⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
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 4:46 · DAL 23-17 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · DAL 97-92 PHX
- Missed FT
DeSagana Diop misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · DAL 97-94 PHX
- Missed FT
DeSagana Diop misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · DAL 97-94 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:19 · DAL 52-50 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kurt Thomas flagrant foul type 1 (Marquis Daniels draws the foul)
Q3 7:54 · DAL 58-52 PHX
- Turnover
Boris Diaw lost ball
Q4 4:16 · DAL 95-87 PHX
📊The numbers
| DAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
