The Phoenix Suns won their final home game of the regular season April 8 against the Dallas Mavericks, 112-107, before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Mortgage Matchup Center.
Devin Booker scored a game-high 37 points in leading the Suns (44-36) past the Mavs (25-55).
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Dillon Brooks went for 28 points as his last basket gave Phoenix its final margin of victory with 13.7 seconds left in the game.
The Suns clinched seventh place in the Western Conference and will host the No. 7 vs. No. 8 play-in tournament game next week, as the Los Angeles Clippers lost to defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Suns have two regular-season games remaining, both on the road, at the L.A. Lakers on April 10 and the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 12.
Phoenix lost Jalen Green (right knee) and Jordan Goodwin (left ankle) to injury in the first half of Wednesday’s game as neither played in the second half.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) grabs a rebound over Dallas Mavericks guard John Poulakidas (1) at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) grabs a rebound over Dallas Mavericks guard John Poulakidas (1) at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro (11) drives past Dallas Mavericks center Moussa Cisse (30) at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie (12) drives into the lane against the Dallas Mavericks at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) lays the ball up as Dallas Mavericks forward Marvin Bagley III (35) defends at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns forward Royce O’Neale (00) celebrates his 3-point shot against the Dallas Mavericks at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns forward Rasheer Fleming (20) shoots the ball over Dallas Mavericks forward Tyler Smith (23) at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns forward Oso Ighodaro (11) makes a bounce pass into the lane against the Dallas Mavericks at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie (12) drives into the lane as Dallas Mavericks guard Ryan Nembhard (9) defends at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns forward Royce O’Neale (00) celebrates his 3-point shot against the Dallas Mavericks at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) drives past Dallas Mavericks guard John Poulakidas (1) at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns take on Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center
Phoenix Suns forward Ryan Dunn (0) strips the ball foe the steal from Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on April 8, 2026.
The Suns went into the game with Mark Williams (left foot injury management), Grayson Allen (right quad contusion) and Haywood Highsmith (right knee injury management) ruled out.
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John Poulakidas paced the Mavericks with 23 points off the bench.
Dallas was without Daniel Gafford (right shoulder impingement), Naji Marshall (left hip contusion), Caleb Martin (right planta fascia strain), Klay Thompson (rest), P.J. Washington (left elbow sprain), Brandon Williams (illness), Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery) and Dereck Lively II (right foot surgery).
Green questionable to return, Goodwin out as Suns lead
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green is listed as questionable to return after suffering a right knee injury in the first quarter while Jordan Goodwin has been ruled out with a left ankle injury.
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Green left the game with a limp with 8:10 left in the first quarter.
Goodwin checked out the game with 4:53 left in the first half.
Green and Goodwin both tested their injuries at halftime as they warmed up before the start of the second half. Ryan Dunn and Collin Gillespie started the second half in place of Green and Goodwin.
The Suns led 61-53 at the break and have an 88-80 advantage going into the fourth quarter.
Devin Booker has a game-high 27 points.
Jalen Green checks out of game with injury
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green limped to the locker room in the first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks with what appeared to be a right leg injury.
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The athletic, talented guard checked out the game with 8:10 left in the first quarter. He had yet to check back in the game as the Suns led 54-50 with 2:42 left in the first half.
Green has played just 32 games in his first season with the Suns mostly due to a right hamstring injury that sidelined him 47 games.
This is after playing every game in his previous two seasons with the Houston Rockets.
Green is averaging 18.3 points this season.
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Booker, Brooks power Phoenix Suns past Mavericks. Green, Goodwin hurt