"There's been a lot of discussions about Rodrigue Beaubois picking up the slack at point guard in the absence of the injured Jason Kidd.

Delonte West showed why no one should forget about him, either.

West poured in a season-high 25 points Monday night at US Airways Arena as the Dallas Mavericks rolled over the Phoenix Suns 122-99. In his second game back after sitting out Friday's game against Utah with a strained right calf, West made 9 of 12 shots, including 5 of 6 baskets from beyond the 3-point arc.

West provided some excitement when he scored underneath the basket at the halftime buzzer, then drilled an 18-footer with 0.4 seconds left on the third-quarter clock to give the Mavs a 96-70 lead. Then, when Robin Lopez tried to rough up West in the fourth period, he responded with a jumper and a 3-point basket for a 108-81 Mavs' lead with 6:12 remaining in the game."