Suns' big Jusuf Nurkic and Mavs forwards Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington Jr., were tossed with 9:02 left in the third quarter after Nurkic was called for an offensive foul when looking to back down Mavs big Daniel Gafford.

The third-quarter fight during the Phoenix Suns' 98-89 home loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday led to three ejections.

The Dallas Mavericks played the Phoenix Suns on the first night of a road back-to-back on Friday night, playing without Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II. They were looking to bounce back from their loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas Day, while the Suns won their Christmas matchup against the Denver Nuggets.

The Phoenix Suns (15-15) were handed a 98-89 loss by the Dallas Mavericks (20-11) at the Footprint Center on Friday.

Phoenix clings to the idea that all is fine once everyone is healthy. Only the New Orleans Pelicans have lost more salary to injury this season, per Spotrac. The Suns are 8-4 when they field Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal together. Their projected starting lineup is 7-3. This is their reason for optimism.

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The Dallas Mavericks advanced to 20-11 on the season after a much-needed win over the Phoenix Suns. The final score was 98-89 as they took the Suns down on the

ESPN's Shams Charania reports that the league will suspend Dallas Mavericks small forward Naji Marshall for four games, Phoenix Suns starting center Jusuf Nurkic for three, and Mavericks power forward PJ Washington for one. Dallas, missing All-NBA superstar point guard Luka Doncic, was on the road visiting the Suns.

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Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic and Dallas Mavericks forwards Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington Jr. were ejected after an altercation between the three in the second half of Friday's game at Footprint Center.

Three players were ejected Friday in the matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Suns center Jusuf