Less than a year ago, the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks faced off in the second round of the 2022 playoffs. The league-leading Suns were favored, with even Dallas-area media predicting a Suns sweep after they went up 2-0 in the series.
But you all know how that series ended. The Mavericks went on to lose the Western Conference Finals in five games and the Suns went into semi-hiding to lick their wounds and hope for future redemption.
On Sunday, they face each other again (on ABC, at 11:00am) for a third time this regular season (1-1 so far) but we all know the outcome doesn’t even matter.