CyBird Lights Up Dallas

The Phoenix Skulls handled the Dallas Pythons on their home floor Sunday, 127-114, with Larry CyBird posting 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists on 8-of-11 shooting, drilling 6-of-7 from three to finish a plus-17 in 28 minutes. Phoenix also got 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists from Tron, who committed zero turnovers in 35 minutes, and an efficient 23-point, six-triple night from an unidentified shooter that kept Dallas from ever getting a sustained run.

The game's decisive stretch came in the second half, when Phoenix's two-man combination of CyBird and Tron repeatedly converted Dallas switches into open looks. CyBird hit back-to-back threes during one four-minute window that pushed what had been a six-point Skulls lead out to fifteen, effectively ending the competitive portion of the evening. Dallas never cut it below ten after that.

For DuFlocka Rant, the night was individually excellent and collectively fruitless. He scored 31 points on 11-of-17 shooting, went 4-of-9 from three, blocked four shots, and turned it over just twice in under 29 minutes, but finished at minus-6. The Pythons simply couldn't replicate that production elsewhere. Handsome Alexxy contributed 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists on 8-of-13 shooting, and Mayne Event was relentless on the glass with 10 boards, but Dallas shot 3-of-10 from three between the two of them. When your supporting cast shoots 3-of-11 from deep and your closer goes minus-6, the math doesn't work.

Phoenix's plus-minus distribution told the clearest story: CyBird at plus-17, Tron at plus-14, and the unnamed shooter at plus-12. All three outscored their Dallas counterparts at the lineup level, and the Skulls never needed a late-game escape. This was a methodical win built on spacing, ball movement, and a versatile frontcourt that punished every defensive miscommunication Dallas offered.

The Skulls will look to carry this momentum into their next matchup with CyBird, who is turning efficiency into a weekly habit, as the engine of everything Phoenix wants to do offensively. The Pythons, meanwhile, need answers around Rant, whose individual numbers remain elite but whose supporting cast has yet to catch up.