Devin Booker had 26 points and nine assists, Grayson Allen scored four of his 23 points in a key late stretch and the Phoenix Suns held off the Dallas Mavericks 123-114 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.

Dallas played for the first time since the Tuesday morning firing of general manager Nico Harrison , embattled since making the controversial Feb. 2 trade that sent superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Dallas cut an 18-point second-half deficit to three with 1:48 left. Allen took a scoop shot down the lane with Daniel Gafford called for goaltending with 1:25 to go and made two free throws with 24.3 seconds left for a seven-point lead.

The Suns are 7-5. They have won six of seven after opening 1-4.

Klay Thompson scored 19 points in his fourth straigh

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