GameDay: Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks

Suns at Mavericks

8:30 p.m. Wednesday, American Airlines Center, Dallas

TV: KTXA/Ch. 21, ESPN

Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Spanish)

Records: Suns 39-39; Mavs 46-31

About the Suns: Although things look bleak, Phoenix is still mathematically in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. But the Suns, which were blown out 96-69 Tuesday at Atlanta, will need plenty of help to reach the playoffs. ... Phoenix is 3-0 against Dallas this season and can join Golden State, Atlanta and Indiana as teams that have swept the Mavs this season. ... The Suns are 17-20 on the road and 21-27 against the West. ... Phoenix is 10th in the West and would be a sixth seed with the same record in the East. ... Everything about the Suns is high-octane. They are averaging 103.3 points per game and allowing 103.4 points. ... Eric Bledsoe leads the Suns with 17.7 points per game and 6.0 assists, and Markieff Morris averages 15.5 points and 6.1 rebounds.

About the Mavs: Dallas clinched a playoff spot Tuesday with Oklahoma City’s 113-88 loss to San Antonio. The Mavericks lead eighth-seed New Orleans by 4 games and are close to clinching the No. 7 playoff seed with five games remaining. ... The last six weeks have not been kind to Dallas. Since defeating Toronto at home on Feb. 24, the Mavs are a paltry 7-11. That includes losses in six of their last eight games. ... The Mavs lost to the Suns twice in Phoenix — 124-115 on Dec. 23 and 98-92 on March 22. The Suns also beat the Mavs 118-106 on Dec. 5 in Dallas.

This story was originally published April 7, 2015 at 9:25 PM with the headline "GameDay: Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks."