⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 25-16 off them- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:35 · DAL 26-19 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Van Exel Technical Foul
Q2 3:04 · DAL 43-35 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:04 · DAL 43-35 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
