⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-1Q118-21
-3Q215-19
-8Q319-29
+1Q425-26
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 67 rebounds to 29- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their nine
Key battles
9Turnovers24
7Offensive rebounds17
10Assists22
14Steals6
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 10 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
