Ayton, Booker lead 最高の，を越す-seeded Suns past 無所属の政治家s 121-114

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PHOENIX (AP) - After a 簡潔な／要約する hiatus, the 不死鳥／絶品 Suns that bulldozed through the 正規の／正選手-season schedule made an 外見 on Monday night.

Deandre Ayton 得点する／非難する／２０d 25 points, Devin Booker 追加するd 23 and the 最高の，を越す-seeded Suns rolled to a 121-114 勝利，勝つ over the Dallas 無所属の政治家s in Game 1 of the Western 会議／協議会 準決勝.

The Suns never 追跡するd, jumping to a 9-0 lead in the 開始 minutes and staying on the gas until the final minutes. They 発射 50.5% from the field, won the 回復するing 辛勝する／優位 51-36 and （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 無所属の政治家s for the 10th straight time, counting 正規の／正選手 season games.

不死鳥／絶品 had a few hiccups late - making the final 得点する／非難する／２０ a little closer than it should have been - but the Suns looked much more like the team that 始める，決める a franchise 記録，記録的な／記録する with 64 勝利，勝つs during the season.

"We'll take the 勝利，勝つ," Suns point guard Chris Paul said. "It's not always going to be pretty. We played 井戸／弁護士席 most of the game. We'll look at the film tomorrow and see what we need to do 異なって for Game 2."

Luka Doncic led the 無所属の政治家s with 45 points, 12 回復するs and eight 補助装置s. It´s the first time Dallas has 前進するd to the postseason´s second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する in Doncic´s four-year NBA career.

Doncic and Maxi Kleber looked ready for the challenge but the 残り／休憩（する） of the Mavs didn´t do much until it was too late. Kleber finished with 19 points.

"I thought Maxi and Luka in that first half kept us afloat," 無所属の政治家s coach Jason Kidd said. "We could have easily been 負かす／撃墜する 39 at halftime but Maxi and LD were good. LD was good in the second half, too.

"We've just got to get someone to join the party."

Game 2 is on Wednesday in 不死鳥／絶品.

Booker 行方不明になるd three games during 不死鳥／絶品´s tougher-than-推定する／予想するd first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 勝利，勝つ over the New Orleans Pelicans because of a 緊張するd 権利 hamstring. He returned for the closeout Game 6 and 得点する／非難する／２０d 13 points, but looked a little more 用心深い than usual in his 成果／努力 to stay healthy.

That hesitancy was gone in the first ４半期/4分の1 on Monday: Booker 得点する／非難する／２０d 13 points on 4 of 8 狙撃 and 追加するd six 回復するs and four 補助装置s.

Ayton 支配するd in the paint and 中央の-範囲, hitting his usual array of turnaround jumpers, 走者s and dunks. The 6-foot-11 中心 発射 12 of 20 from the field. Paul 追加するd 19 points and （機の）カム Johnson had 17 off the （法廷の）裁判.

"I liked the fact that we weren´t settling for 3s tonight," Suns coach Monty Williams said. "A lot of guys were attacking the paint, we were getting floaters and 縁 発射s."

All five Suns starters 得点する／非難する／２０d in 二塁打 人物／姿／数字s.

The Suns' 開始 一斉射撃 was 最高潮の場面d by a Jae Crowder 3-pointer and Booker's 高く弓形に打ち返す pass to Mikal 橋（渡しをする）s for a dunk. Phoeni x 延長するd its lead to 18-6 中途の through the first ４半期/4分の1 before a discombobulated Dallas called timeout.

The 無所属の政治家s stayed in the game for a while thanks to Doncic and Kleber, who 攻撃する，衝突する his first four 3-pointers. The pair helped Dallas pull within 51-47 中途の through the second but the Suns finished the half with another run, going into the break with a 69-56 lead.

OUCH

Doncic was slow to get up in the second ４半期/4分の1 after taking a 膝 to the groin from Jae Crowder, who was 狙撃 a 3-pointer and called for the 不快な／攻撃 foul.

After an 公式の／役人 review, Crowder's foul was 昇格d to a 極悪の 1.

7-FOOT FUN

Suns backup 中心 JaVale McGee brought the （人が）群がる to its feet 早期に in the fourth ４半期/4分の1 with a rare 防御の play on the perimeter.

He stole the ball from Doncic and then dribbled the length of the 床に打ち倒す, finishing with a powerful dunk to put the Suns up 21 points.

TIP-INS

無所属の政治家s: Doncic 得点する／非難する／２０d 14 points in the first ４半期/4分の1 on 5 of 9 狙撃. ... Kleber 攻撃する，衝突する 5 of 6 3-pointers in the first half and had 16 points before the break. ... Kleber took a scary 落ちる in the fourth ４半期/4分の1 after 存在 bumped by JaVale McGee while finishing a dunk. Kleber landed on his upper 支援する and was shaken up for a few seconds before taking his 解放する／自由な throw.

Suns: Crowder 攻撃する，衝突する a 3-pointer in the second ４半期/4分の1 then turned and started celebrating with former 枢機けい／主要なs receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who was sitting courtside. Fitzgerald is a part-owner of the franchise. ... It was the 30th 連続した sellout at the 足跡 中心, dating 支援する to the 正規の／正選手 season. ... 改善するd to 51-0 this season when 主要な after three ４半期/4分の1s, 含むing a 4-0 示す in the プレーオフs.

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