Suns to play in their 10th Game 7; Booker’s two greatest words
The Phoenix Suns are making their tenth Game 7 appearance in the franchise history vs the Dallas Mavericks. A list of all Suns’ Game 7 matchups.
The fourth-seeded Dallas Mavericks defeated the Phoenix Suns, 113-86, in this Western Conference semifinals series Thursday.
Now the top-seeded Suns have a do-or-die Game 7 against Dallas that will count as their tenth Game 7 in franchise history.
Suns’ Devin Booker said those were the “two greatest words in sports: game 7″ as he referenced the 95-88 win for the Miami Heat over the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals Game 7.
Because some of the most exciting games the NBA has witnessed are Game 7 matchups, and Phoenix is making yet another appearance, we brought you a list of all of the Suns’ Game 7s in the franchise’s history below.
Phoenix Suns’ nine Game 7′s in NBA playoffs
- 1970 Division Semifinals: Lakers 129, Suns 94
- 1976 Conference Finals: Suns 94, Warriors 86
- 1979 Conference Finals: Sonics 114, Suns 110
- 1981 Conference Semifinals: Kings 95, Suns 88
- 1993 Conference Finals: Suns 123, Sonics 110
- 1994 Conference Semifinals: Rockets 104, Suns 94
- 1995 Conference Semifinals: Rockets 115, Suns 114
- 2006 First Round: Suns 121, Lakers 90
- 2006 Conference Semifinals: Suns 127, Clippers 107
Suns vs Mavericks Game 7 matchup
The Suns-Mavericks Game 7 kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on TNT after the Celtics-Bucks Game 7 at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Boston on ABC.
Tim Hardaway Jr. to miss Game 7 vs Suns
The Mavs have announced earlier today that Tim Hardaway Jr. will be out due to left foot surgery missing Game 7 in Phoenix.