Game Preview: Phoenix Suns face shorthanded Mavericks in must-win matchup

Who: Phoenix Suns (29-34) @ Dallas Mavericks (32-32)

When: 12:30 pm Arizona Time

Where: American Airlines Center — Dallas, TX

Watch: ABC/ESPN+

Listen: KMVP 98.7

The Phoenix Suns travel to Dallas to take on the injury-depleted Mavericks in a nationally televised Sunday matinée affair. Both teams have struggled recently, the Mavs are on a four-game losing streak and the Suns are losers of five of their last seven games.

Currently the Suns sit 11th in the conference standings, trailing the Mavs by 2.5 games for the final Play In spot. The Suns are coming off a 149-141 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets where Nikola Jokic put together an all-time league best ever performance with a 30+ point, 20+…