Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns Final Score & Over/Under Result — Apr 8, 2026

The market total climbed 12 points in the hours before tipoff, moving from 221.5 to 233.5, and the game never lived up to that inflated projection. Dallas and Phoenix's first quarter exploded for 62 combined points, setting an early pace that suggested the over was firmly in play, but the pace collapsed immediately and decisively. The second half combined for just 105 points across two quarters, with Q4 bottoming out at 51 combined—a 24-point swing from Q1 that sealed an eventual 2.5-point miss to the under as Phoenix held on, 112–107.

Devin Booker led the Suns with 37 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists, while Dillon Brooks added 28 points and 5 rebounds to anchor a second-half tightening. John Poulakidas countered for Dallas with 23 points; Marvin Bagley III contributed 20 points and 8 rebounds; and Max Christie chipped in 18 points. Dallas's offense that scored 117.4 per game in recent form sputtered in the second half, managing just 27 points in Q3 and 27 in Q4, unable to sustain the early pace that had generated 62 combined in the opening frame.

The 219 final combined came in under the 221.5 opener by 2.5 points. DAGGER leaned over and missed as the contest's arc—hot opening, cold finish—told a story of midgame momentum that never returned.