⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 2:47 · DAL 32-20 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 2:00 · DAL 66-43 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 8:00 · DAL 73-54 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Leandro Barbosa Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 2nd Personal Foul.
Q2 1:09 · DAL 62-43 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
