Suns smack down sets up a spicy Game 6 in Dallas

Different names and different faces, but the fire and emotion fueling this Suns-Mavs series feels no different than it did 15 years ago.The Phoenix Suns are now one game away from their second straight appearance in the Western Conference Finals after blowing out the Dallas Mavericks, 110-80.

For most of the first half, the Mavericks held a two-possession lead, but the Suns used a 13-6 run over the final 5:42 of the half to take a slim 49-46 lead into the halftime break.

A minute and a half into the third, Mavericks’ guard Jalen Brunson cut the Suns’ lead down to 1 on a mid-range fadeaway from the left post. This would be the Maverick's last points for over 5 full minutes as the Suns ripped…