Bismack Biyombo, Marquese Chriss Nearly Fight in Locker Room Hallway Before End of Game 5

No boxing gloves required, as security came to the rescue and prevented any altercation from happening.

It was a bad night to play for the Dallas Mavericks.

After winning back-to-back games, Dallas had a golden opportunity to walk into Phoenix and bring a 3-2 lead back with them in a home meeting for Game 6 on Thursday. 

Instead, the Phoenix Suns handled their business in 110-80 fashion, finally looking like one of the top teams in the NBA after struggling over the weekend. 

Nothing really went Dallas' way Tuesday after the first quarter. The Mavericks trailed by three points entering halftime but a dismal third period of play saw the Suns create a deficit too large to overcome the rest of the way. 

The Footprint Center was loud, and the Suns couldn't miss. As an athlete, that naturally creates an irritating feeling in front of tens of thousands of people who wish nothing more than to see you fail. 

That was especially true for former Suns player Marquese Chriss, who found himself exchanging words with Phoenix's Bismack Biyombo in the final seconds of the game. 

Marquese Chriss tries to go after Biyombo in the locker room 😳

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Both received technicals and were ejected for extra-curricular activities on the court after Biyombo tried to dunk the ball in the winding moments. The two exchanged words, which bled over to the tunnel/locker room area when Chriss charged after Biyombo. 

Marquese Chriss and Bismack Biyombo almost went at it in the locker room hallway 😳 pic.twitter.com/erLrolsXcO

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Thankfully, arena security acted swiftly and was able to prevent anything serious from happening. 

I was told by security in the team tunnel that Marquese Chriss and Bismack Biyombo were separated by the Suns security team before any physical punches or contact was made. @Suns @NBAonTNT

— Allie LaForce (@ALaForce) May 11, 2022

Chriss played five minutes for Dallas, scoring two points and securing two rebounds while the Mavericks were -11 with him on the floor. 

The two will see each other again on Thursday for Game 6, where the Suns can wrap things up and advance to the Western Conference Finals.