Suns Big Opening Night:
Devin Booker led the way with 35 points as the Suns defeated the Mavericks 121-100 to open up the season.
Deandre Ayton had 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in his NBA debut, the first player to have at least 18/10/6 in an NBA debut since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1969.
The Suns had 35 assists for their second straight game with 35 after not having previously had at least 35 dimes in a game since 2011.
Trevor Ariza had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his Suns debut—he joins Charles Barkley and Gail Goodrich as the only Suns with at least 20/7/7 in their team debut.