⏱️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 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, 10 points better 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, seven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 24-12 off them- Won the second chances, 24 offensive rebounds to thirteen
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 2:00 · DAL 29-23 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Fortson Technical Foul
Q3 12:00 · DAL 56-41 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:25 · DAL 3-8 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
