⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 5:43 · PHX 48-43 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:44 · PHX 22-28 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:40 · PHX 91-91 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:33 · PHX 22-22 DAL
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass
Q4 2:36 · PHX 103-109 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass
Q4 0:18 · PHX 111-115 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
