Takeaways: Nurkic was a big difference-maker for the Suns

PHOENIX — Jusuf Nurkic turned out to be the biggest difference-maker in the Phoenix Suns’ 114-102 triumph over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in the Valley of the Sun.
The Suns’ center scored 18 points, grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds, was 7-of-12 from the field, and played a lot of bully-ball at the Mavs’ expense.
“Yeah, he was aggressive,” coach Jason Kidd said. “We talked about it. We had to box him out.
“He got (three) offensive rebound