⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
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 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:35 · DAL 21-16 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:41 · DAL 51-54 PHX
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q4 11:48 · DAL 84-74 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 10:52 · DAL 28-33 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
