⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 10:52 · PHX 85-77 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Josh Howard.
Q4 0:08 · PHX 113-108 DAL
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · PHX 113-108 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:28 · PHX 71-69 DAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
