114 PHXFinal

2022-23 DAL 2 – 2 PHX

2023-03-05PHX 130 – 126 DALFinal
2023-01-26DAL 99 – 95 PHXFinal
2022-12-05PHX 111 – 130 DALFinal
2022-10-19DAL 105 – 107 PHXFinal

2021-22 DAL 4 – 6 PHX

2022-05-15 · playoffsDAL 123 – 90 PHXFinal
2022-05-12 · playoffsPHX 86 – 113 DALFinal
2022-05-10 · playoffsDAL 80 – 110 PHXFinal
2022-05-08 · playoffsPHX 101 – 111 DALFinal
2022-05-06 · playoffsPHX 94 – 103 DALFinal
2022-05-04 · playoffsDAL 109 – 129 PHXFinal
2022-05-02 · playoffsDAL 114 – 121 PHXFinal
2022-01-20PHX 109 – 101 DALFinal
2021-11-19DAL 104 – 112 PHXFinal
2021-11-17DAL 98 – 105 PHXFinal

2020-21 DAL 0 – 3 PHX

2021-02-01PHX 109 – 108 DALFinal
2021-01-30PHX 111 – 105 DALFinal
2020-12-23DAL 102 – 106 PHXFinal

2019-20 DAL 1 – 3 PHX

2020-08-13DAL 102 – 128 PHXFinal
2020-08-02DAL 115 – 117 PHXFinal
2020-01-28PHX 133 – 104 DALFinal
2019-11-29DAL 120 – 113 PHXFinal

2018-19 DAL 2 – 2 PHX

2019-04-09PHX 109 – 120 DALFinal
2019-01-09PHX 94 – 104 DALFinal
2018-12-13DAL 89 – 99 PHXFinal
2018-10-17DAL 100 – 121 PHXFinal

2017-18 DAL 0 – 3 PHX

2018-04-10PHX 124 – 97 DALFinal
2018-01-31DAL 88 – 102 PHXFinal
2017-12-18PHX 97 – 91 DALFinal

2016-17 DAL 1 – 3 PHX

2017-04-09DAL 111 – 124 PHXFinal
2017-03-11PHX 100 – 98 DALFinal
2017-01-12DAL 113 – 108 PHXFinal
2017-01-05PHX 102 – 95 DALFinal

2015-16 DAL 3 – 0 PHX

2016-01-31PHX 78 – 91 DALFinal
2015-12-14PHX 94 – 104 DALFinal
2015-10-28DAL 111 – 95 PHXFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.